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   Fighting to stop the scourge of illegal drugs at our border.   
   ICE HSI seized more than 980,000 pounds of narcotics in FY 2017,   
   including 2,370 pounds of fentanyl and 6,967 pounds of heroin.   
   ICE HSI dedicated nearly 630,000 investigative hours towards halting the   
   illegal import of fentanyl.   
   ICE HSI made 11,691 narcotics-related arrests in FY 2017.   
   Stop Opioid Abuse and Reduce Drug Supply and Demand introduced new   
   measures to keep dangerous drugs out the United States.   
   Signed the INTERDICT Act into law, enhancing efforts to detect and   
   intercept synthetic opioids.   
   DOJ secured its first-ever indictments against Chinese fentanyl   
   manufacturers.   
   DOJ launched their Joint Criminal Opioid Darknet Enforcement (J-CODE)   
   team, aimed at disrupting online illicit opioid sales.   
   Released an immigration framework that includes the resources required   
   to secure our borders and close legal loopholes, and repeatedly called   
   on Congress to fix our broken immigration laws.   
   Authorized the deployment of the National Guard to help secure the border.   
   Enhanced vetting of individuals entering the U.S. from countries that   
   don’t meet security standards, helping to ensure individuals who pose a   
   threat to our country are identified before they enter.   
   These procedures were upheld in a June 2018 Supreme Court hearing.   
   ICE removed over 226,000 illegal aliens from the United States in 2017.   
   ICE rescued or identified over 500 human trafficking victims and over   
   900 child exploitation victims in 2017 alone.   
   In 2017, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested more than   
   127,000 aliens with criminal convictions or charges, responsible for   
   Over 76,000 with dangerous drug offenses.   
   More than 48,000 with assault offenses.   
   More than 11,000 with weapons offenses.   
   More than 5,000 with sexual assault offenses.   
   More than 2,000 with kidnapping offenses.   
   Over 1,800 with homicide offenses.   
   Created the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office in   
   order to support the victims and families affected by illegal alien crime.   
   More than doubled the number of counties participating in the 287(g)   
   program, which allows jails to detain criminal aliens until they are   
   transferred to ICE custody.   
   Trade   
      
   Negotiating and renegotiating better trade deals, achieving free, fair,   
   and reciprocal trade for the United States.   
   Agreed to work with the European Union towards zero tariffs, zero   
   non-tariff barriers, and zero subsides.   
   Deal with the European Union to increase U.S. energy exports to Europe.   
   Litigated multiple WTO disputes targeting unfair trade practices and   
   upholding our right to enact fair trade laws.   
   Finalized a revised trade agreement with South Korea, which includes   
   provisions to increase American automobile exports.   
   Negotiated an historic U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement to replace NAFTA.   
   Agreement to begin trade negotiations for a U.S.-Japan trade agreement.   
   Secured $250 billion in new trade and investment deals in China and $12   
   billion in Vietnam.   
   Established a Trade and Investment Working Group with the United   
   Kingdom, laying the groundwork for post-Brexit trade.   
   Enacted steel and aluminum tariffs to protect our vital steel and   
   aluminum producers and strengthen our national security.   
   Conducted 82 anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations in 2017   
   alone.   
   Confronting China’s unfair trade practices after years of Washington   
   looking the other way.   
   25 percent tariff on $50 billion of goods imported from China and later   
   imposed an additional 10% tariff on $200 billion of Chinese goods.   
   Conducted an investigation into Chinese forced technology transfers,   
   unfair licensing practices, and intellectual property theft.   
   Imposed safeguard tariffs to protect domestic washing machines and solar   
   products manufacturers hurt by China’s trade policies   
   Withdrew from the job-killing Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).   
   Secured access to new markets for America’s farmers.   
   Recent deal with Mexico included new improvements enabling food and   
   agriculture to trade more fairly.   
   Recent agreement with the E.U. will reduce barriers and increase trade   
   of American soybeans to Europe.   
   Won a WTO dispute regarding Indonesia’s unfair restriction of U.S.   
   agricultural exports.   
   Defended American Tuna fisherman and packagers before the WTO   
   Opened up Argentina to American pork experts for the first time in a   
   quarter-century   
   American beef exports have returned to china for the first time in more   
   than a decade   
   OK’d up to $12 billion in aid for farmers affected by unfair trade   
   retaliation.   
   Energy   
      
   Presidential Memorandum to clear roadblocks to construction of the   
   Keystone XL Pipeline.   
   Presidential Memorandum declaring that the Dakota Access Pipeline serves   
   the national interest and initiating the process to complete construction.   
   Opened up the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge to energy exploration.   
   Coal exports up over 60 percent in 2017.   
   Rolled back the “stream protection rule” to prevent it from harming   
   America’s coal industry.   
   Cancelled Obama’s anti-coal Clean Power Plan and proposed the Affordable   
   Clean Energy Rule as a replacement.   
   Withdrew from the job-killing Paris climate agreement, which would have   
   cost the U.S. nearly $3 trillion and led to 6.5 million fewer industrial   
   sector jobs by 2040.   
   U.S. oil production has achieved its highest level in American history   
   United States is now the largest crude oil producer in the world.   
   U.S. has become a net natural gas exporter for the first time in six   
   decades.   
   Action to expedite the identification and extraction of critical   
   minerals that are vital to the nation’s security and economic prosperity.   
   Took action to reform National Ambient Air Quality Standards,   
   benefitting American manufacturers.   
   Rescinded Obama’s hydraulic fracturing rule, which was expected to cost   
   the industry $32 million per year.   
   Proposed an expansion of offshore drilling as part of an all-of-the   
   above energy strategy   
   Held a lease sale for offshore oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico   
   in August 2018.   
   Got EU to increase its imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the   
   United States.   
   Issued permits for the New Burgos Pipeline that will cross the   
   U.S.-Mexico border.   
   Foreign Policy   
      
   Moved the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.   
   Withdrew from Iran deal and immediately began the process of re-imposing   
   sanctions that had been lifted or waived.   
   Treasury has issued sanctions targeting Iranian activities and entities,   
   including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force   
   Since enacting sanctions, Iran’s crude exports have fallen off, the   
   value of Iran’s currency has plummeted, and international companies have   
   pulled out of the country.   
   All nuclear-related sanctions will be back in full force by early   
   November 2018.   
   Historic summit with North Korean President Kim Jong-Un, bringing   
   beginnings of peace and denuclearization to the Korean Peninsula.   
   The two leaders have exchanged letters and high-level officials from   
   both sides have met resulting in tremendous progress.   
   North Korea has halted nuclear and missile tests.   
   Negotiated the return of the remains of missing-in-action soldiers from   
   the Korean War.   
   Imposed strong sanctions on Venezuelan dictator Nicholas Maduro and his   
   inner circle.   
   Executive order preventing those in the U.S. from carrying out certain   
   transactions with the Venezuelan regime, including prohibiting the   
   purchase of the regime’s debt.   
      
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