Migrant deaths in Arizona borderlands saw little change in 2021
The remains of 226 people were found last year near Arizona’s border with Mexico, little changed from the 223 deaths reported back in 2020.
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The remains of 226 people were found last year near Arizona’s border with Mexico, little changed from the 223 deaths reported back in 2020.
PHOENIX -- The number of suspected migrant deaths in Arizona's borderlands was little changed last year, figures released Tuesday show. The remains of 226 pe...
Newly released figures show the number of suspected migrant deaths counted in Arizona’s borderlands was little changed in 2021. Tucson-based Humane Borders said Tuesday the remains of 226 people were found last year near Arizona’s border with Mexico.
A report shows the number of people who went missing or are known to have died along the U.S.-Mexico Border hit an all-time high in 2021.
The grim milestone comes as border officers continue to use the pandemic-era protocol Title 42, which sends most migrants and asylum seekers quickly back to Mexico.