FACT CHECK: Biden’s Press Sec Says Fentanyl at the Southern Border Is at Historic Lows

Claim: Fentanyl crossing the southern border. “at historic lows” Many thanks to President Joe Biden’s policies on immigration.

It was said by whoKarine Jean Pierre, White House Press Secretary, responded to a question about Mexican drug cartels on Tuesday.

“Because of the work that this president has done, because of what we’ve done specifically on fentanyl at the border, it’s at historic lows,” Jean-Pierre said. “We’ve done it in a historic way.  That’s because of what this president has done.”

What is the point?Fentanyl (a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times more potent than heroin) has already killed more Americans in the past decade than any of the wars against Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan combined. More than 107,000 Americans were killed by drug overdoses in 2021. The main cause was fentanyl, which is often mixed with other drugs and chemicals.

Provisional Data from the CDC In the twelve-month span September 2021-2022, 100,500 Americans were killed by drug overdoses. Americans between 18-49 years old are at greater risk of dying from fentanyl poisoning that any other death.

Federal authorities suspect that the vast majority of Fentanyl was smuggled in to the country via the southern border. There has been a rise in overdoses, leading to calls for more strict border enforcement. Republicans believe that it is the Biden Administration responsible for the current health crisis.

ContextBiden’s administration is responsible for the worst border crisis in American history. Since Biden’s election, more than 5.5million migrants have entered the country from the south. More than 2,000,000 migrants crossed the southern border last year according to immigration officials.

Fentanyl overdoses have increased rapidly in the wake of the border crisis. According to Border Patrol officers, the number of people crossing to the south border has caused them to be ill-equipped to handle smugglers, regardless of whether they are seeking asylum or trying to pass authorities.

Biden appealed for harsher punishments for drug traffickers, but did not mention the issue of lack of border security which is the cause of the overdoses. Jean-Pierre declared after the speech: “The United States.” “has more work to do” This issue.

AnalyseJean-Pierre is wrong to claim Tuesday that there’s no truth in his assertion. “fentanyl at the border” It is “at historic lows.”

Customs and Border Protection figures show From October 1, 2022, the beginning of the 2023 budget year (the start of the 2023 fiscal years), to January 31, 2023, 12,500 pounds of Fentanyl were seized by the authorities at the Southern Border. CBP had seized 12,500 pounds of Fentanyl at the southern border during the 2022 fiscal year. This is the highest number ever recorded by the agency in its history. This record is likely to be broken by the United States before March 31, but it may already have been broken.

Although the month of January saw a dramatic fall in fentanyl seizures—down to 1,400 pounds from December’s 6,200—it was still higher than any January on record. This was the most fentanyl ever seized at the U.S. border in American history. CBP took 4,800 pounds worth of fentanyl in 2020, to put the numbers into perspective.

At the close of the year, the Drug Enforcement Administration seized over 379,000,000 deadly doses fentanyl. That’s more than one per person in America. DEA lab testing revealed that 60% of fake prescription pills analyzed had a fatal dose of fentanyl.

Jean-Pierre later stated in her response that “we are seizing fentanyl at record historic levels,” It is. Biden has taken more fentanyl from his hands than any of his predecessors. But these overdoses still represent a record.

Fentanyl was not able to hold such an important position on the U.S. drugs market until recent. Synthetic opioid overdoses caused the deaths of more than 20,000 Americans in 2016. Fentanyl overdoses are on the rise since then.

The southern border crossing of fentanyl is at record levels. Fentanyl seizures have been at record highs since the Biden administration. However, this fact has virtually had no effect on the country’s drug crisis.