GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS SAYS HER TRIP TO TEXAS WITH NINE OTHER REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS HAS GIVEN HER A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ESCALATING HUMANITARIAN AND SECURITY CRISIS CAUSED BY ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSINGS.
REYNOLDS WAS IN MCALLEN, TEXAS, WHEN SHE SPOKE WITH IOWA REPORTERS BY PHONE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
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THE TEN GOVERNORS ARE CALLING FOR A SURGE IN FEDERAL AGENTS ALONG THE BORDER.
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IN JULY, REYNOLDS SENT MORE THAN TWO DOZEN IOWA TROOPERS TO TEXAS AND SHE’S NOT RULING OUT ANOTHER DEPLOYMENT IF THE REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR OF TEXAS AGAIN ASKS STATES FOR ASSISTANCE AT THE BORDER.
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THE GOVERNORS ARE ALSO CALLING ON THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT WHEN MIGRANTS DETAINED AT THE BORDER ARE SENT ELSEWHERE.
REYNOLDS SAYS STATE OFFICIALS WERE NOT NOTIFIED WHEN A FLIGHT CARRYING 19 UNACCOMPANIED GIRLS LANDED AT THE DES MOINES AIRPORT LATE ONE NIGHT IN APRIL.
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THE REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE COVERED TRANSPORTATION COSTS FOR THE GROUP. THE STATE OF IOWA IS PAYING ABOUT 500 DOLLARS FOR LODGING IN TEXAS FOR REYNOLDS AND HER STAFF.
UPDATED 10/7/21 4:40PM
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IOWA GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS AND NEBRASKA’S PETE RICKETTS WERE AMONG REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS WHO VISITED THE MEXICAN BORDER IN TEXAS WEDNESDAY TO WITNESS FIRSTHAND THE IMMIGRATION CRISIS PLAYING OUT.
THE GOVERNORS ANNOUNCED A TEN POINT PLAN TO DEAL WITH THE CRISIS, INCLUDING FULLY REINSTATING THE MIGRANT PROTOCOL PROTECTIONS, FINISH SECURING THE BORDER AND ENDING CATCH AND RELEASE.
THEY ALSO CALLED FOR RESUMING THE DEPORTATION OF ALL CRIMINALS, THE DEPLOYMENT OF MORE FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND DEDICATING FEDERAL RESOURCES TO ERADICATE HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND DRUG TRAFFICKING
THE GOVERNORS FROM TEXAS, ARIZONA, MONTANA, WYOMING, GEORGIA, OHIO, AND OKLAHOMA ALSO TOOK PART IN THE TRIP.
