The Untold Story: Migrant Deaths Along the US-Mexico Border and Beyond

The Journal on Migration and Human Security has released a special edition issue, “Forced Migration, Deterrence, and Solutions to the Non-Natural Disaster of Migrant Deaths Along the US-Mexico Border and Beyond.” Authors of this special edition discussed their articles and findings on migrant deaths along the US-Mexico border and beyond. They also explained how US border enforcement and asylum policies can contribute to the number of deaths.

Speakers included:

• Courtney Beth Siegert, forensic anthropologist at Texas State University & Postdoctoral Scholar with Operation Identification
• Daniel E. Martínez, Associate Professor of Sociology and Co-Director, Binational Migration Institute, University of Arizona
• Heather J H Edgar, Professor, Forensic Anthropologist, Office of the Medical Investigator; Director, Bridge Lab, University of New Mexico

The webinar was moderated by Donald Kerwin, Editor of the Journal on Migration and Human Security/former Executive Director of the Center for Migration Studies of New York.

CMS Executive Director, Mario Russell, gave opening remarks.

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Supplemental Reading:

• Forced Migration, Deterrence, and Solutions to the Non-Natural Disaster of Migrant Deaths Along the US-Mexico Border and Beyond by Donald Kerwin and Daniel E. Martínez