Border Deaths
GAO, "Border-Crossing Deaths Have Doubled Since 1995; Border Patrol’s Efforts to Prevent Deaths Have Not Been Fully Evaluated.” (August 2006).
This report summarizes the GAO’s assessment of U.S. efforts to prevent border-crossing deaths such as the Border Safety Initiative. The GAO concludes its report with recommendations for border safety enhancement.
American Journal of Public Health, “Unauthorized Border Crossings and Migrant Deaths: Arizona, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas, 2002-2003.” (July 2006).
This article examines the major causes and risk factors for deaths among migrants who died while making unauthorized border crossings into the United States from Mexico between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2003. The article concludes that deaths among migrants making unauthorized crossings of the US-Mexican border are due to causes that are largely preventable.
Arizona Department of Health Services, “Deaths From Exposure to Excessive Natural Heat Occurring in Arizona.” (March 2004).
The report provides information concerning deaths from exposure to heat due to weather conditions occurring in Arizona to both resident and non-residents of the state. The report states that there was an unprecedented increase in the number of deaths from excessive natural heat among immigrants crossing the Arizona border with Mexico during the 1992-2002 period.
Arizona Daily Star Border Death Database
This database is a compilation by the Arizona Daily Star of border deaths recorded by the Pima, Santa Cruz, Cochise and Yuma County medical examiners in an effort to present an accurate tally of the numbers of people who die crossing into the United States illegally through Southern Arizona.
Derechos Humanos Migrant Death Database for Arizona
This database is a compilation by the Coalición de Derechos Humanos/Alianza Indígena Sin Fronteras to record the number of deaths that have occurred on the US-Mexico border in Arizona. With the cooperation of Arizona county officials, as well as the Consular offices of México, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Brazil, Derechos Humanos is attempting to put names to migrants, and bear witness to the deaths of those unknown, of whom there are hundreds buried.
This report summarizes the GAO’s assessment of U.S. efforts to prevent border-crossing deaths such as the Border Safety Initiative. The GAO concludes its report with recommendations for border safety enhancement.
American Journal of Public Health, “Unauthorized Border Crossings and Migrant Deaths: Arizona, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas, 2002-2003.” (July 2006).
This article examines the major causes and risk factors for deaths among migrants who died while making unauthorized border crossings into the United States from Mexico between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2003. The article concludes that deaths among migrants making unauthorized crossings of the US-Mexican border are due to causes that are largely preventable.
Arizona Department of Health Services, “Deaths From Exposure to Excessive Natural Heat Occurring in Arizona.” (March 2004).
The report provides information concerning deaths from exposure to heat due to weather conditions occurring in Arizona to both resident and non-residents of the state. The report states that there was an unprecedented increase in the number of deaths from excessive natural heat among immigrants crossing the Arizona border with Mexico during the 1992-2002 period.
Arizona Daily Star Border Death Database
This database is a compilation by the Arizona Daily Star of border deaths recorded by the Pima, Santa Cruz, Cochise and Yuma County medical examiners in an effort to present an accurate tally of the numbers of people who die crossing into the United States illegally through Southern Arizona.
Derechos Humanos Migrant Death Database for Arizona
This database is a compilation by the Coalición de Derechos Humanos/Alianza Indígena Sin Fronteras to record the number of deaths that have occurred on the US-Mexico border in Arizona. With the cooperation of Arizona county officials, as well as the Consular offices of México, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Brazil, Derechos Humanos is attempting to put names to migrants, and bear witness to the deaths of those unknown, of whom there are hundreds buried.