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BASURA                       Spanish word for trash; migrant belongings and items left behind in the desert
 
BORSTAR                    Border Patrol Search, Trauma and Rescue

BP                                     Border Patrol

CBP                                 U.S. Customs and Border Protection

COMEDOR                  Meal and aid project operating in Nogales, Sonora;                    
                                           operated by Kino Border Initiative

DESERT                         A drive through the areas south of San Xavier Reservation to   
SEARCH                       the border; done several times a week; searching for migrants 
                                           in trouble

DHS                                 Department of Homeland Security; oversees BP, CBP and ICE
 
ELOY                               Eloy (AZ) Detention Center for migrants operated by ICE
 
FOB                                  Forward Operating Base

ICE                                   U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

KBI                                   Kino Border Initiative; see Comedor

NGO                                Non-Governmental Organization
              
OPERATION              Federal court process in select southern border cities; prosecutes unauthorized border crossers and STREAMLINE           repeat crossers
 
PPC                                  Private Prison Corporations, e.g. CoreCivic          
 
RHR                                Recovered Human Remains

TUCSON                       Section of the Arizona-Mexico border between the New Mexico state line and the Yuma 
SECTOR                        County line (a length of 262 miles)
 
WATER DROP          A drive to set out water jugs at predetermined sites and retrieve used or damaged 
                                           jugs; done on a weekly basis

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