Fentanyl

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced this week that it will temporarily suspend and reduce vehicle processing at certain ports of entry into the country along the southern border.

Border Patrol agents in the Tucson Sector have been redirected to exclusively process illegal immigrants.

Over the course of about one week, over 300 pounds of fentanyl was seized in Tucson, Arizona.

The city of San Francisco cleared out homeless encampments and established "night ambassadors" to prevent them from returning.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified that the crisis at the southern border is not a "disaster."

Speaking to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) asked if agents were being pulled from border cases to work other tasks.

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) met with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss climate change and fentanyl.

The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) has disclosed eight fresh indictments against China-based companies and individuals implicated in fentanyl and its precursor chemicals production on Tuesday, amid the country's ongoing opioid crisis.

In an unusual step reflecting the city's escalating drug crisis, Portland's Safety Commissioner, Rene Gonzalez, directed residents on Monday to abstain from calling 911 unless faced with life-or-death emergencies or ongoing crimes.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed claimed last week that Target closing stores is because “people don’t necessarily shop in the same ways that they did before” and that the growth of AI “requires us to make some significant adjustments in how we use our retail establishments as well.”