During Trump’s last term, his discriminatory and racist attitude generated a great resistance. No More Deaths has revealed that less than 25% of deaths from falls since the border wall were recorded as such by CBP, and sometimes the forensic report contradicts the reported cause of death.
Situations have been discovered where the Border Patrol was directly involved in the deaths of migrants, but this information is not reflected in the official records of CBP. Previously, the most dangerous areas for migrants were the Rio Grande sector in Texas and the Tucson sector in Arizona, where extreme conditions such as high temperatures pose a deadly risk.
So far in 2024, it is estimated that more than 500 migrants have lost their lives along the border with Mexico. No More Deaths has observed a significant increase in the number of women who have died trying to cross the border compared to previous years.
This report is part of a larger project by No More Deaths aiming to document the causes of migrant deaths at the border. Data obtained by the group through a FOIA request showed that in 2024, the El Paso sector has become the deadliest along the U.S.-Mexico border.
The El Paso border sector, which encompasses New Mexico and part of Texas, has recorded an alarming increase in the number of deaths, according to reports from the El Paso County Medical Examiner's Office. No More Deaths highlights a systematic failure in recording the causes of death of migrants in the region, underscoring the severity of the situation at the southern border.