; these fentanyl seizures are enough to kill over 379,000,000 people. Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that 107,735 Americans died of a drug overdose in the 12-month period ending July 2022. (13) Due to rampant drug trafficking at our Southern border, the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18–45 can now be attributable to fentanyl overdoses; in 2020 and 2021, fentanyl was responsible for killing more Americans in this age group than COVID–19, car accidents, cancer, and suicide. (14) According to CBP data, in the first five months of fiscal year 2023, 106,000 pounds of drugs were seized at the Southwest border, including 11,000 pounds of fentanyl. The first five months of fiscal year 2023 have seen a 179.3 percent increase in fentanyl seizures over the same time frame in fiscal year 2022. (15) The historic crisis at the Southwest border demands decisive action on the part of Congress. 3. Moratorium Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182 ) is amended— (1) by striking Whenever and inserting (1) Whenever ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the average number of apprehensions and findings of inadmissible aliens documented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection exceeds an average of 30,000 per month over the most recent 12-month period, the President shall suspend the entry of covered aliens until the monthly average number of apprehensions of illegal aliens is less than 30,000. (B) For the purpose of this paragraph, the number of apprehensions and findings of inadmissible aliens shall be the total number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection enforcement actions taken under this Act and section 362 of the Public Health Service Act. (C) In this paragraph, the term covered alien means an alien seeking entry to the United States who is inadmissible under subsection (a)(6) or subsection (a)(7). .