Idaho Governor heads to Texas in support of a secure border

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) —Governor Brad Little (R-Idaho) joined Texas Governor Greg Abbott and governors from 13 other states at the Texas border.

Governor Little recently announced Idaho will once again be sending support to Texas to help protect the southern border.

He tasked Idaho State Troopers with learning more about human trafficking and to bring that knowledge back to Idaho. Before, Troopers learned firsthand how to combat the deadly flow of fentanyl into our country and state.

The governors were given a briefing on the operation lone star mission to secure the border. After they held a joint press conference to discuss the support each is giving Texas and the reason it’s so important.

Gregg Abbott (R) Texas Governor said, “We’re here to send a loud and clear message that we are banding together to fight to ensure that we will be able to maintain the constitutional guarantee that states will be able to defend against any type of imminent danger or an invasion. There’s extraordinary danger imminent danger crossing our border all the time.”

Governor Abbott discussed that Texas has apprehended known gang members from Mexico as well as individuals on the terrorist watch list from other countries.

Since Texas stepped up to protect the border, they have reduced crossings into Texas but that isn’t the case for other border states.

“Texas is the only state that’s putting up any resistance. Despite the fact that Texas represents more than 60 percent of the land miles of the border the overwhelming majority of people crossing the border are crossing in Arizona and California. Two states that are putting up no resistance to illegal immigration,” says Governor Abbott.

He called on President Joe Biden to once again close the border and if he doesn’t Texas will continue to defend itself.

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