24 GOP governors support Abbott's plea to help patrol border

EL PASO, Texas (NewsNation) — Republican governors in 24 states, led by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, have thrown support behind Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's call for help in securing its border with Mexico.

“The federal government’s response handling the expiration of Title 42 has represented a complete failure of the Biden Administration,” the governors said in a joint statement, referring to the end of the pandemic-era health policy, which expired at midnight on May 11.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Idaho Gov. Brad Little are among the governors heeding Abbott's call.

On Tuesday, the Texas governor urged his counterparts across the nation to step up to help his administration amid what he called "the federal government's absence."

In a letter to 49 governors, Abbott wrote, "The flood of illegal border activity invite...