San Francisco deporting migrants linked to open-air drug markets

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San Francisco deporting migrants linked to open-air drug markets

In response to increasing fentanyl overdoses, San Francisco is adopting a new strategy: deporting migrants from the city. San Francisco is grappling with a severe fentanyl crisis. Officials linked open-air drug markets in the city to a record number of overdose deaths. Last year, fentanyl overdoses resulted in 656 deaths, a 43% increase from the previous year. Since last year, federal authorities charged more than 100 people, mostly undocumented…