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Stories by Charlene Santiago
Posted Mar 29, 2017, 12:21 pm
Charlene Santiago
/Cronkite News
Tattered jeans, backpacks, and love letters are stitched together and tell the story of migrants who made their way into the U.S. through the Arizona desert but perished before reaching their destination. "The goal is to humanize these people," said Jody Ipsen, founder of the Migrant Quilt Project.
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Posted Mar 1, 2017, 4:01 pm
Charlene Santiago
/Cronkite News
For the past two months, residents of Naco, Mexico, have seen construction vehicles along the border. On Tuesday, workers began bringing down part of the fence that features a one-mile mural that Mexican children have painted over the past six years.... Read more»
Posted Feb 22, 2017, 2:48 pm
Charlene Santiago
/Cronkite News
As drivers inch their way back to the U.S., vendors here have adopted the streets as their workplace, selling to those at border crossing lines. For most, it is their sole source of income.... Read more»
Posted Feb 9, 2017, 7:19 pm
Charlene Santiago
/Cronkite News
The mother who sparked protests outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Phoenix after federal authorities detained her has been deported to Nogales, Mexico.... Read more»