But CNN found that the Border Patrol has made little effort to count deaths beyond the ones they encounter. And 10 Border Patrol agents and supervisors across the southwestern border and in Washington told CNN that they account only for migrant deaths that Border Patrol agents are directly involved in handling. "Folks brought up the issue about 'are we doing enough to have the Border Patrol identify and count deaths along the border,'" said Cuellar. In response, Border Patrol officials promised the GAO in 2007 "to establish liaison with local officials to obtain information on those undocumented migrant deaths in which the Border Patrol was not involved." In the last fiscal year, through September 2017, the Border Patrol reported 72 migrant deaths in its Tucson sector.

Source: CNN May 14, 2018 11:03 UTC