MSOpinion Anonymous graves mark end of line for migrants at US border 'The morgue is impeccably clean, but the smell of bodily decay is pervasive, permeating the masks visitors are required to wear.' READ:
The morgue is impeccably clean, but the smell of bodily decay is pervasive, permeating the masks visitors are required to wear.”
The United States logged a record 2.3 million migrant encounters at its southern border in the year to September—a key issue for some voters as they head to the polls for next month’s midterm elections.At least 700 people are known to have died in the attempt. Numbers are down in Brooks county this year—Martinez has logged 80 bodies so far in 2022, all of which were processed through his mobile mortuary.The death that Martinez finds in Brooks is not unique to his county.
“Up until about five years ago, took up about 30 percent of my time… Now it’s taking up about 75 percent,” says the doctor, who wears a necklace inscribed with the Hebrew word for “Life.”Inside, a blackboard lists dozens of Jane and John Does.