Crossing with the Virgin: Stories from the Migrant Trail

List of Illustrations

Illustrations Photographs Virgin of Guadalupe tapestry on border wall in Nogales, Sonora ii Three men pause to rest 15 Virgin of Guadalupe at a Tucson church 16 Kathryn Ferguson and Rabbi talk with migrants 29 Group waits in wash for pickup by their coyote 32 Crosses on border wall represent migrant deaths near Tucson 61 Migrants return to Mexico after release from custody 71 Crucifix near Sasabe, Mexico, looking north toward Baboquivari Peak 79 A volunteer provides aid to migrants 90 Man rides freight train north 97 Migrants pass this painted image near Nogales, Sonora 101 Treatment of Carlos’s amputated foot 110 Man climbs into “dog catcher” vehicle after apprehension 129 Veronica’s baptism 139 Child’s drawing found on trail in desert 149 Virgin of Guadalupe painted on rock wall near Nogales, Sonora 157 Migrant belongings left at pickup site 164 Men apprehended by Border Patrol at Amado, Arizona 166 Border Patrol transfers detainees to Homeland Security bus 166 Foot mangled from train injury 175 Group waiting for their guide 186 Blistered feet from walking in desert 189 View of border wall from Nogales, Mexico 191 A pickup full of migrants heads toward the border 195 Cross memorializing death of sixty-four-year-old migrant 204 Tin art on Mexico side of border wall 206 Maps Death map of southern Arizona xiv Historical map of Mexico prior to 1848 xviii Southern Arizona, showing region of Samaritans’ activities xxiv xii illustrations ...