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Webb County Medical Examiner’s Office, Laredo
Australian Border Deaths Database, Border Crossing Observatory, Monash University
Australia/Pacific
Name of organization/ institution Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner
United States– Mexico border
United States– Mexico border
Region
Deaths occurring en route to destination and attributable directly or indirectly to immigration policies once in destination. These include those whose bodies are found and those missing and presumed to be dead.
Those found dead near border.
Dead in transit near border.
Included in count Southwest US border (Arizona, Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner jurisdiction) Southwest US border (Texas, Webb County Medical Examiner’s Office jurisdiction) Australian territory and Pacific in relation to Australian border control
Area covered
Ongoing
Ongoing
21December 2000
Ongoing
End
2007
1October 1990
Start
Period Sources
Reports each Media reports, own networks and incident individual reports. discovered.
Own data (based on Not human remains found published systematically. in jurisdiction).
Reports each Own data (based on examination of human incident remains found in discovered. jurisdiction).
Frequency
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