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A sign in Arizona near the US-Mexico border warns of illegal immigration and smuggling.
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A member of Arizona Border Recon patrols the desert with camouflaged gear.

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These migrants have reached Nogales, Arizona. They survived the journey with the help of supplies left by aid organizations like Samaritans.
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Border Patrol uses tires like these to smooth roads so footprints are clearer.

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A member of Arizona Border Recon patrols the desert.
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Water Station volunteers found these two men tired and thirsty in the desert.

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A member of Arizona Border Recon scouts the distant landscape.
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A Water Station volunteer carries water gallons to replenish drums in the Yuma Desert of California, where temperatures can reach up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Tim Foley and another members of Arizona Border Recon search for smugglers' tracks.
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The border region is strewn with discarded items like these carpet shoes, used by smugglers to hide their tracks.

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A migrant in the desert near the US-Mexico border.
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Water Station founder John Hunter is a physicist. He's been working to prevent immigrant deaths along the southern border since 2000.

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Volunteers with Samaritans leave supplies at a tree in the desert outside Nogales, Arizona.
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Tim Foley, founder of Arizona Border Recon, discusses a night operation with one of the group's members.

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A wall demarcates the US-Mexico border near Sasabe, Arizona.

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