From: pothead <pothead@snakebite.com>
Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.trump,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican
Subject: Re: We Didn't Need New Border Laws... We Needed A New President -
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2025 03:14:47 -0000 (UTC)
Organization: Libtard Rehabilitation Program
On 2025-03-17, AlleyCat <katt@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Fentanyl Seized at US-Mexico Border Falls 40%, Lowest Since 2021
>
> By Thomas Seal
>
> March 13,2025 at 12:07 AM UTC
>
> The amount of fentanyl seized at the US-Mexico border fell dramatically since
> January to its lowest level since December 2021, according to new US Customs
> and Border Protection data.
>
> Some 590 pounds of the deadly synthetic opioid were intercepted in February,
> down 40% on January's 990 pounds.
>
> To be sure, the drug is so potent that a potentially lethal dose is just 2
> milligrams. But the sharp drop could strengthen President Claudia Sheinbaum's
> hand in the high-stakes dispute over border security with President Donald
> Trump, who imposed 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada in emergency
> orders citing the national security risk of fentanyl flowing over US borders.
>
> Fentanyl Falls
>
> Quantity of fentanyl seized by US at southern border lowest in years
>
> Source: US Customs and Border Protection
>
> The US has temporarily delayed tariffs on goods compliant under its free
> trade deal with Mexico and Canada.
>
> At the northern border with Canada, just 1.14 pounds was seized, higher than
> January but lower than the average figure for the preceding 12 months.
>
> In February US Border Patrol agents reported making about 8,300 arrests along
> the southwest border, a roughly 71% drop from January. It is the lowest
> monthly arrest figure in decades.
>
> Arrests of foreigners seeking entry at legal border crossings dropped by
> about 90% to roughly 3,300, according to Customs and Border Protection data.
> The Trump administration closed off access to ports to asylum seekers and
> ended a smartphone app that allowed about 41,000 foreigners to make an
> appointment to come to the ports to ask for protection each month.
>
Yep.
The libbys kept claiming that Biden needed approval from congress to control
the border.
Really?
Two months under Trump and the crossings have dropped ~95%.
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pothead
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