Uriel J. García
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Immigration reporter at the Texas Tribune in El Paso
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After El Paso joined Abbott’s border crackdown, the number of dead migrants in the New Mexico desert surged
Since El Paso joined Operation Lone Star in 2022, migrant remains discovered in the desert west of the city have increased every year, even as they have declined in every other border sector.
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June 18, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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Since El Paso joined Texas’ border mission in 2022, migrant remains discovered in the El Paso sector have increased every year, even as they have declined in every other part of the border
June 18, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Since El Paso joined Texas’ border mission in 2022, migrant remains discovered in the El Paso sector have increased every year, even as they have declined in every other part of the border
From Jan. 2023 to Aug. 2024, 299 human remains were reported in the El Paso sector, the most of any sector along the southern border. That’s more than double the number of cases reported during the 20 months prior.
Many were found in Doña Ana County, New Mexico
Many were found in Doña Ana County, New Mexico
June 18, 2025 at 6:13 AM
From Jan. 2023 to Aug. 2024, 299 human remains were reported in the El Paso sector, the most of any sector along the southern border. That’s more than double the number of cases reported during the 20 months prior.
Many were found in Doña Ana County, New Mexico
Many were found in Doña Ana County, New Mexico
By 2024, the El Paso sector had become the deadliest place for migrants to cross along the entire U.S.-Mexico border.
June 18, 2025 at 6:13 AM
By 2024, the El Paso sector had become the deadliest place for migrants to cross along the entire U.S.-Mexico border.
That changed in late December 2022, when the city of El Paso joined forces with Gov. Greg Abbott to participate in his signature border mission, called Operation Lone Star.
June 18, 2025 at 6:13 AM
That changed in late December 2022, when the city of El Paso joined forces with Gov. Greg Abbott to participate in his signature border mission, called Operation Lone Star.