Reckless Border Policy Took Anne Fundner’s 15-Year-Old Son. It Would Not Take Her Voice.
Anne Fundner recounts the death of her 15‑year‑old son Weston after he ingested a counterfeit pill laced with fentanyl. She attributes the tragedy to lax border and immigration policies and uses the story to advocate for stricter drug enforcement. Fundner highlighted her role at the 2024 Republican National Convention where she stood with President Donald Trump as the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act was signed.
- ▪Weston Fundner died after taking a counterfeit pill that contained fentanyl while in high school.
- ▪Fundner has become an activist, speaking at events such as Heritage Action’s Southwest Sentinel Summit.
- ▪She appeared at the 2024 Republican National Convention alongside President Donald Trump when the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act was enacted.
- ▪Fundner blames what she calls reckless border policy for enabling the flow of fentanyl‑laced pills into the United States.
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Home – Border & Immigration News – Reckless Border Policy Took Anne Fundner’s 15-Year-Old Son. It Would Not Take Her Voice. news Reckless Border Policy Took Anne Fundner’s 15-Year-Old Son. It Would Not Take Her Voice. Emma Dayton • August 6, 2026 Print Anne Fundner stands next to President Donald Trump who holds a picture of her son at the signing of the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) (function(){var t=document.querySelector(".wp-block-kadence-dynamichtml"),s=document.currentScript.previousElementSibling;if(t&&s){if("prepend"==="before_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t);else if("prepend"==="after_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t.nextSibling);else…
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