"It's like stepping into boiling water": they warn about the mortal risks that migrants run when crossing the border in the intense heat

2021-06-22T17:09:47.377Z

Temperatures on the southern border, which exceed 100 ° F (38 ° C), increase the dangers of crossing the desert. "Polleros tell them it will be a 1 or 2 hour walk but it will really take 3 or 4 days" and many do not survive, says a Border Patrol official.