Death in the Desert
Tucson Sector

​Last Year:     151  
YTD so far:     18       
DEC 2017:         4
Entire Southwest Border (2014-15)  - 240

Humane Borders map of deaths
 You can search this up-to-date map by region, year, gender, name, etc.

What a donation buys

Gallons water jugs, socks, food packs, gasoline for desert trips, car repairs, all-terrain tires

UPCOMING TRAINING:
SUNDAY MAY 6  2018
SOUTHSIDE PRES/317 W 23rd
1:30-5pm

Volunteer

Desert Trips: drop water, food; also longer hikes (please attend a training session first)
Phone calls, medical aid, check cashing for deportees in Nogales
Donate supplies: water, food, clothing

Tucson Samaritans Meetings

EVERY TUESDAY @ 7pm
Southside Presbyterian Church
317 W 23rd St.  Tucson

Green Valley Samaritans

www.gvs-samaritans.org For information about Green Valley Samaritans.
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Breaking News
What You Should Do if Border Patrol Asks for Your PapersUN: Migrant Deaths on US-Mexico Border Rise Despite Drop in Crossings 
UN News Centre 
Excerpt: "2017 recorded 412 migrant deaths, compared to 398 the preceding year." 
When Deportation Is a Death Sentence: The Fatal Consequences of US Immigration Policy 
Sarah Stillman, Juan Gonzalez and Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! 
Excerpt: "As the battle over the DREAMers and DACA heats up in Washington, we look at a stunning new piece in The New Yorker titled 'When Deportation is a Death Sentence.'" 
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Nancy Pelosi Held House Floor for a Record-Breaking Eight Hours in Attempt to Protect DREAMers 
E. A. Crunden, ThinkProgress 
Crunden writes: "House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has set a new record for the longest continuous speech since at least 1909 in the House of Representatives. She held the floor uninterrupted from 10 a.m. this morning until shortly after 6 p.m - more than eight hours." 
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