As the number of illegal crossings in the U.S. have plumet since Donald Trump's return to the White House, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that 2024 became the deadliest year on record for migrants around the world, logging nearly 9,000 deaths. And according to the data, a big percentage of migrant deaths occurred in the Americas.
On March 21, the leading organization within the United Nations system promoting humane and orderly migration said that, for the fifth consecutive year, the number of deaths on migration routes saw an increase with at least 8,938 deaths reported in 2024. Since 2020, the number of migrant deaths has more than doubled.
