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Border crackdowns cause migrant deaths

50 migrants were found dead in a semitruck in San Antonio. Hundreds more have died in recent years

Salon · Jun 29, 2022

Jean Guerrero: Unending deaths of migrants, driven by desperation and US border policies

It's one of the deadliest mass-casualty events connected to border militarization in years. The number of migrants found dead in a tractor-trailer in San Antonio Monday rose to more than 50 on Tuesday. Another 16 people, including four children, were transported to hospitals with heat-related illnesses.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 29, 2022

Knicks to pursue Dejounte Murray too?

It's believed that the Knicks could pivot to trying to make a run at San Antonio's Dejounte Murray via trade or another target of Murray's caliber using the many draft picks they've stockpiled even if Rose, as increasingly expected, secures ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 29, 2022

San Antonio migrant deaths lead to slow effort to ID victims

Bodies without identification documents, remote villages without phone service, the need to share fingerprint data across borders and even stolen IDs are complicating efforts to identify the 51 dead migrants found in San Antonio as families from Mexico to Honduras worry their loved ones could be among them

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022

‘We are in mourning’: 51 migrants die after a stifling tractor-trailer is abandoned in Texas

SAN ANTONIO — The number of migrants who died after being abandoned in a sweltering tractor-trailer in Texas rose to 51 on Tuesday in what may be the deadliest human-smuggling accident in U.S. history.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 29, 2022

Michael Cunningham: Dejounte Murray would be great for Hawks at right trade price

It’s obvious why the Hawks are seeking a trade for Spurs guard Dejounte Murray. He would be a great fit next to point guard Trae Young. The Hawks need good defenders, especially on the perimeter, and Murray checks that box. Murray is under contract for two more seasons, and the…

Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2022

50 migrants die after tractor-trailer abandoned in Texas

SAN ANTONIO — The number of migrants who died after apparently being abandoned in a sweltering tractor-trailer in Texas rose to 50 on Tuesday in a suspected human-trafficking attempt now under investigation by the Department of Homeland Security.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 28, 2022

3 men in custody after deaths of 51 people found in San Antonio truck

The victims included migrants from Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras. Most were men; five were minors.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 28, 2022

Texas migrant deaths ‘a horrific human tragedy’, says San Antonio mayor

Discovery of 50 people dead in a trailer prompts outpouring of compassion but governor bucks trend by blaming deaths on Biden

The Guardian - US · Jun 28, 2022

Abbott blames Biden for migrant deaths

"If the border was 'open'" as Abbott claims, migrants wouldn't pack themselves like sardines in trucks, lawyer says

Salon · Jun 28, 2022