Nineteen Migrant Remains Recovered in Arizona Desert in July, Highest Monthly Toll Since 2024

Pima County's medical examiner recovered the remains of 19 migrants, including children, along the Arizona-Mexico border in July — the highest monthly count since 2024. The year's total now stands at 73, up 24 percent from 59 at the same point in 2025. Most deaths stem from dehydration and exposure in the Sonoran Desert, where smugglers increasingly route migrants through remote, lethal terrain.