Aug. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S.-Mexican border has become a deadlier place in 2017 than a year ago despite a sharp drop-off in the number of attempted illegal crossings, a new report shows.
A report by the International Organization for Migration, a branch of the United Nations, said there were 232 deaths associated with individuals trying to illegally cross the U.S.-Mexican border in the first seven months of 2017. A year ago at that time, 204 deaths had been recorded.