“A group of five humanitarians found the remains of a likely illegal border crosser Tuesday afternoon northwest of Nogales near the town of Ruby.”

“Members are fundamentally against restrictions on their work, and say the littering charges are a smokescreen to keep water from those who need it. ‘This is a public health emergency,’ said Margo Cowan, a volunteer and member of No More Deaths. ‘That would be like, “You see a house on fire and you go get permission to assist whoever is in the burning house.” We just don't think that's the appropriate way to address the situation.’”

“It was ten days before Christmas when Staton and Ceballos were almost finished with their route. ‘We were dropping off 70 bottles total over five different locations,’ Staton recalled. The second to last spot that day was the Buenos Aires Wildlife Refuge, ten or so miles from the U.S.-Mexico border. As they were entering the refuge, Staton noticed a border patrol helicopter overhead. ‘That's really common. We interact with border patrol quite a bit. I didn't think anything of it.’”