Thread by @TexasTribune

1/ This is Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his nearly 2-year-old daughter, Valeria. They were reportedly unable to request asylum on U.S. soil.

They later drowned trying to cross the Rio Grande. bit.ly/2RBLi2u

2/ A photo of their bodies was published by a Mexican newspaper and has since been widely circulated through social media.

The photo ran on The New York Times’ front page today. bit.ly/2RBLi2u

3/ The Associated Press reported Tuesday that the “searing” photograph “highlights the perils” that thousands of Central Americans face as they travel through Mexico in hopes of reaching the U.S. border, crossing at a port of entry and seeking asylum. bit.ly/2RBLi2u

4/ Journalist Julia Le Duc shot the photo of Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his 23-month-old daughter, which was published Monday by Mexican newspaper La Jornada. bit.ly/2RBLi2u

5/ Le Duc reported that the father and daughter were crossing the river because Martínez Ramírez was frustrated that they were “unable to present themselves to U.S. authorities and request asylum.” bit.ly/2RBLi2u

6/ According to Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez’s mother: "When the girl jumped in is when he tried to reach her, but when he tried to grab the girl, he went in further ... and he couldn’t get out." bit.ly/2RBLi2u

7/7 “He put her in his shirt, and I imagine he told himself, ‘I’ve come this far,’ and decided to go with her.” bit.ly/2RBLi2u