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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Lorena Figueroa in Santa Teresa, New Mexico

‘People will die’: Biden’s border order will worsen migrants’ risks, experts say

people look through barbed wire
People wait behind barbed wire in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, on 26 May 2024 as a US border agent stands watch near the US border. Photograph: Luis Torres/EPA

The sun blazed relentlessly on the border terrain of New Mexico, with Texas directly to the east and Mexico directly to the south, revealing inhospitable desert covered with poignant reminders of the human journey.

Discarded water bottles, worn-out shoes and torn clothes scattered on Mexican soil along the towering US fence serve as silent witnesses to the passage of those who traverse this harsh land, heading north in search of a better life.

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