Mass US Deportations to Mexican Border Towns Dangerous for Migrants Maria Ines Zamudio - Fronteras Desk
go to original August 13, 2013

The Rio Grande seen from the International Bridge that connects Brownsville, Texas, to Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. (Maria Ines Zamudio/Fronteras Desk)

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — The Obama administration has deported more than 1.9 million people from the United States since 2009. That's a record number that surpasses deportations under President George W. Bush’s two terms in office.

A recent report by human rights group Washington Office on Latin America says certain deportation practices place migrants in danger — deportees are often released into some of Mexico’s most violent border cities, and often in the middle of the night, with no documentation, no money, no resources to protect themselves.

Last year, more than 62,000 deportations from the U.S. were made across the International Bridge that connects Brownsville, Texas to Matamoros Mexico.

... Some describe Matamoros as lawless — with a few rules to stay alive. The most important rule: Trust no one.

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