A group of volunteers carrying backpacks full of supplies braced for another trip into remote parts of the California desert on Saturday as part of their weekly water drops to provide basic necessities to migrants hoping to cross the U.S.-Mexico border.
Al Otro Lado, a nonprofit organization that provides humanitarian aid and no-cost legal aid for refugees and deportees, conducts weekly drop-offs at San Diego and Imperial Counties’ deserts. The organization describes its efforts as “an initiative aimed at saving the lives of men, women and children fleeing persecution by providing water, seasonal clothing, food and first-aid kits along the California-México border.”
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