Let Them Have Water

Along the U.S. border with Mexico, humanitarian aid workers leave water in the desert for immigrants trying to cross, and search for the remains of those who don't make it. The U.S. government is now prosecuting activists who try to save lives and recover bodies.

Laura Saunders

May 7 2019, 1:22 p.m.

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