US-Mexico border migrant deaths rose in 2017 even as crossings fell, UN says

Last year 412 migrant deaths were recorded on either side of the border, up from 398 a year earlier, with 16 recorded so far in 2018The number of migrants who died near the US-Mexico border rose in 2017 even as the number of attempted border crossings fell dramatically, according to the United Nations’ migration agency.Last year, 412 migrant deaths were recorded on either side of the border, up from 398 a year earlier, the International Organization for Migration said, adding that 16 migrant deaths had already been recorded in the area so far in 2018. Continue reading…

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/06/us-mexico-border-migrant-deaths-rose-2017