Migrant deaths at border reach record 782 this year, CBP officials say

A record number of migrants have already died trying to cross the southern border this year, highlighting the dangerous conditions many border crossers face.

WASHINGTON, USA - AUGUST 26: Immigrants, who illegally crossed the Mexican-American border, arrive in Washington, DC on the morning of August 26th, 2022 after being bussed across the country from Texas, at the order of Texas Governor Greg Abbott.  ((Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)) Two more buses of migrants arrive at the Port Authority terminal in New York City on the morning of Sept. 18, 2022.  (Fox News ) Migrants are greeted by NYC  emergency management, other officials at Port Authority on Sept. 18, 2022.  (Fox News ) Paul Best is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Paul.best@fox.com and on Twitter: @KincaidBest. 

In June, 53 migrants were found dead in the back of a sweltering tractor trailer in San Antonio. Earlier this month, 13 migrants died trying to cross the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas. 

The United Nations' International Organization for Migration named the US-Mexico border the deadliest migration land route in the world earlier this year.