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Reynolds to send Iowa National Guard, Iowa State Patrol to southern border

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced 109 soldiers from the Iowa National Guard will deploy to Texas to help secure the U.S. Southern Border, followed by a a deployment of Iowa State Patrol troopers.

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August 2, 2023
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Reynolds Announces State Troopers Completed Deployment at Southern Border

Iowa State Patrol officers deployed to the Southern Border at the request of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
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DES MOINES, Iowa – Gov. Kim Reynolds announced that 109 soldiers from the Iowa National Guard will deploy to Texas in support of Operation Lone Star to help secure the U.S. Southern Border following the end of Title 42. The Reynolds administration said they would pay for it using federal funding allocated to the state from the American Rescue Plan Act that gave states flexibility in how funding can be used provided it supports the provision of government services.

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The deployment begins on Wednesday and will last until Sept. 1, 2023, with the mission of deterring illegal border crossings and preventing the trafficking of illegal substances by cartels through Texas. This is the Iowa National Guard’s third deployment to the U.S. southern border since 2020, but the first pursuant to a state mission. 

Following the deployment of Iowa National Guard soldiers, the Iowa Department of Public Safety (DPS) will deploy Iowa State Patrol officers on August 31, 2023, to support Texas State Troopers with criminal interdiction, crime prevention, traffic enforcement, and law enforcement assistance. An investigative team will also support Texas investigations of narcotics, weapons, and human trafficking. The Iowa DPS deployment will end on October 2, 2023.  

“On his first day in office, President Biden reversed commonsense policies that protected the U.S. Southern border and American citizens. Since that time, our country has experienced a historic rise in illegal immigrants and illicit drugs entering our country. Two years later, every state is a border state, and Iowa’s unique location at the intersection of two major interstates makes it a target for human traffickers and drug cartels,” Reynolds said in a released statement.

“The Biden Administration has failed to respond to the crisis at the border and, in doing so, has failed the American people – Iowans included. They have created one of the most significant national security and humanitarian crises of our generation and are blatantly ignoring the impact it’s having on our states, cities, and our people,” she added.

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Reynolds said Texas asked other states to help with the influx of migrants at the southern border caused by what she says the Biden Administration refuses to invest in border security.

“Iowa is ready and willing to assist,” she said adding that deploying to support Operation Lone Star protects the citizens and interests of Iowa.

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