MIT Technology Review published a 15-month investigation by 23 September 2026 mapping deaths along the US-Mexico border near government surveillance towers. The research found that surveillance infrastructure, meant to intercept crossings, instead funnels migrants into deadlier desert terrain where they die.
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Our 15-month investigation into death and surveillance along the US-Mexico border began with a simple question: Why did so many people die near government surveillance towers meant to help track and apprehend them? This story is part of Dying on Camera, a collaboration between MIT Technology Review and Times of San Diego. Journalists in both newsrooms spent the past…
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