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Where Immigrant Bodies Go After They Die

A day in the life of Ehran Yildirim, perhaps the most amiable death consultant on this side of the Atlantic. More on Yildirim and his funeral home here.

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These days, a swath of funeral homes in New York and New Jersey has carved out a niche within what is already a niche market: helping disconsolate and often confused immigrant families make their way through the complex procedures that govern these shipments.One such place is Piro Funeral Home in Fort Greene, Brooklyn where here Ahmet Tosun  stands beside a casket that he's about to deliver to JFK airport.

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Photo by Cary Conover

These days, a swath of funeral homes in New York and New Jersey has carved out a niche within what is already a niche market: helping disconsolate and often confused immigrant families make their way through the complex procedures that govern these shipments.

One such place is Piro Funeral Home in Fort Greene, Brooklyn where here Ahmet Tosun stands beside a casket that he's about to deliver to JFK airport.

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