Hoof shoes

Worn by an illegal immigrant caught by the US Border Patrol, these shoes were outfitted with rubber cutouts in the shape of cows' hoofs, and are seen on display 27 June 2007 in Deming, New Mexico.



The US Border Patrol station up the road in Deming, New Mexico is responsible for protecting estimated 47 miles of border and 14,000 square miles of rugged desert and mountain terrain in an area active with smugglers moving people and sometimes drugs.