The deaths of 10 migrants in San Antonio this week have gotten plenty of media
attention, and there’s been some for the four deaths at the Rio Grande. Despite
these stories, people continue to mouth the anti-immigrant mantra: “they should
just wait their turn in line.” Can anyone seriously believe that migrants would
risk gruesome deaths like these if there was actually a line for them to wait
in?—TPOI editor
San Antonio death toll in 'horrific' human trafficking
reaches 10
By Guillermo Contreras and Emilie Eaton, My San
Antonio
July 23, 2017, updated July 24
A 10th person has been confirmed dead after immigrants were
trapped inside a tractor-trailer at a Walmart parking lot, officials confirmed
Monday morning. Several people are still in critical condition at local
hospitals.
Eight immigrants initially were found dead inside the closed
trailer just after midnight Saturday. More than two dozen others, the only ones
left of the estimated 100 travelers who started the trip, were taken to area
hospitals, many in serious to critical condition due to the heat.
A ninth person died Sunday afternoon and the U.S. Attorney's
Office stated on Monday morning that a 10th person died following the
incident.[…]
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| Photo: Jerry Lara, San Antonio Express-News |
Four Migrants Die Trying to Cross Rio Grande Into the U.S.
By Matthew Haag, New York Times
July 25, 2017
At least four people have died since Monday trying to cross
the Rio Grande into Texas, the authorities said Tuesday, another deadly sign of
the extremes to which migrants will go to reach the United States.
Heavy rains have transformed the usually slow-moving stream
near El Paso into a treacherous torrent, engulfing people trying to make the
already-dangerous journey. Members of the city’s water rescue team pulled the
first victim from the water around noon Monday, a 37-year-old woman who died a
short time later at a hospital.
Early Tuesday, firefighters retrieved three other victims —
two teenagers, a boy and a girl, and an adult woman. Seven people were rescued,
the authorities said.[…]
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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/25/us/migrants-die-el-paso-rio-grande.html
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