More than nine out of 10 people caught by Border Patrol trafficking it or by, excuse me, by Customs and border protection trafficking it and border patrol are lawful U.S. residents. So I'll say that again. More than nine out of ten people caught are lawful U.S. residents. I was just in the El Paso sector last week with Border Patrol and they confirmed this number because people driving narcotics across the border are citizens with passports who can get past the checkpoints. (01:05)
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Asserts that over 90% of people caught trafficking fentanyl by Border Patrol and Customs are lawful U.S. residents.
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