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When photojournalist Justin Hamel moved to El Paso in 2016, there were fewer than 10 migrant deaths in what U.S. immigration officials call the El Paso Sector. By fiscal year 2023, that number had skyrocketed to 136—a record. Last fiscal year, which ended on October 1, 2024, there were 176.
Death in the Desert
Migrants’ bodies pile up in New Mexico after Texas cracks down in the sprawling El Paso sector.
www.texasobserver.org
February 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
When photojournalist Justin Hamel moved to El Paso in 2016, there were fewer than 10 migrant deaths in what U.S. immigration officials call the El Paso Sector. By fiscal year 2023, that number had skyrocketed to 136—a record. Last fiscal year, which ended on October 1, 2024, there were 176.