Seven Migrant Deaths Reported in ‘Extreme Heat’ at US Border

Seven Migrant Deaths Reported in ‘Extreme Heat’ at US Border
Illegal border crossers are rescued by agents on a U.S. Customs and Border Protection boat as they get stuck halfway across the Rio Grande from Mexico into Eagle Pass, Texas, on Feb. 16, 2019. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
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Authorities in Texas reported seven migrant deaths on June 24, including those of a woman, two babies, and a toddler, showing the danger of extreme summer heat as Central American families surge across the U.S.–Mexico border.

The woman and three children may have been dead for days before they were found by U.S. Border Patrol near the Rio Grande in South Texas on June 23, according to a local law enforcement official, who asked not to be identified.