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Migrant deaths climbed with temperatures in July; overall numbers still low

WASHINGTON – Migrant deaths in the Arizona desert spiked in July, when the remains of 42 undocumented individuals were found, the most for that month in more than a decade, advocates and medical officials said. Heat exposure was listed as the primary cause of death for 22 of those victims, who were found during what […]

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