The Borderline Problem of Abandoned Documents: How Migrants Discard Their ID to Navigate the Border Crossing Process

The reasons why migrants discard their documents at the border and its implications on the immigration process

As the United States-Mexico border continued to face an influx of immigrants, the news has come that immigrants were found to be dumping their visas and other identification papers in a sea of trash just after illegally crossing the border into the United States. Fox News reporter Bill Melugin shared drone footage that showed a wide area of trash scatte…