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Springdale Teacher Takes Migrant Trail Walk

courtesy: Migrant Trail Walk
Springdale resident Laura Villegas, fifth person from the front wearing a red bandana, hikes a remote Arizona highway during the 14th annual Migrant Trail Walk in June 2017.

Participants in the Migrant Trail Walk trace a 70-mile path along the U.S.-Mexico border to raise awareness about migrant deaths occurring there. The walk, now in its 15th year, stretches from from Sasabe, Sonora, Mexico to Tucson, Ariz.. Last year, 75 year-old Springdale elementary school teacher Laura Villegas trekked the trail and plans to do so again this Memorial Day. She describes the experience as intense and revelatory.

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.