22 hours ago · A few hours later, President Trump also addressed cross-border drug trafficking — but in his case to lay blame on Canada, at least in part, for a deadly fentanyl scourge.

2 days ago · In recent remarks to the press, President Donald Trump restated his intention to impose 25% tariffs on U.S. imports from Mexico and Canada as early as Feb. 1. His reasoning: "vast" illegal ...

Jan 13, 2025 · Throughout the 2024 election, Trump promised to end the fentanyl crisis, pledging to crackdown on illegal immigration and strengthen border control. For many grief-stricken families, his...

3 days ago · With past policies having failed to curb fentanyl deaths, President Donald Trump now looks set to turn to another tool to fight America’s drug problem: trade policy.

Jan 23, 2025 · President Donald Trump signs executive orders at the White House on Monday. ... Just 43 pounds of fentanyl were confiscated at the northern border in the 2024 fiscal year — 0.2 percent of the ...

Nov 22, 2024 · During the campaign, President-elect Donald Trump promised sweeping change that would protect U.S. families from fentanyl overdose deaths. Critics say many of his ideas are unlikely to work and could do more harm than good.

Mar 2, 2023 · Overdose deaths from synthetic opioids soared during the time Donald Trump was president, raising questions about efforts to blame the Biden administration’s border policies for drug overdose...

Feb 11, 2022 · The first time monthly fentanyl seizures saw a sizable spike over the last four years was in June of 2020 under former President Donald Trump when Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized 713...

Aug 16, 2024 · Former President Donald Trump claimed at a recent campaign rally that more than 300,000 Americans are dying each year from the synthetic opioid drug fentanyl, and that the number of fentanyl...

Nov 26, 2024 · Benjamin Wallace-Wells writes about the roles of the drug trade, particularly fentanyl, and immigration from Mexico in Donald Trump’s 2024 Presidential-election win.