Immigration

Carter Attends Briefing on Dangerous Fentanyl at Border: ‘They do not care if this drug kills anybody’

Published

1 year ago

December 9, 2021

Sara Carter is at the border receiving first-hand intel on the terrifying amounts of fentanyl that’s making its way into the United States and increasingly killing our youth. Carter attended today’s live briefing with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) as they discussed just how much fentanyl is being seized during Operation Lone Star.

During the Q&A portion at the end of the briefing, Carter asked how DPS is handling the fact that not enough information is being relayed to the public on how common it has become for drugs to be laced with fentanyl.

Carter states how many young Americans using marijuana and other drugs they purchase off the streets have no idea how high of a risk it is that they could be using substances that are actually laced with fentanyl. “What is Texas and in part, DPS, doing to let parents know that this is happening?” asked Carter.

The first official responded:

“We’re cracking down on the criminal organizations…and impact them the most by seizing these drugs and of course taking away their profits…also trying to put that awareness out there as well, and working with our federal partners to put that information out so that they know how lethal this drug is and how the drug trafficking organizations have no regard for anyone. It’s a profit for them. They do not care if this drug kills anybody. They want these individuals to become addicted to these drugs so they go back and buy more from them. So it’s all profit for them and it’s very serious. And we try to push that awareness out in a collaborative effort with our federal partners.”

Carter poses a follow-up question asking what specific forms the department is finding the fentanyl packaged in, and in particular, “what forms are they coming in that were not suspected?” Carter specifically mentions places such as Connecticut and Baltimore which have found fentanyl in Marijuana. “We’re not just seeing it in pills anymore.”

The female official responds that the cases in the Northeast are good indications of what Texas will likely be seeing soon. “The majority of what we’re seeing here now is a lot of powders and these fake oxycodone looking tablets. The tablets look really good. They trick most of us into thinking they’re legitimate, and then turns out they’re not.”

The official added that it is extremely hard for the average user to be able to look at a drug of choice and say ‘there’s fentanyl in this.’

Immigration

Biden Administration to allow 40,000 asylum-seekers per month into US with mobile app

Published

3 days ago

June 6, 2023

Sara Carter Staff

Despite chaos at the border, the Biden administration is still pursuing expansion of a smart phone app which would allow nearly 40,000 asylum-seekers to enter the United States…per month.

“Starting in June, officials will allow more migrants waiting in Mexico to secure an appointment to enter the U.S. through a government phone app known as CBP One, which the Biden administration has transformed into the main gateway to the American asylum system” reports CBS News.

Department of Homeland Security Officials said border agents are preparing to distribute approximately 1,250 appointments per day, or 38,750 per month, to migrants in Mexico. They will then present themselves at ports of entry.

CBS News reports:

The CBP One app allows migrants north of Mexico City to request an appointment to appear at a southern border port of entry, where U.S. officials generally release them with an immigration court hearing in their respective destination. Migrants can fight their deportation in court by seeking asylum.

The app-powered system has been sharply criticized by migrant advocates, who say it penalizes the most destitute migrants who don’t have smartphones or an internet connection. They have also said the app does not allocate nearly enough spots to help the tens of thousands of migrants stranded in Mexico.

However, the app has facilitated “the largest expansion of migrant processing at ports of entry along the southern border in U.S. history” adds CBS News. “Since its use began in January, more than 120,000 migrants have secured appointments to enter the U.S. through CBP One, according to unpublished government figures.”

In addition to the CBP One process and the asylum restriction, the Biden Administration has begun allowing up to 30,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to fly to the U.S. directly per month if they have American sponsors. In just several months, that program received over 1.5 million applications.