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Migrants died within sight of US border surveillance cameras, report finds
Original: "They were as old as 70 and as young as 5. They died in the heat or the cold. But they all died within range of a survei
A new investigation by Lillian Perlmutter for MIT Technology Review and the Times of San Diego documents migrant deaths along the US-Mexico border, with victims aged between 5 and 70. Many died from heat or cold, and the report found they all died within range of surveillance cameras, raising questions about whether monitoring technology is being used to prevent deaths or has gone unheeded.
Why now: The investigation highlights the gap between the US government's vast border surveillance apparatus and its failure to prevent migrant deaths.
MIT Technology ReviewTimes of San DiegoLillian PerlmutterUS-Mexico border
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- "They were as old as 70 and as young as 5. They died in the heat or the cold. But they all died within range of a surveillance camera." Lillian Perlmutter for MIT Technology Review & Times of San Diego https://www. technologyreview.com/2026/09/2… · longreads@mastodon.world · 27
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