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Some House Republicans focused on the fentanyl crisis in their failed push to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas .
Border policies are shaped by the Homeland Security chief, the president, and Congress , not just by the secretary.
Experts said congressional funding for more vehicle scanners would significantly reduce the amount of fentanyl that comes into the U.S. The vast majority of fentanyl seizures — more than 90% — happen at official ports of entry.
Border Patrol seized about 3,243 pounds of fentanyl in Biden ’s first two years in office.
Hundreds of millions of lethal doses of the synthetic opioid were brought into the country outside of legal ports of entry.
The best tool to combat fentanyl trafficking is the use of large, noninvasive cargo scanners.
Only Congress can allocate funds to CBP to buy new scanners or add border patrol agents.
Mayorkas said more than 14,000 smugglers had been arrested during his tenure.
Drug enforcement is a multinational, multiagency affair, requiring cooperation from other agencies.
The fentanyl crisis’s roots go far deeper than what DHS chief controls, experts say.
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