Looking for America by Kevin C. Downs

Eddie Canales is in his truck d...ad who did not make it through.

Eddie Canales is in his truck driving volunteers and water to replenish sites that house water for immigrants. He, along with volunteers from the South Texas Human Rights Center, located in Falfurrias, TX, also do searches for migrants who have died in the rugged ranch land of rural Brooks County, which is 70 miles north of the Rio Grande. He and his group of volunteers, with help from Benny Martinez, the sheriff of Brooks County, and Kate Spradley, from Texas State University's Forensics Anthropology Center, are trying to save immigrants and identify the bodies of the dead who did not make it through.

Unidentified undocumented migra.... (Kevin C Downs/Agence Cosmos)

Unidentified undocumented migrants bodies at Texas State department of forensics anthropology decomposition center. (Kevin C Downs/Agence Cosmos)

The skull of a male migrant who.... (Kevin C Downs/Agence Cosmos)

The skull of a male migrant who passed away on the trip from the border through Brooks County and was buried in an unmarked grave at Sacred Heart Cemetery. Dr. Kate Spradley and Dr, Maria J Adserias Garriga and staff and students at Texas State Forensic Anthropology Departments Operation Identification are trying to identify all remains in hopes of returning them to their families. (Kevin C Downs/Agence Cosmos)

Sheriff Benny Martinez of Broo...( Kevin C Downs/Agence Cosmos)

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 enforce the law and save the lives of migrants who try to cross the county, which is 70 miles from the border. July 3, 2018. Books County, TX ( Kevin C Downs/Agence Cosmos)

A woman from Central America h... (Kevin C Downs/Agence Cosmos)

A woman from Central America holds her 16-year old son at a refugee center in McAllen TX. She told me that God told her to come to the United States. Nothing happened to her and her son. She believes that God was watching over them on their journey. (Kevin C Downs/Agence Cosmos)

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Migrants who were released from detention and were given comfort and aid by Catholic Charities and given help to find their families throughout the United States are also given bus tickets that will take them across the country to be reunited with their families who are already in the U.S.( Kevin C Downs/Agence Cosmos)Â

I met a Central American migra... (Kevin C Downs/Agence Cosmos)

I met a Central American migrant woman and her son from Catholic Charities in McAllen, Texas, who just got released from detention. The woman holds a sign that says " Please help me I do not speak English." This sign will help them as they travel across the U.S. to join other family members. (Kevin C Downs/Agence Cosmos)

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Migrant Children leaving the Cayuga Center at 1916 Park Ave in East Harlem wear masks to protect their identity, Manhattan, NY June 22, 2018(Kevin C Downs/Agence Cosmos)

Tales from Trumpland, Republic...(Kevin C. Downs/Agence Cosmos)

Tales from Trumpland, Republican Michael Grimm, after he conceded to Dan Donovan at the Hilton Garden Inn on Staten Island during the Republican congressional primary, came down to greet his supporters. Donovan had 64.2% of the votes vs. Grimm's 35.8%. Michael Gerard Grimm (born February 7, 1970) is an American businessman, convicted felon, retired Marine and politician who represented New York in the United States Congress from 2011 to 2015. Grimm represented New York's 13th congressional district during his first term, after which he represented New York's 11th congressional district. Both districts consisted of Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn. Grimm is a member of the Republican Party, and during his time in office was the only Republican to represent a significant portion of New York City. On July 17, 2015, Grimm was sentenced to eight months in prison for tax evasion. Staten Island, NY June 26, 2018 (Kevin C. Downs/Agence Cosmos)

Tales from Trumpland, Angel, A...2o, 2018 (Kevin C Downs/Agence

Tales from Trumpland, Angel, Age 6 holds up two signs she and her mother made to protest the Trump policy of separating children from their mothers and fathers at the Southwestern border and sending the children off detention camps.Manhattan. June 2o, 2018 (Kevin C Downs/Agence

Tales from Trumpland. Shoes re...( Kevin C Downs/Agence Cosmos)

Tales from Trumpland. Shoes representing refugees that died trying to get to safety. June 20, 20018. World refugee day. ( Kevin C Downs/Agence Cosmos)

Tales From Trumpland. Puerto R...( Kevin C Downs/Agence Cosmos)

Tales From Trumpland. Puerto Rican Day Parade today, June 10, 2018, was not only a celebration of pride and joy but also a protest against the Trump administrationâ€™s handling of the aftermath of Hurricane Maria a year ago. A new Harvard study published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine estimates that at least 4,645 deaths can be linked to the hurricane and its immediate aftermath, making the storm far deadlier than previously thought. ( Kevin C Downs/Agence Cosmos)

The last night of Fleet Week i... (Kevin C Downs/Agence Cosmos)

The last night of Fleet Week in New York Cityâ€™s Times Sq. Sailors and Marines party till the curfew until they have to be back onboard ship by 2 AM. May 27, 2018. (Kevin C Downs/Agence Cosmos)