Spike in Migrant Deaths on the Southern Border

New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)

Lou DiVizio kicks off the show with some state headlines, including news the Governor's appointee for Secretary of the state Indian Affairs Department is stepping down.

Plus, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor speaks with two journalists, Lauren Villagran of USA Today and Omar Ornelas of the El Paso Times, about their yearlong investigation into a spike in migrant deaths along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Spike in Migrant Deaths on the Southern Border
Correspondent:
Jeff Proctor
Guests:

Lauren Villagran, border reporter, USA Today Network

Omar Ornelas, photojournalist, El Paso Times

For More Information: 'It's heartbreaking': Day after day, New Mexico investigator recovers migrant remains – El Paso Times