News Analysis Fentanyl overdose has become the leading cause of death for young Americans since 2019. U.S. authorities say that China remains the primary source of the precursor chemicals, which are then processed and manufactured into synthetic opioids by Mexican drug cartels to bring into the United States. In response to the rising threat of…

A Mexican national was sentenced to 9 years in prison after attempting to enter the United States with a record-breaking 17,584 pounds of methamphetamine and 389 pounds of fentanyl transported in his commercial trailer. Carlos Martin Quintana-Arias admitted to driving the drug-laden tractor trailer into the United States through the Otay Mesa Port of Entry…

Long-awaited action on police reform unfolds in Congress: a package of bills that Democrats say is the answer to rising crime, but Republicans say the timing is telling. We spoke with Idaho Congressman Russ Fulcher about the Democrats’ efforts to fund the police and what he is hearing from the American people in his state…

Border crossings along the United States’ southwest border with Mexico saw a decline in June from the previous month but continue to remain high when compared to the past three years. There were 207,416 land encounters along the southwest border in June, a nearly 14 percent decrease from May’s 240,991 encounters, latest data from the…

The U.S. Border Patrol has warned migrants attempting to illegally cross the southern border about the dangerous conditions prevailing in the region that have left many dead or in dire need of medical care. The most pressing danger while crossing the desert region is the extreme summer heat, with southern New Mexico and West Texas…

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is marking May 10 as “National Fentanyl Awareness Day” in order to make more citizens aware of the life-threatening dangers posed by the synthetic opioid. “Fentanyl is killing Americans at unprecedented rates,” DEA administrator Anne Milgram said in a May 9 press release. “On this first-ever National Fentanyl Awareness…

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) marked May 10 as “National Fentanyl Awareness Day” in order to make more citizens aware of the life-threatening dangers posed by the synthetic opioid. “Fentanyl is killing Americans at unprecedented rates,” DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said in a May 9 statement. “On this first-ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day, please…

Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) shared a video on Twitter with his face overlaid on the main character of an anime show striking down a foe whose face was overlaid with the face of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) as scenes of current U.S. events play out in the clip. “Any anime fans out there?” asks Rep….

We sat down with Victor Avila, a former ICE agent, to discuss the reality at the U.S. southern border, the Obama administration’s gun trafficking operation, as well as real solutions that can be implemented. Check out his new book here: https://ept.ms/3jEyGGp   Stay tuned for our newsletter so you won’t miss out on our exclusive videos and private…

Near the southern border, highly militarized cartels in Mexico vie for control and charge thousands of dollars per migrant. They’ve exploited corruption and essentially become a “parallel government” in border areas, says retired Texas Department of Public Safety Captain Jaeson Jones. “People to them are a commodity,” he says. In this episode, Jones breaks down…