- Our help line for lost border crossers and their families launched July 10. Five trained search-and-rescue/search-and-recovery (SAR) operators field the calls. There have been almost 300 calls so far.
- Volunteers worked with Águilas del Desierto, the Ajo Samaritans, and migrant-rights advocates in Sonora to bring about the recovery of 20 individuals’ remains.
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Fall fundraising appeal
Dear friends of No More Deaths,
The Border Patrol raided our camp on June 15. Armed agents entered the clinic and took four patients from under our medical team’s care. The raid was a violation of a long-standing agreement not to interfere with our work, but it drove home the fact that our government—at the highest levels—is determined to go after undocumented people no matter their circumstances. Continue reading Fall fundraising appeal
Support the Trans-Gay Migrant Caravan
On August 10, a caravan of seventeen LGBTQI migrants presented themselves at the port of Nogales to claim their right of asylum in the United States. Five remain in detention and need your support. Continue reading Support the Trans-Gay Migrant Caravan
Work goes on in multiple desert corridors despite obstruction by the government
We are witnessing the effects of the harshest border and immigration policies yet. Figures from the International Organization for Migration show a 17 percent increase in deaths on the US–Mexico border. The need for a civilian, humanitarian response grows. Continue reading Work goes on in multiple desert corridors despite obstruction by the government
In memory of Father Jerry
Jerry Zawada—nuclear resister, peace-and-justice activist, Franciscan friar—died on the morning of July 25 at the age of eighty. Father Jerry started the Dignity Bag project, a collaboration between No More Deaths and other groups. The project raised money to buy sturdy canvas tote bags, made by the women of the DouglaPrieta Works sewing cooperative, for use by people deported to Nogales. Continue reading In memory of Father Jerry
Newsletter: Fall 2017
Here is our fall newsletter! Click to download.
No More Deaths stands in solidarity with Charlottesville
We stand in solidarity with all our friends and comrades in Charlottesville who went into the streets to take a stand against white supremacy. We oppose white nationalism and racism in all of its manifestations and extend our love to all those who are the daily victims of white supremacy, as well as those who confronted the neo-Nazis in Charlottesville at great personal risk and at a great cost. Heather Heyer presente! We will continue our resistance in her memory.
Love and rage from the borderlands,
No More Deaths/No Más Muertes
After Trump’s immigration crackdown, a desert clinic tries to save lives without breaking the law
After Trump’s immigration crackdown, a desert clinic tries to save lives without breaking the law
Eric Boodman, Stat, July 6, 2017
When the man walked in with fang marks on his leg, the volunteers knew the protocol: In the case of a rattlesnake bite, you call 911. But like all of the patients who end up here, his very presence in this desert clinic meant he had broken American law. Continue reading After Trump’s immigration crackdown, a desert clinic tries to save lives without breaking the law
Arizona aid group questions Border Patrol surveillance following a raid on its camp
Arizona aid group questions Border Patrol surveillance following a raid on its camp
Ryan Devereux, The Intercept, June 17, 2017
A three-day showdown in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert between Border Patrol agents and a humanitarian group, which culminated in a raid and the arrests of four undocumented immigrants, has aid workers raising questions about government surveillance and operational practices. The arrests took place Thursday evening at a camp run by the group No More Deaths, also known as No Más Muertes, which is located on private property near the unincorporated community of Arivaca, roughly 11 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The humanitarian group said approximately 30 well-armed Border Patrol agents descended upon the location looking for “bodies” in a coordinated and alarmingly militarized operation, leaving with the four men in tow. Continue reading Arizona aid group questions Border Patrol surveillance following a raid on its camp
“Shameful” raid on aid camp at US-Mexico border puts lives at risk, volunteers say
“Shameful” raid on aid camp at US-Mexico border puts lives at risk, volunteers say
Tom Dart, The Guardian, June 16, 2017
Border Patrol officers have raided a humanitarian aid camp set up to give shelter and water to migrants crossing the scorching Arizona desert, in an operation that activists said puts lives at risk. Continue reading “Shameful” raid on aid camp at US-Mexico border puts lives at risk, volunteers say