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PublishedSeptember 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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She died at the San Diego border. A surveillance camera was in plain sight

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She had only walked for a couple of hours, and already she was lost. It was early afternoon on Sept. 14, 2025, when 30-year-old Graciela Gómez Hernández crossed the border from the eastern edge of Tijuana into Southern California, sending voice messages to her mother and sister as she walked. This s
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