Since the 1990s, thousands of migrants have tried to enter the U.S. by crossing the borders of Arizona and Texas, and many have died in the desert. Yet there is no unified DNA program to identify the remains of missing migrants. So who identifies them and how do they do it?
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The U.S. is bracing for a new surge in what’s being called a migration crisis, which has already reached record levels on its southern border. Here is a snapshot of the people crossing on foot, abused by cartels and cops, and surveilled by armed vigilantes prowling the desert.
IRONWOOD FOREST NATIONAL MONUMENT, Arizona – After strapping on knee-high snake guards and bowing his head to invoke God’s protection, Óscar Andrade marched off into a remote desert at dawn on a recen.