Crime and poverty are some of the many reasons migrants flee their homelands in search of a better life. After creating and analyzing existing maps of migration data flows to the United States, we have come to realize that migrants not only communicate via the Internet, but the Internet also contributes to migration flow patterns. Digital solutions like WhatsApp and Facebook provide a means of communication, but do not address the physical dangers migrants may face on their journey; such as death by MS-13 gang members in El Salvador, falling off La Bestia “The Beast” (a freight train which many migrants ride during their journey to the United States), or drowning in the Rio Grande River along the U.S./Mexico Border. MIRA (Migracion Informacion Remoto Asistencia) is an app developed using on-site research, and Global Information System (GIS). The navigation of GIS overlaid with analytical research will allow migrants the freedom to look “MIRA” for a safer journey, wherever it may be.

*on going project*