Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday announced she would send 275 National Guard troops to the southern border, becoming the latest Republican governor to send troops to the region.
“Every state has become a border state under current policy, and Alabama remains committed to being part of the mission to protect our southern border,” the governor said in a statement. “The Alabama National Guard is always ready to protect our citizens, and I thank our 275 troops, as well as their families, for their important service to our country.”
The announcement came after Ivey and 24 other governors urged Biden in a letter to provide “honest, accurate, detailed information” about the ongoing immigration crisis.
“As a result of your policies that incentivize illegal immigration, our state bears the brunt of both a years-long surge in illegal border crossings and cartel-coordinated drug and human trafficking,” the 25th governor, led by Montana Gov. Gianforte, said in a Sept. 9 letter to Biden.
The letter further states that: “The state is on the front lines, working around the clock to respond to the effects of this crisis: full shelters, empty food pantries, strained law enforcement, and exhausted aid workers.”
In 2018, Ivey, a Republican, sent a small number of National Guard troops to the border to support the Texas National Guard and border officials.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday announced she would send 275 National Guard troops to the southern border, becoming the latest Republican governor to send troops to the region.AP The announcement came after Ivey and 24 other governors urged Biden in a letter to provide “honest, accurate , detailed information” about the ongoing migrant crisis. NYPJ Texas National Guard speaks with a Venezuelan migrant after he crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico into the US on September 27.Getty Images
In 2022, he joined the American Governor’s Border Strike Force, which consists of 26 states with the goal of coordinating efforts to prevent illegal immigration at the southern border.
In June, the governors of Virginia, West Virginia and South Carolina announced they were sending troops to the border.
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