US Border Patrol Warns Illegal Immigrants About Deaths, Dangers of Crossing Border

Border Patrol agents detain a group of migrants near the border wall after they entered the United States from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, which shares a border with El Paso, Texas, on Feb. 3, 2022. Herika Martinez/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Border Patrol has warned migrants attempting to illegally cross the southern border about the dangerous conditions prevailing in the region that have left many dead or in dire need of medical care.

The most pressing danger while crossing the desert region is the extreme summer heat, with southern New Mexico and West Texas seeing at least 10 days of “triple-digit heat,” Border Patrol El Paso Sector Chief Gloria I. Chavez said during a June 22 press conference near the base of Mount Cristo Rey, according to the El Paso Times.