USA. Sonora Desert. Tohono O’dham Reservation. July 2024. Each year tens of thousands of migrants cross the harsh and often violent Sonora desert to await US Border Patrol for processing who have paid Mexican cartels for passage through “their” territory often suffering extortion, rape, and abandonment. Some are also subject to violence and intimidation of US-based militia groups who “tour” the region for asylum seekers. According to Migration Data Portal, the border between Mexico and the United States is the second deadliest land crossing in the world with 5,289 deaths accounted for to date. Numbers of migrants seeking safety and a sustainable future had sky rocketed in recent years causing US presidential candidates from both parties to cater to a public sentiment for “stronger security” fueled by right-wing rhetoric.