Migrant Deaths

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) prides itself in announcing that fewer migrants are being detained at the U.S. - Mexico border. The increased patrol of more traditional crossing routes (such as San Diego and El Paso) has indeed decreased traffic in these areas. What ICE doesn't want to admit is the growing number of migrant deaths caused by the rerouting through dangerous desert areas such as the Sonora Desert. The record year of deaths was 2005 (472). This year will probably top that.
At the U.S. Border, the Desert Takes a Rising Toll (NYT)