Border

The stories about the illegal migrants crossing the border are in the news almost daily and this ignores the serious problem of drugs and unaccompanied children. CBP continues to surge enforcement to stop dangerous drugs from entering the country; our agents and officers interdicted 294% more methamphetamine, 164% more heroin, and 140% more cocaine in February than January. This does not include the 80,000 per year who die from fentenyl and most of these are young people. Nearly 130,000 children entered the shelter system in 2022 surpassing the 122,000 that came through in 2021. There are another 85,000 unaccounted for and they could be anywhere.