She died at the San Diego border. A surveillance camera was in plain sight
Migrant died within view of AI-equipped border tower; investigation finds hundreds of deaths near surveillance installations.
An investigation reveals that Graciela Gómez Hernández, a 30-year-old migrant, died within plain sight of a surveillance tower near San Diego. The report finds that hundreds of migrants have died near border surveillance installations, with over half of those in California found within the cameras' line of sight. The towers use AI to detect and track movement, yet migrants continue to die of exposure.
- Migrant Graciela Gómez Hernández died within view of a surveillance tower.
- Over 138 migrant deaths occurred in the past four years near California towers.
- Topographical analysis shows over half of deaths were in camera line-of-sight.
- Towers use AI to track movement, but migrants still die in plain sight.
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She had only walked for a couple of hours, and already she was lost. It was early afternoon on Sept. 14, 2025, when 30-year-old Graciela Gómez Hernández crossed the border from the eastern edge of Tijuana into Southern California, sending voice messages to her mother and sister as she walked.
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