Trump focused much of his hourlong speech and subsequent Q&A on the U.S.-Mexico border, blaming a litany of problems — from inflation to the long-term health of Social Security — on illegal immigration.
Fentanyl — a powerful synthetic opioid — remained the biggest culprit, accounting for 79% of overdose deaths in 2023.
The migrants had been in a trailer’s secret compartment for three hours. Temperatures in San Antonio were in the high 90s Thursday afternoon and were expected to top 100.
The outcome has national implications in the battle to control the U.S. House of Representatives.
Heated accusations of what caused the significant backlog flared up during a hearing between lawmakers, officials and the company that produces licenses for the state.
