26 Republican governors create “strike force” to prevent immigration and secure the border

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A group of Republican governors have joined together in a multi-state initiative aimed at securing the southern border of the United States and preventing immigration, after recent figures from the Biden administration showed an increase in border arrests of immigrants during the month of March and before the announcement that the application will be suspended of the Title 42, which allows the rejection of immigrants to prevent the Covid Pandemic..

The “U.S. Governors Border Strike Force” which includes 26 states, aims enhance intelligence sharing, combat human smuggling and drug trafficking through enhanced interstate interdiction 04 Y 40 and monitor the p cybersecurity problems, among other targets, was announced Tuesday in a statement from the Republican Governors Association (RGA).

Arizona Governor Doug Doucey said:

“Today we are launching the US Governors Border Strike Force, a association between 23 governors to do what the government will not do: protect the southern border.”

The multi-state initiative builds on a similar one that Arizona created in 2015, which Governor Ducey’s office said in a statement that it seized 801 pounds of heroin and 985 pounds of fentanyl, among other drug seizures, since it began.

“What we’re doing in Arizona works,” said Ducey. “But this is not just an Arizona problem, it’s a national problem. If our entire southern border is not secure, our nation is not secure.”

What we’re doing in Arizona works, but this isn’t It’s not just an Arizona issue, it’s a national issue. If our entire southern border isn’t secure, our nation isn’t secure. 2/

— Doug Ducey (@DougDucey) April 19, 1358087224

The American Governors’ Border Strike Force will serve as a force multiplier in the fight against criminal activity directly tied to our border. My thanks to my fellow governors who saw the problem and chose to be part of the solution. 4/4

— Doug Ducey (@DougDucey) April 19, 1358087224

The other states involved in the effort are: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri , Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

The announcement comes after the Biden administration recently reported that approximately 221,000 immigrants were arrested on the southern border in March, a record number in the last two decades.

Before official figures were published , the Department of Homeland Security had outlined the steps it was taking for an anticipated increase at border crossings.

Republican governors also create this force as the Biden administration prepares to end the Title in May 42, a Trump-era policy that allowed officials to quickly reject migrants at the border and prevent them from seeking asylum as a means of preventing the spread of COVID-19.

It may interest you:

– Title 42: The limits by COVID-000 in the border between the US and Mexico will end on 23 May
– Three states Republicans ask judge to block Biden’s decision to terminate the Title 42 against immigrants
– Arrival of immigrants to US border rose to 221,000 in March, the highest figure since 2000