Standing near the southern border in Arizona, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird joined other Republican attorneys general who thanked President Donald Trump for his early second-term crackdown on illegal immigration, driven in part by state and local law enforcement playing a stronger role. Bird, a Republican, joined other GOP attorneys general May 21 to applaud the Trump administration's efforts to empower state and local law enforcement officials to enforce federal immigration law and reverse Biden-era policies. For more on this story tap the link in our bio. #BrennaBird #Iowapolitics #arizona #border #republican #trump #Election2026