Good afternoon. I am Liz Sherwood-Randall, President Biden’s Homeland Security Advisor. In closing, on behalf of the Biden-Harris Administration, I want to thank each of you for joining us here today. In particular, I want to express our gratitude to each of the Heads of State and Government and your cabinet members who accepted President…
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ICYMI: Amid Historic Declines in Violent Crime, Every State Across the Country Receiving Funding for Law Enforcement to Crack Down on Illicit Drug Trafficking and Drug-Related Crime
Washington, D.C. –As the country is seeing historic declines in violent crime nationwide, states across the country are receiving over $276 million in new funding for law enforcement agencies that seize illicit drugs like fentanyl, prevent and reduce gun violence and other violent crime associated with drug trafficking, improve interdiction efforts through enhanced data sharing…
Remarks by Vice President Harris at a Campaign Event | Douglas, AZ
Cochise College Douglas CampusDouglas, Arizona 5:08 P.M. MST THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Hi, everyone. Hi. Good afternoon. (Applause.) Can we please applaud Theresa and her extraordinary courage? Please, can we applaud her extraordinary courage? (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Please have a seat, everyone. Thank you. It’s good to be…
Statement by White House ONDCP Director on the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget
President Biden calling for critical funding to implement National Drug Control Strategy, crack down on illicit drug trafficking, and save lives Washington, D.C. – The Biden-Harris Administration today released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2025. Over the past three years, at President Biden’s direction, the Administration has made historic investments and taken unprecedented action…
A Proclamation on Overdose Awareness Week, 2024
During Overdose Awareness Week, we mourn those who have lost their lives to overdose deaths. We acknowledge the devastating toll the opioid epidemic has taken on individuals, families, and communities across America. We reflect on the progress we have made so far in reducing the number of annual overdose deaths and protecting American lives —…
FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces New Actions to Secure the Border
New actions will bar migrants who cross our Southern border unlawfully from receiving asylum Biden taking action as Congressional Republicans put partisan politics ahead of national security, twice voting against toughest reforms in decades Since his first day in office, President Biden has called on Congress to secure our border and address our broken immigration…
Statement from President Joe Biden on Joint U.S.-Mexican Cooperation to Extradite to the United States Major Fentanyl Criminal
Today, the Mexican Government extradited Nestor Isidro Perez Salaz, known as “El Nini,” to the United States to face justice in our courts. El Nini played a prominent role in the notorious Sinaloa Cartel, one of the deadliest drug trafficking enterprises in the world. The United States has charged him for his role in illicit fentanyl trafficking and for murdering, torturing, and…
Statement from Homeland Security Advisor Dr. Liz Sherwood Randall on New Actions to Combat Global Illicit Drug Manufacturing and Trafficking
In a coordinated action involving the United States, People’s Republic of China (PRC), and Mexico, the Department of Justice announced today the unsealing of indictments against 24 individuals for their role in a money-laundering scheme on behalf of the deadly Sinaloa cartel. The PRC has informed the United States that it has taken into custody…
White House ONDCP Statement on New Sanctions Against Sinaloa Cartel Fentanyl Suppliers and Colombian Clan del Golfo Leader
In support of Unity Agenda efforts to beat the overdose epidemic and save lives, Biden-Harris Administration imposes new sanctions to target the global trafficking, distribution, and sale of illicit fentanyl Washington, D.C. – Today, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Dr. Rahul Gupta released the following statement on new United States sanctions against ten…
ICYMI: In Continued Response to Overdose Epidemic, the White House Releases National Response Plan to Address the Emerging Threat of Fentanyl Combined with Xylazine
Washington, D.C. – Today, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) released a National Response Plan to coordinate a whole-of-government response in the continued efforts to address the deadly combination of xylazine mixed with fentanyl. Earlier this spring, ONDCP Director Dr. Gupta used an executive designation authority to designate fentanyl combined with xylazine…
