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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a name="_Hlk76037889"></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk76037889"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans""><img width="624" height="147" style="width:6.5in;height:1.5277in" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.png@01D76E7C.052FFCB0"></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk76037889"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans""><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk76037889"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk76037889"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">July 1, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk76037889"><b><u><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">Gov. Little details his plan to help secure U.S.-Mexico border and protect Idahoans<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk76037889"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little announced today the details of his plan to send Idaho State Police (ISP) troopers to Arizona to help secure
the United States-Mexico border and curb the flow of illegal drugs into Idaho due to failed Biden-Harris immigration policies.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk76037889"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">“The crisis at the Unites States-Mexico border and the alarming bump in illegal drug activity are direct results of failed polices of the
Biden-Harris administration that harm the people of Idaho,” Governor Little said. “Drug seizures for meth, fentanyl, and heroin have doubled since Biden took office and we’ve seen the highest number of illegal crossings this year in 21 years. Biden reversed
numerous Trump policies that kept the American people safer, and now our nation’s governors must step up to protect Americans because the Biden-Harris administration won’t. The State of Idaho proudly stands with our fellow Americans along the United States-Mexico
border.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk76037889"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans""><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk76037889"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Arizona Governor Doug Ducey
</span></span><a href="https://gov.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/74/2021/06/ducey-abbott-border.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk76037889"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">sent a letter</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk76037889"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk76037889"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">
to the nation’s governors in June pleading for extra manpower through other states’ law enforcement agencies to help secure the border. Governor Little quickly committed to supporting their efforts.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk76037889"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">Since Governor Little’s office received the letter, the Idaho Office of Emergency Management (IOEM) and ISP have been working closely with
the State of Arizona to determine how Idaho’s resources can best support the mission. The collaboration resulted in an emergency mutual aid compact (EMAC) that Idaho will fulfill to support Arizona’s efforts.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk76037889"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">Idaho will send a specialized team of five ISP troopers on a 21-day mission commencing July 6 to assist Arizona State Police with intelligence
gathering and investigative work related to drug interdiction at the border. The specialized team of ISP troopers will act as a “force multiplier” to augment Arizona’s drug interdiction team.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk76037889"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">“We did our homework and worked closely with Arizona State Police to determine the true needs and how Idaho can help in a meaningful, impactful
way without compromising public safety here at home. States frequently assist each other through the emergency response system with fires, floods, and other emergencies, and this situation is no different,” Governor Little said. “Our specialized team will
help curb the flow of illegal drug smuggling and organized crime into our country and our state, and the troopers will gain valuable hands-on training that will improve their ability to serve the people of Idaho when they return.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk76037889"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">The ISP troopers will be cross deputized with the State of Arizona and will act under the same authority given to Arizona State Troopers.
The support will cost the State of Idaho $53,391 – $16,149 in travel and other costs and $37,242 in personnel costs. The ISP leadership is ensuring the troopers’ duties at home are covered while they serve their mission.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk76037889"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">With his plan, Governor Little joins Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, and Nebraska
Governor Pete Ricketts in lending support.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk76037889"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">“Idaho will continue to evaluate our resources and the border states’ needs to determine if we can do even more to help in the fight to protect
Americans against the Biden-Harris inaction,” Governor Little said.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk76037889"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: Marissa Morrison, Press Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk76037889"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">208-943-1686 or
</span></span><a href="mailto:marissa.morrison@gov.idaho.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk76037889"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">marissa.morrison@gov.idaho.gov</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk76037889"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk76037889"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">
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