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Samaritan COVID Precautions

Before going on a trip please review and agree to comply with these precautions.
Samaritan COVID Precautions

Death in the Desert
Tucson Sector:
Recovered Human Remains

Last Year:              144
This Year:              227
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DEC 2020:  13
​NOV 2020:  15
OCT 2020:  18
SEP 2020:   35
AUG 2020:  25 
JUL 2020:   25
JUN 2020:  14
​MAY 2020:  11
APR 2020:  12
  

MAR 2020: 14
FEB 2020:  24
JAN 2020:  21 

Volunteer Trainings are currently all virtual. 
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email sam.southside@gmail.com when you have completed them for the next step


Donate supplies: 
Gallon water jugs, socks, food packs, first aid items, gasoline for desert trips, car repairs, all-terrain tires



 Tucson Samaritans Meetings
NO Tuesday night Meetings at Southside Presbyterian during Covid-19 pandemic starting March  until further notice.
Virtual meetings for members only.



Green Valley Samaritans

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                         For Immediate Release, February 12, 2021
Contact: Laiken Jordahl, (928) 525-4433, ljordahl@biologicaldiversity.org
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Video Seems to Show Border Wall Construction Ripping Through Jaguar Critical Habitat in Arizona
Bulldozing in Pajarito Mountains Appears to Violate Biden Proclamation Halting Construction

NOGALES, Ariz.— Video footage shared with the Center for Biological Diversity seems to show construction equipment leveling Arizona mountains in critical habitat for endangered jaguars, in an apparent violation of President Biden’s proclamation halting border wall construction. The footage was reportedly shot on Wednesday, Feb. 10, by members of the Tucson Samaritans, who shared it with the Center.
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Press release: Border Patrol raids No More Deaths humanitarian aid camp

LETTERS FROM ICE DETAINEES EXPOSE DESPERATE PRISON CONDITIONS AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

THE LETTERS ARE desperate.
“Please, help us obtain our freedom. … It’s so dangerous these days, we find ourselves between life and death. We don’t want to be the victims of this ruthless virus, and here, in these conditions, really it’s just a matter of time.”
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How US Policy Turned the Sonoran Desert into a Graveyard for Migrants

December Human Remains Report

The number of migrant deaths reported by the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner in December was 13:

Recently found individuals grouped by PMI (Post Mortem Interval):
        1 dead less than a day
        1 dead less than 3 months
        1 dead less than 6-8 months     
        7 dead more than 6-8 months
        3 (PMI not yet available)
Total:  13

Updates for previous cases:
        3  individuals newly identified by name (1321 cases remain unidentified)

It's hard to see any major trends in this data beyond a seasonal decrease in the number of deaths. The lack of PMI data for the three cases at the end of the month obscures the situation a little, but over half the deaths occurred more than 6-8 months ago so they may not have been heat-related. In any case, 13 is a fairly high number for a December and the year's total is higher than any other year thus far, topping 224 in 2010 and 223 in 2007. See the attached table for historical data. Also attached is a map of the December deaths; an interactive version is available online at https://humaneborders.info/latest.

Total deaths currently recorded in our database: 3,398.

To generate maps and data with your own custom queries you can consult our interactive mapping site at: https://humaneborders.info/