Migrant Deaths at Texas Border Crossing Jump 2,383% Over Last Six Years
Residents of New Mexico have stumbled on bodies in the desert, while workers have had to get used to the smell of decaying bodies found in the Rio Grande
Published 12/01/23 12:16 PM ET|Updated 18 min ago
Dan Gooding
More migrants are dying at the United States-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, than at any other time in the past 25 years, with more women losing their lives and agencies lacking capacity to identify all those lost, according to a report out Friday.
One hundred and forty nine migrants died in the El Paso sector in the year to the end of September, according to the El Paso Times, marking a 2,383% increase over the six deaths recorded six years ago. Some Border Patrol officers are finding two or three bodies per day, according to the report.
The United States Customs and Border Protection sector includes all of New Mexico, but the number of fatalities recorded does not include those who died across the border in neighboring Juárez before they could make it into the U.S.
Residents of New Mexico have stumbled on bodies in the desert, the outlet reported, while workers have had to get used to the smell of decaying bodies found in the Rio Grande.
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