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Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds made an announcement on Wednesday that members of the state’s National Guard are prepared to work alongside ICE, following a mutual aid authorization from the Pentagon as reported by the Quad City Times.
Reynolds, a member of the Republican party, stated that while no mission directive has been received from Arlington, the Iowa National Guard is ready to deploy members to assist in clerical and administrative functions.
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
During an appearance in Cedar Rapids, Reynolds informed reporters that she was one of several governors who participated in a recent call with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The call discussed the possibility of state militias assisting with detention and deportation operations, according to the Des Moines Register.
“What we really looked at was logistics and processing is probably the way that we would look to help from a state perspective,” Reynolds said, as reported by the paper.
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Reynolds also mentioned that details regarding the number of servicemembers and states potentially involved are still being determined.
“We have said that we would step up and help and nothing has been finalized yet. But we’re … looking into helping in some ways that we can,” she said in comments aired on KCCI.
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Escucha Mi Voz, a faith-based, immigrant-led community organization, expressed concerns to the network, stating that any deployment of the National Guard against the immigrant community is “morally indefensible and risks widespread violations of civil liberties and constitutional rights.”
The National Guards of five other states – Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Georgia and Florida – also received directives to assist ICE in “alien processing,” as per a memo obtained by The New York Times.
