Photo Gallery: The Return of Jesus
Jesus Alberto Cabral Lopez died while attempting to illegally cross the border. His body laid in the desert for over a year decomposing until Border Patrol found the remains. Writer Mariana Alvarado Avalos and photographer Dean Knuth chronicled the bi-national process of identifying deceased border crossers ending with the funeral of Jesus in Mexico.
The Return of Jesus
The Return of Jesus
The Return of Jesus
The Return of Jesus
The Return of Jesus
The Return of Jesus
The Return of Jesus
The Return of Jesus
The Return of Jesus
The Return of Jesus
The Return of Jesus
The Return of Jesus
The Return of Jesus
The Return of Jesus
The Return of Jesus
The Return of Jesus
The Return of Jesus
The Return of Jesus
The Return of Jesus
The Return of Jesus
The Return of Jesus
The Return of Jesus
Jesús Alberto Cabral López loved to dance, especially to Norteña music. The night before he left Villa Juárez, Sonora, for the United States, …
It all matches: the gap-toothed smile in the photograph looks just like the gap in the skull. The age on the voter card matches those of the r…
Jesús is coming home. He isn't returning to the arms of the mother who has prayed for his safe return since he left for the United States on M…