'Congress must act quickly to pass solutions that bring compassion and security to our border,' says NatImmForum after at least nine migrants drowned trying to cross the Rio Grande.
. U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesperson Rick Pauza said in a statement that federal and local authorities continue to search for possible survivors.
"My heart goes out to the families that have lost loved ones during their tragic journey to the U.S.," Ieva Jusionyte, a professor of international security and anthropology at Brown University's Watson Institute,Ruthie Epstein, a former deputy director of immigration policy at the ACLU."This heartbreaking tragedy highlights once again the need for Congress to act and pass immigration reforms."
About two months ago, he said, 12 bodies were recovered on the same day—six by the Mexican authorities and six by U.S. rescue officials—after another large group tried to cross into the United States.
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