Death in the Desert
Tucson Sector:
Recovered Human Remains

Year-to-date total: 122
Last Year:              144
This Year:              146
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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Gallon water jugs, socks, food packs, first aid items, gasoline for desert trips, car repairs, all-terrain tires



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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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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.”
Read more...

How US Policy Turned the Sonoran Desert into a Graveyard for Migrants

Recovered Human Remains  August 2020

Here is a summary of migrant deaths reported in August--pretty much a brutal repeat of July.

Recently found individuals grouped by PMI (Post Mortem Interval):
        8 dead less than a day
        6 dead less than 1 week
        1 dead less than 3 weeks
        4 dead less than 5 weeks
        5 dead more than 6-8 months
        1 not yet evaluated
Total:  25

Updates for previous cases:
        13 individuals newly identified by name
        24 individuals properly plotted on the map thanks to newly uncovered information

This month the map shows that the deaths were spread widely across the Arizona border. 
Total deaths currently recorded in the Humane Borders database: 3,317
To generate maps and data from custom queries you can consult the interactive mapping site at: https://humaneborders.info/