Border Patrol Caging Migrants Outside in Deadly Arizona Heatwave
Photos taken by The Intercept show dozens of people trapped in cages with little shade in a lethal Arizona desert.
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Photos taken by The Intercept show dozens of people trapped in cages with little shade in a lethal Arizona desert.
As a punishing heat wave rolls across Arizona and other states, aid groups working along the border say migrants are still making the dangerous trek to the U.S. Gail Kocourek is a volunteer with the Tucson Samaritans, a group that sets out water for migrants trekking through Arizona’s desert borderland.
The extreme heat temperatures are creating a dangerous situation at the U.S. border.
A high-pressure dome parked over the Southwest is elevating temperatures from Florida to California, a heat wave that forecasters say could last two weeks.
When you look at these posters, what do you see? They all mention El Salvador and date from the 1980s, during Ronald Reagan’s presidency. They call for peace (an image of a dove, demands against war). One urges “all of us” to see ourselves as connected to Salvadorans.