Oscar Javier Avita Ruiz was 18 when he left Guaymas, Sonora, intending to cross into the United States. He was last seen on June 23, 2014, beginning a journey through the borderlands that can involve long desert crossings and other dangers. Family descriptions list him as between 5 feet 6 inches and 5 feet 8 inches, slender, with brown hair and brown eyes.

No word came after his departure, and the Phoenix Police Department did not open a missing persons case until October 27, 2018, more than four years after he was last seen. The delay in filing presents challenges for reconstructing his route and the events after June 23, 2014. There has been no recorded contact from Oscar since he left Guaymas.

If anyone knew Oscar, saw him near the Sonora–Arizona corridor in June 2014, or has information about his intended route, please share what is known.