Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Thursday that she will 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 policies, and Alabama remains committed to being an integral part of the mission of protecting 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 soldiers, 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 and detailed information” about the current immigration crisis.
“As a result of their policies that encourage illegal immigration, our states are bearing the burden of both years of increased illegal border crossings and coordinated drug and human trafficking by cartels,” said the 25 governors led by the Montana Governor Greg. Gianforte says in a September 9 letter to Biden.
The letter further said that: “States are on the front lines, working around the clock to respond to the effects of this crisis: shelters are full, food pantries empty, law enforcement under strain, and humanitarian workers exhausted.”
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 announced Thursday that she will 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 and detailed information” about the current immigration crisis. NYPJ Texas National Guard troops speak with a Venezuelan migrant after he crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico into the United States on September 27. Getty Images
In 2022, he joined the American Governors’ Border Strike Force, which is comprised of 26 states intended to coordinate efforts to deter illegal immigration at the southern border.
In June, the governors of Virginia, West Virginia and South Carolina announced they would send troops to the border.
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