Texas mom who lost son to fentanyl pleads with Biden to secure the border: American lives ‘need to come first’

Less than a year after her son accidentally died from fentanyl poisoning, Texas mother Janelle Rodriguez is pleading with the White House to secure America’s southern border in hopes of Save other American families from suffering the same fate.

Rodriguez lost her 15-year-old son, Noah, on August 21, 2022, when he ingested a fentanyl pill he thought was Percocet. The pill was smuggled into the United States from Mexico and contained 8 milligrams of the lethal drug, four times the lethal dose.

In an interview on “America Reports” Thursday, Rodriguez implored the White House to take action and prioritize American lives that he said are at risk as a result of President Biden’s open border policies.

“What I would like to say to the president is, there needs to be something, and I’m an American, we’re Americans, and our people need to come first.” “I care about what happens in America and what happens to American families, and right now our children are dying because of a lack of security at the border.”

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Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids have become the leading cause of overdose deaths in the United States This is estimated That there were more than 110,000 incidents between August 2021 and August 2022 – an outstanding record for a 12-month period.

Rodriguez and her husband Brandon Dunn co-founded the Forever 15 Project to educate parents about the dangers of deadly drugs. She said she has been overwhelmed by the response to the nonprofit she started in her son’s memory, which has, among other things, served as a network for parents who have experienced fentanyl-related tragedies. What have you faced?

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“This is probably one of the best decisions we’ve ever made… We’ve been getting a lot of feedback from parents across the country sharing their stories with us, just appreciating our efforts. have been and [from those who] want to join,” he said.

Fentanyl was seized at the US port of entry in Nogales, Arizona.
(US Customs and Border Protection)

Dunn, who testified Wednesday at a House border hearing about her family’s experience with the fentanyl crisis, expressed similar sentiments on “Fox & Friends” Thursday.

“It’s real. And fentanyl has been around for 5-7 years but it’s not a problem like it was when it started about two years ago,” he said, adding that he wished the White House would Recognize that “it’s not just another thing. A drug. It’s very powerful and it’s very deadly.”

Dunn said he supports doing “whatever it takes” to stem the flow of synthetic opioids into the country.

“Increase[ing border] Security and scarcity[ing] We need this amount coming into the country right now,” he said.