# Watchdog: DHS pullback of immigration agents led to sharp drop in fentanyl investigations

https://mins.news/en/item/30848

- CNN, 2026-08-24 18:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/24/politics/dhs-immigration-fentanyl-watchdog-report?Date=20260824&Profile=CNN%2CCNN+Politics

> A federal watchdog report says the Department of Homeland Security’s decision last year to pull additional federal agents into immigration enforcement led to a dramatic decline in fentanyl investigations and seizures by its investigations division.