The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a memo this week it opposes ending President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada to the flow of illicit drugs across the northern border.
The DHS said that it opposes S.J. Res. 37, a bill that the department says would effectively terminate Trump’s executive order imposing tariffs on Canada.
” The sustained influx of illicit opioids and other drugs across our Northern Border has profound consequences on our Nation; endangering lives and putting a severe strain on our healthcare system, public services, and communities. U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized enough fentanyl crossing the Northern Border in 2024 to kill 9.5 million Americans,” it said.
The DHS further noted that Trump’s tariffs helped to mobilize Canada into
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