If you haven’t already, please sign the petition today demanding that the Border Patrol cease interference with humanitarian-aid efforts and end the policies that cause death and suffering in the desert.
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The status of our work in the desert
No More Deaths has not stopped any of our humanitarian-aid efforts. A recent news report stated that we have closed our aid station in Arivaca, Arizona and that those in need are being turned away. This is false: the aid station is open and volunteers continue to give care to anyone seeking help. To support our continued presence, please sign the petition to the Border Patrol. Continue reading The status of our work in the desert
Border Patrol raid of No More Deaths humanitarian-aid station
Border Patrol raids humanitarian-aid camp in targeted attack
Contact: Alicia Dinsmore
520-240-1641, email, Twitter @NoMoreDeaths
Thursday, June 15, 6:00 p.m., Arivaca, AZ—In temperatures surging over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, the US Border Patrol raided the medical-aid camp of humanitarian organization No More Deaths and detained four individuals receiving medical care. Obstruction of humanitarian aid is an egregious abuse by the law-enforcement agency, a clear violation of international humanitarian law, and a violation of the organization’s agreement with the Tucson Sector Border Patrol. Continue reading Border Patrol raids humanitarian-aid camp in targeted attack
New book by NMD volunteer on the fight for immigration justice
No More Deaths volunteer Denise Holley has published her first book, Why the Undocumented Belong to America. A longtime journalist, Holley began editing the NMD newsletter in the spring of 2012. Here is the first chapter of the book. Continue reading New book by NMD volunteer on the fight for immigration justice
Position available: search-and-rescue coordinator
No More Deaths invites applications for the following paid position. Continue reading Position available: search-and-rescue coordinator
Spring fundraising appeal
“For it is important that awake people be awake . . . the darkness around us is deep.” —William Stafford
Dear friends of No More Deaths,
Darkness leads people to turn on their lights. We have evidence of this in the increased volunteer applications we have received since the election and all of the phone calls and mail from you asking, “What can we do?” Continue reading Spring fundraising appeal
Remembering “Miguel”
I had a painful but powerful experience on February 20, 2016. My daughter and grandchildren and I were returning home. It was after sunset on the Arivaca–Sasabe road when we saw something up ahead. Continue reading Remembering “Miguel”
Publicizing our findings: Midwest speaking tour
Sophie Smith and Alicia Dinsmore presented the findings of Deadly Apprehension Methods: The Consequences of Chase and Scatter in the Wilderness at five schools in the Midwest in February. Continue reading Publicizing our findings: Midwest speaking tour
Enhancing safety for migrants in Nogales
We do everything we possibly can to make the border a safer place for migrants. That’s what our work in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico is about. Continue reading Enhancing safety for migrants in Nogales