Left to Die: Deterrence, Death, and Rescue in the Borderlands
The story of a harrowing, multiday rescue of a stranded Guatemalan man in the frigid February Arizona desert that raises serious questions about the Border Patrol's search and rescue unit.
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On February 16, a Guatemalan family contacted groups in southern Arizona about one of their family members who was lost in the Sonoran Desert after he crossed the U.S.-Mexico border. …
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