WV AG Morrisey sonds alarm on fentanyl overdose surge, points to Biden border policies

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey believes President Biden's decision to reverse the Trump administration's "remain in Mexico" policy has led to a spike in fentanyl trafficking and overdoses within the U.S.

"We want the Biden administration to reverse course and prioritize drug trafficking, because if you’re going to shift additional resources over toward migrants and asylum [seekers] and you’re going to allow the surge in fentanyl from Mexican drug cartels to go up even more, you’re talking about a problem of tremendous proportions," Morrisey told Fox News in an interview. "We’ve already suffered enough during the COVID-19 pandemic." West Virginia, like most other U.S. states, saw an increase in fentanyl-involved overdoses in 2020 amid the pandemic. While state data for 2021 is not available, experts expect the trend to continue if nothing changes.