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Gov. Kim Reynolds Says Iowa National Guard Ready to 'Step up and Help' ICE
The Iowa National Guard will provide clerical and logistical support to federal immigration enforcement if activated, with costs covered by federal funding, officials said.
- The Iowa National Guard stands ready, Reynolds said, to assist ICE with logistics and processing at detention facilities after a call with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
- In explaining the request, Reynolds said she met with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who asked governors for help in detaining and deporting immigrants during a call on Wednesday.
- Under Title 32 status, the Iowa National Guard would operate under state control with costs covered by federal funding, but no deployment order has been received, Reynolds said.
- At a rally in Cedar Rapids, Escucha Mi Voz Iowa criticized Reynolds' support for immigration enforcement, with Alejandra Escobar saying `Using Iowa troopers against Iowa communities will not stand`.
- Across the U.S., about 1,700 National Guard troops assist ICE with clerical tasks, with five other states directed to support alien processing, Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said.
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