→ Drownings and Deterrence in the Rio Grande
https://www.lighthousereports.com/investigation/drownings-and-deterrence-in-the-rio-grande/

“In 2021, the state of #Texas launched a multi-billion dollar initiative to stop #asylum seekers from stepping foot in the #US, called #OperationLoneStar, erecting hundreds of miles of razor wire, floating buoys and other barriers. Meanwhile in #Mexico, the number of troops on its northern #border doubled by 2022.”

“We found at least 1,107 #people drowned crossing the #RioGrande between Texas and Mexico from 2017 to 2023 […]”