Drowning deaths at US-Mexico border up 3,200% since Trump raised wall height – report | US-Mexico border

Thirty-three people attempting to cross the US border drowned in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego after the Trump administration nearly doubled the height of the walls along the southern border, a staggering increase from previous years.The number of drownings rose by 3,200% from 2020 to 2023, compared to 2016 to 2019, when just one person drowned, according to a study published this week. By 2019 the Trump administration had elevated the barriers around San Diego from 17ft to 30ft.The expansion has had significant impacts and a major human toll – in addition to the drowning deaths, a…