El Paso County Commissioners raised concerns over the rising number of migrant deaths in the region, passing a resolution unanimously on Monday calling for more humane immigration policies.
More than 100 migrants have died in each of the past two years in the El Paso Sector of the U.S. Border Patrol that includes El Paso Hudspeth counties and all of southern New Mexico, according to data cited by commissioners. They said at the Monday meeting that people don't realize the extent of migrant deaths in the region.
