The dead bodies of a man and his 23-month-old young daughter lying face down on the bank of the Rio Grande on Monday were published by Mexican newspaper La...
The dead bodies of a man and his young daughter lying face down on the bank of the Rio Grande were published on Monday by Mexican newspaper La Jornada and quickly emerged as a heartbreaking symbol of the dangers facing migrants desperately seeking asylum in the United States.
‘As his administration refuses to follow our laws — preventing refugees from presenting themselves for asylum at our ports of entry — they cause families to cross between ports, ensuring greater suffering & death. At the expense of our humanity, not to the benefit of our safety.’ Former Rep. O’Rourke As for the photo, El Salvadoran father Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez was reportedly frustrated because he was unable to present his family to U.S.
Martínez’s mother back in El Salvador, Rosa Ramírez, shared the harrowing details with the Associated Press. A total of 283 migrant deaths were recorded last year along the 2,000 mile border, the AP reported. No death toll has been released this year, but in recent weeks, several people have died attempting the journey amid a brutal heat wave.
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