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Maria Sacchetti of the Boston Globe writes about a group of students and professors along the U.S.-Mexico border working to identify the remains of immigrants who have died trying to cross the border. From the story: "Police often refuse to take missing person reports. Border Patrol and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said they do not investigate such cases.
And many families of the missing have no idea where to file reports anyway, or they fear getting deported if they contact police.
As a result, hundreds of unknown bodies — including children — have been buried in Arizona and Texas, where the largest numbers of deaths are recorded."