NEW: The administrations of US President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador are forcing thousands of people seeking asylum in the US to wait for months in Mexico, exposing them to danger. trib.al/UhCg4sW

THREAD!

THE TRIAL IS FINALLY OVER‼️
BUT IT SHOULD HAVE NEVER STARTED‼️

After 5 years of investigation and 2 years of preliminary trial, both the
prosecution and the judge admit that the accusations were baseless.
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A new report by No More Deaths | No Más Muertes “shows two - four times as many migrants died in West Texas and Southern New Mexico in 2012-2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020 than reported by the government.”

This is sadly not surprising. Punitive enforcement and border deterrence policies have only…

😢La caída desde los muros y las persecuciones por parte de la Patrulla Fronteriza son las principales causas de muerte de migrantes. Actualmente hay un sector más afectado... 👇
No More Deaths | No Más Muertes
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MUST READ by Melissa del Bosque on how enforcement = more deaths across U.S. Mexico border.

“The report (by No More Deaths | No Más Muertes) covers 15 years, 2008 - 2023, & it shows many disturbing trends, including the acceleration of deaths that has accompanied “prevention through deterrence..”

'The diversity of landscapes that make up the borderlands can make it hard to see how these parts fit together, but the common thread of
surveillance is an ominous sign for the future ...' eff.org/deeplinks/2024…

Join our #FronteridadesFellow Dugan Meyers and his colleague Colter Thomas for an exhibition, Infrastructure of Control: Security and Surveillance in the U.S. Borderlands. A visual archive of security and surveillance infrastructure in the U.S. borderlands.

New in The Border Chronicle 🦂 A New Report Shows Skyrocketing Deaths in El Paso, New Mexico Border Region
'It’s really just shocking how close to help a lot of people died,' says Bryce, who led the report for the nonprofit No More Deaths | No Más Muertes theborderchronicle.com/p/a-new-report…