In 2022, the U.S.-Mexico border saw 686 deaths or disappearances, says a report by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). This count makes up nearly half of the 1,457 similar incidents across the Americas. Since 2014, when IOM started tracking, last year was the deadliest. The report detailed 668 deaths on this border alone. It […]
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