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Sheriff Benny Martinez of Brooks County TX. In 2012, Benny and his deputies recovered 139 bodies from surrounding ranches which was a record for the rural county, and the first year that TX surpassed AZ as the deadliest state for undocumented migrants in the US. This year they have recovered 39 bodies and they are on pace to recover over 50 bodies for this year. Since 2009 to 2018, Brooks County has had over 617 migrant deaths. He and his men go out to save the lives of migrants who try to cross the county, which is 70 miles from the border. July 3, 2018. Books County, TX
