Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday that 20 members of the Iowa National Guard will provide U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in the state with administrative and logistical support after receiving a request from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said the Iowa National Guard stands ready to coordinate with the federal government to potentially assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with administrative and clerical duties related to the detention and deportation of migrants in their custody, though specifics are still pending.
The Iowa National Guard is holding 24 community-based send-off ceremonies this week in honor of about 1,800 Iowa soldiers deploying to the Middle East.
Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst will host a town hall meeting Friday in Butler County, according to a news release posted on her office website this week. The town hall meeting, which is open to the public, is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. Friday at Aplington-Parkersburg High School in Parkersburg.
A new runway for refueling tankers is also being planned.
Iowa National Guard Adjutant General Steve Osborn has asked state lawmakers to exempt 17- and 18-year-old Guard members from being marked absent while performing guard duties
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During the ‘boss lift,’ employers toured the Iowa National Guard’s annual training exercise on a 53,000-acre facility in Northern Minnesota
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and state agency leaders provided updates on government efforts to assist Iowans whose homes have been damaged by or last to natural disasters over the past few months.
The program provides annual scholarships to Iowa National Guard members who attend eligible Iowa colleges and universities
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said she approved the assistance to Texas law enforcement officials to protect Iowans from the effects of illegal immigration.
Since 2020, Iowa has seen a 500 percent increase in the amount of fentanyl seized, a 100 percent increase in meth seized and a 35 percent increase in drug-related deaths. Much of it traced back to Mexican drug cartels, the governor says.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds deployed more than 100 Iowa National Guard soldiers to Texas on Wednesday to assist at the U.S.-Mexico border for the next month.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday that she plans to send about 100 Iowa National Guard soldiers and 30 law enforcement officers to Texas to assist with border security between the United States and Mexico.
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