Border Warnings Ignored as Migrant Deaths, Fentanyl Trafficking, and Cartel Violence Surged

Sheriffs to New York Times: Border Warnings Ignored as Migrant Deaths, Fentanyl Trafficking, and Cartel Violence Surged

(Alexandria, VA) -- As sheriffs, we live every day with the consequences of decisions made in Washington. We appreciate the depth of The New York Times’ recent nearly 4000-word report on how the Biden Administration mishandled immigration and border policy. But this reporting arrives years late. The National Sheriffs’ Association — Democrats, Republicans, and independents alike — was sounding the alarm in real time, imploring policymakers and the national press to confront the chaos consuming our southern border. Had the Times reported these failures with urgency when they were unfolding, more Americans — and more migrants — would be alive today.