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Beyond the Border

by Melissa del Bosque Published on Wednesday, August 27, 2014, at 7:05 CST

A discarded backpack found on the Cage Ranch in Brooks County.

Mae Ryan

Tags: border, Brooks County, Department of Homeland Security, undocumented immigrants, Urbino “Benny” Martinez

Melissa del Bosque joined The Texas Observer staff in 2008. She specializes in reporting on immigration and the U.S.-Mexico border. Her work has been published in national and international publications including TIME magazine and the Mexico City-based Nexos magazine. Melissa is a 2014-15 Lannan Fellow at The Investigative Fund.

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