Emily Bregel
The remains of 114 migrants have been found in the southern Arizona desert so far this year, including 15 sets of human remains reported to the Pima County Medical Examiners’ Office in August, and 37 in July, according to data compiled by nonprofit Humane Borders.Nine of the bodies reported last month had been dead less than a day when they were found, and two died within a week of their discovery, the medical examiners’ office said.Advocates worry that restrictions on access to asylum imposed by the Biden administration will contribute to more deaths from exposure and dehydration, as migrants seek to evade the border agents and push deeper into the desert, instead of surrendering to agents and requesting asylum.
People are also reading…
“That’s the reality,” said family physician Dr. Belen Ramirez, of global humanitarian-aid nonprofit Doctors Without Borders. Her medical team recently spent July and August at the Arizona-Mexico border, rendering care to migrants and taking stock of what she calls the “neglected humanitarian crisis” there.After the nonprofit’s first visit to Arizona’s southern border in April, Ramirez’ team concluded a dire medical situation exists at a remote area of the bor …
See the full article on Arizona’s economic indicators, or, read more Arizona real estate investing news. Take your pick!
