Temperatures are plummeting in the Sonoran desert this week, reaching freezing and near-freezing temperatures at night, as winter now sets in. The dangers posed by this intense cold are no less than those that come from the soaring summer heat. Border enforcement continues to funnel migrants into desert corridors where, no matter what time of year, the extreme environment can cause death by exposure.
In conditions like this we have found water gallons frozen solid. The patients we see are suffering from hypothermia and trench foot, as well as dehydration. As the cold gathers around us this holiday season, we are responding by putting food, dry socks, and blankets in areas where people are walking through the desert.
As weather conditions intensify along the border, thousands of migrants are trapped in camps in northern Mexico, systematically being denied any chance for asylum in the United States. No More Deaths volunteers are maintaining a presence in the desert 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to help with this crisis.
Please consider giving an end-of-the-year tax-deductible gift today to support the critical work of our volunteers in the field. We can't do this lifesaving work without your support. You can give a one-time or recurring gift here.
Please see more about what we do by taking a look at our end-of-the-year newsletter here.
Thanks so much for being with us, now and always.
With deep gratitude,
The No More Deaths/ No Más Muertes community
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