Deaths uncovered in Laredo show the ongoing toll of border militarization


This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook, X, and Bluesky. Four years ago, after authorities in San Antonio found 53 immigrants dead in a trailer in San Antonio, Gov. Greg Abbott knew exactly whom to blame. “These deaths are on […]
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