Undeterred by miles of border wall, violent Mexican cartels and treacherous terrain with extreme temperatures, migrants have been crossing into the Tucson sector by the hundreds, and sometimes by the thousands, each day.
Sasabe, Arizona — Migrants from all corners of the globe come here to cross into the U.S. through breaches or gaps in the border wall, which covers miles of a rugged landscape featuring steep hillsides, dirt roads, cows, cacti and desert shrubs.While the towering Trump-era wall is by far the most visible man-made object, if visitors venture far enough into this section of the U.S.
'I was bleeding a lot,' Maria said in Spanish, adding that she was so scared at the moment, that she did not feel any pain. 'The terrible pain came later.'In addition to medical attention, Maria received water and food at a migrant camp that American volunteers have set up more than a dozen miles east of Sasabe.
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