Governor Jim Pillen and 25 other U-S governors have sent a letter calling for President Biden to address the crisis at the southern border and provide states with accurate information on border crossings.
“Every state is a border state, and this crisis transcends partisan politics,” Pillen says. “President Biden and the federal government have turned a blind eye to the surge of crossings of illegal drugs, weapons, and human trafficking happening at our border.”
The joint letter requests the Biden administration to provide detailed information immediately on where migrants admitted at the southern border are being relocated in the United States, comprehensive data on asylum claim timeliness and qualifications rates and successful deportations.
Texas Governor Abbott requested assistance from states to secure the border back in May. Governor Pillen sent Nebraska State Patrol drone operators in May and soldiers with the Nebraska National Guard in August to support Operation Lone Star.
You can read the entire letter here Joint Governors Letter to President Biden on the Impact of the Border Crisis 9-19-23.pdf