​Our work in the desert this year:                    As of 10/06/22   
This Month    This Year
​Field Trips to the desert           11             316
Water Gallons given out         142            3456
Migrants Encountered                26              409
Crosses placed                           3               119

 Tucson Samaritans Meetings
 Z00M 2nd-4th Tuesdays  7PM
 In Person 1st-3rd Tuesdays 7PM
Contact:  sam.southside@gmail.com

Sister Organizations
​Ajo Samaritans 
http://www.ajosamaritans.com/  

Green Valley Samaritans 
​www.gvs-samaritans.org.
​
Casa Alitas  www.casaalitas.org/

Casa De La Esperanza in Sasabe Sonora
 www.salvavision.org/sasabe/
PLEASE DONATE TO SUPPORT OUR WORK

Recovered Human Remains report 
As of September 31, 2022
The number of migrant deaths reported by the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner in September 2022 was 13.
Recently found individuals grouped by PMI (Post Mortem Interval):
  3 dead less than 1 week
  1 dead less than 3 weeks
  3 dead less than 5 weeks
  1 dead less than 3 months
  5 dead more than 6-8 months
Total: 13

Updates for previous cases:
        5 individuals newly identified by name (1487 cases remain unidentified).

​There was also an update from Maricopa County with two new cases from earlier in the year and one from 2018. The update also included a review of some previous cases. 17 of those were determined not to be undocumented border crossers. They have been removed from our database.

A map of the remains reported by Pima County in September is at https://humaneborders.info/latest/ (you may have to zoom out a little to see all the cases).

A table with monthly and yearly statistics for the last 15 years is at: https://humaneborders.info/latest/statistics.pdf.
Total deaths currently recorded in our database: 3948. To generate maps and data from your own custom queries you can consult our interactive mapping site at: https://humaneborders.info/

Volunteer Trainings are currently all on video.
To view training,  email sam.southside@gmail.com for access.
After you complete the training,
Email us again when you have completed them for the next step.
We require all volunteers to be vaccinated in order to protect each other and anyone we may encounter in the desert.