These bills ensure that anyone in this country illegally who commits a crime, whether it be a theft or sexual assault, will have an ICE detainer placed on them immediately. The House of Representatives just passed the HALT act permanently criminalizing fentanyl. In 2023, 70% of the 107,000 overdose deaths in the US involved a synthetic opioid such as fentanyl. Every single life lost is more than a statistic. Families should not have to feel this heartbreak. And this legislation will prevent future lives from being lost to this deadly drug. (03:22–03:33)
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Asserts that 70% of 107,000 overdose deaths in 2023 involved synthetic opioids like fentanyl.
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