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    Border Patrol removing blankets and food left for those in need

    • Jan 17, 2013
    • Jan 17, 2013 Updated Dec 30, 2016
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    On January 8, 2013 - in the midst of historic cold temperatures - a Border Patrol agent removes blankets from a trail used by migrants near the town of Arivaca, Arizona. More than 178 people died while crossing the Arizona desert in Fiscal Year 2012.

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