After a spike in migrant deaths, the border patrol has maintained rescue beacons in the Arizona desert for nearly thirty years

Border Patrol officials say rescue beacons offer aid to distressed migrants, but humanitarian groups claim they’re ineffective

SOUTHERN ARIZONA – Peppered across the vast, rugged desert along the southern border are dozens of 30-foot steel poles, each topped with a battery-powered strobe light. These are rescue beacons,

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However, humanitarian groups such as “No More Deaths” says this is insufficient and have provided assistance. They have been prosecuted when doing so.

No More Deaths • No Más Muertes

No More Deaths is a humanitarian aid organization that works to end death and suffering along the US/Mexico border. Immigration, immigrants, migrants, asylum seekers

No More Deaths • No Más Muertes

Teresa Todd was recently arrested and detained for assisting migrants including one in need of medical attention

Teresa Todd: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Teresa Todd is the Texas woman who pulled over to help three migrants -- and was arrested herself on suspicion of transporting illegal aliens.

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Who Is Teresa Todd? New Details On The Compassionate Good Samaritan Law Enforcement Thinks Is Helping Illegal Aliens

She got arrested for doing a good deed.

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Also in news this week an updated story about migrant deaths in South Texas, an increasing concern as summer comes and weather heats up

After Grim Deaths In The Borderlands, An Effort To Find Out Who Migrants Were

More than 200 migrants die attempting to cross the Southwest border each year. Slowly, scientists at a Texas laboratory are seeking the story of their bones.

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