The tragic end to the journey of Maria Eugenia Chavez Segovia highlights the vulnerability of migrants desperate to get to the United States. Desperate crossingsFamily members sing songs as they walk behind a hearse carrying Maria Eugenia Chavez Segovia on Thursday. Joel Chavez Segovia views a photo of his mother, Maria Eugenia Chavez Segovia, at their family home. But Gabriela said she wishes Chavez Segovia had gotten a chance to plead her case, and that U.S. border authorities had listened. Maria Eugenia Chavez Segovia’s sister Gabriela holds a picture of her at her home in Northern California.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 01, 2021 02:30 UTC