Unaccompanied migrant children were transported to Iowa and Tennessee this spring without any notice from federal agencies, Gov. Kim Reynolds said Thursday in a call for transparency.Reynolds and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee also claim that federal officials initially denied their involvement. Why it matters: Now the two Republican governors — who both denied the Biden administration's requests to house migrant children in their states — are calling on Congress to investigate the incidents.Stay on to
Iowa governor questions migrant flights into Des Moines
DAVID PITT, Associated Press
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FILE - In this March 17, 2021 file photo, Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during a news conference, in Johnston, a suburb of Des Moines, Iowa. Iowa s Democratic auditor accused the state s Republican governor of violating a 2018 state law that prohibits statewide elected officials from using public funds for self promotion. Auditor Rob Sand argued Thursday, June 3 that Reynolds broke the law by making ads promoting coronavirus public safety measures. (Olivia Sun/The Des Moines Register via AP, File)Olivia Sun/AP
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds complained in a letter sent Thursday that the federal government didn t notify her before flying migrant children into the Des Moines airport in April, then shuttling them to other cities as part of an effort to join them with relatives.