Questions remain in Iowa State Patrol deployment to southern border For the safety of the troopers assigned to the U.S.-Mexico border, ISP is withholding details of the mission. Author: Jon Diaz (WOI) Updated: 10:44 PM CDT July 7, 2021 WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — It has been two weeks since Gov. Kim Reynolds agreed to send troopers with the Iowa State Patrol to help Texas law enforcement with border security efforts. But there are still some lingering questions about the agreement, like when the two-week assignment starts and who's paying for the deployment. This year has brought the highest levels of border crossings in some 20 years, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.