亚利桑那州边境移民死亡数据创新高

皮马县医检部门的最新数据显示，上个月在亚利桑那州与墨西哥边境发现了19具移民遗体，创下2024年以来的单月最高纪录1。今年迄今共发现73具遗体，相比去年同期增加了14具1。这些死亡者中包括儿童，死因主要包括脱水、暴露以及低温症或钝伤1。

过去25年间，至少4,505名移民在亚利桑那沙漠丧生，平均每两天发生一起死亡事件1。研究人员估计实际死亡数字可能是已知数字的四倍1。

Humane Borders执行董事Octavio Torres表示："当现任政府谈论关闭边境时，他们已经有效地关闭了合法过境点，使人们几乎不可能进入该国"1。专家认为这一趋势反映了美国移民政策的影响，包括对寻求庇护者的最近限制措施1。加州大学戴维斯分校全球移民中心教授Brad Jones指出最近数据显示死亡发生在近期而非旧遗体被发现1。特朗普政府将CBP One应用从数字预约系统转变为鼓励"自我遣返"的工具1。

Authorities in Pima County discovered 19 migrant bodies along the Arizona-Mexico border last month, marking the highest monthly total recorded in 2024.1 The remains included children, according to data from the county medical examiner's office.1 This figure brings the year-to-date total to 73 bodies found so far, representing an increase of 14 compared to the same period last year.1

Over the past 25 years, at least 4,505 migrants have died in the Arizona desert, averaging roughly one death every two days.1 Dehydration and exposure account for the majority of fatalities, though deaths have also resulted from hypothermia and blunt force trauma.1 Researchers estimate that the actual death toll may be four times higher than documented cases.1

Experts attribute the rising numbers to recent shifts in U.S. immigration policy. Octavio Torres, executive director of Humane Borders, stated that "when the current government talks about closing the border, they have effectively closed legal ports of entry, making it nearly impossible for people to enter the country."1 Brad Jones, a professor at UC Davis's Global Migration Center, noted that recent data indicates deaths are occurring currently rather than representing the discovery of older remains, suggesting elevated mortality in the present period.1 The Trump administration has also repurposed the CBP One application from a digital appointment system into a tool promoting "self-deportation."1