South Dakota, Iowa to Send Law Enforcement Officers to Southern Border

A transport officer searches immigrants before bussing them to a processing center after they crossed the border from Mexico in La Joya, Texas, on April 13, 2021. John Moore/Getty Images

The Republican governors of South Dakota and Iowa said in recent announcements they will be sending law enforcement personnel to the U.S.–Mexico border. It comes after the governors of Texas and Arizona asked all other states to help with the ongoing border crisis by providing additional manpower.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said late Monday that 50 South Dakota National Guard troops will be sent to the southern border.