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DNA archive for identifying missing migrants goes missing

Apr 2, 2026·Location: Tucson, AZ

Country of origin: Mexico

DNA archive for identifying missing migrants goes missing
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The Colibrí Center for Human Rights' DNA database, which helped identify remains of missing migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border for a decade, has been inaccessible since fall 2024. The nonprofit's website has gone dark and communications ceased, leaving families like that of Irma Carrillo Nevares without hope of identifying their missing relatives. Arizona moved to dissolve the organization in December 2025 due to unfiled paperwork.

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