Photo: Number of Deaths Drop at Arizona-Mexico as Apprehensions Drop as Well
According to information from Border Patrol’s Tucson Sector, both migrant deaths along Arizona’s border with Mexico and apprehensions are down from last year.
Compared to the same 10-month period last year, there has been a 38 percent drop in the number of deaths in Arizona’s Tucson Sector and a 44 percent drop in apprehensions.
Officials are hesitant to draw conclusions between the two, and say “the Sonoran Desert remains a very dangerous place to cross illegally.”
The sector made 108,900 apprehensions through July 31, compared to 194,065 during the same period last year.
