Claims of a migrant crime wave have been debunked. But many politicians have made a specific point about fentanyl, linking the deadly narcotic to illegal immigration.
Experts say that link is largely untrue.
But data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and other federal agencies show the vast majority of fentanyl comes through legal ports of entry. And the people bringing it into the country are native born Americans.
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We are seeing signs of ramped-up deportations here in Arizona, where an armored tank and dozens of federal agents arrived on a quiet Phoenix street to arrest a 61-year-old man recently.
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One in five agricultural workers and one in eight construction workers in Arizona lack permanent legal status, according to Pew Research Center data.
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Hundreds at the Arizona state capitol took part in a nationwide movement to march against changes made by the Trump administration.
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The U.S. Northern Command says 500 soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division will be based in Fort Huachuca — in southeastern Arizona — to support "the effort to take operational control of the southern border."
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Of those people, around 2,500 have been from countries other than Mexico, and Mexico has aided in repatriating some back to their country of origin.