US-Mexico border, 'world's deadliest' overland migration route: IOM

By UN News

Sep 12, 2023 8:03 am

The United States-Mexico border is the world's deadliest land route for migrants, with at least 686 deaths and disappearances last year, the UN migration agency (IOM) said on Tuesday.

Nearly half of the deaths on the border were linked to the hazardous crossing of the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts.

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The United States-Mexico border is the world's deadliest land route for migrants, with at least 686 deaths and disappearances last year, the UN migration agency (IOM) said on Tuesday.

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