2023-12-24 18:52:43
The two migrants who lost their lives trying to reach the United States across the dangerous Río Bravo, located on the border with Mexico, were identified as Jackson and Carlos.
According to videos shared on social networks, the citizens would have started their journey days before, but one of the swamps on the border frustrated their desire to reach the United States.
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Versions indicate that it is a Venezuelan citizen and another Haitian, who were traveling with relatives when they stepped on an area of quicksand in the middle of the desert.
According to Blu Radio, one of the migrants was traveling with his wife and children aged 10 and 14, who had to witness the traumatic scene.
His relatives remain in a shelter in Brownsville, Texas, where they await information from the border patrol on how to recover the body of the deceased man.
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It is said that the travelers’ destination was Utah, a point they would use to enter the United States illegally.
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The torn video shared on social networks shows that the two men were trapped in the mud while trying to float, but it was not possible.
The authorities of that country indicated that it has been difficult to recover the bodies, due to the conditions of the terrain.
(Also: The United States clarifies that it will detain migrants who cross this point on the border).
The death of these two migrants joins an immense list of men and women who have lost their lives in their attempt to reach the United States to fulfill the so-called American dream.
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