In 2020, nine bodies were found near US-Mexico border. In the first eight months of 2024, there were 108.
Ten times as many migrants died in New Mexico near the US-Mexico border in each of the last two years compared with just five years.
During the first eight months of 2024, the bodies of 108 presumed migrants, mostly from Mexico and Central America, were found near the border in New Mexico, according to the most recent data. Many of the bodies were discovered less than 10 miles (16km) from El Paso.