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PublishedSeptember 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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How we made the first comprehensive map of deaths along the US border’s “virtual wall”
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Our 15-month investigation into death and surveillance along the US-Mexico border began with a simple question: Why did so many people die near government surveillance towers meant to help track and apprehend them? This story is part of Dying on Camera, a collaboration between MIT Technology Review
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