Remembering the Dead on the Migrant Trail Walk: A Reflection

As the Biden administration imposes more border restrictions, a group of people challenge dangerous border policies and cultivate migrant solidarity with ritual and remembrance.

Prayer ties, crosses, and a Guatemalan huipil as carried by walkers during the Migrant Trail Walk. (Photo credit: Saulo Padilla)

“Janeth Ortiz Mercado. 37 años, Mexico,” reads the white wooden cross I carry with me as we head south from Tucson to the Sásabe port of entry on the U.S.-Mexico border. This is where we begin the 75-mile journey back to Tucson…