Migrants are dying at numbers never seen before at the Border Patrol’s El Paso Sector. That’s the area surrounding El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico. 148 migrants lost their lives there in the year ending September 30th, a huge surge from six migrant deaths recorded in 2017. What's happening and who's even keeping track? USA TODAY immigration reporter Lauren Villagran joined The Excerpt to talk about her reporting in a yearlong El Paso Times investigation that found officials ill-equipped to respond to the crisis.

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