Articles Tagged: Immigration

The groups intend to ask a federal court for a preliminary injunction to block the law from being enforced and taking effect July 1.

Plus, a look at 2024 Republican Party of Iowa state convention

A top U.S. Department of Justice official says the department will sue to block a new Iowa immigration law criminalizing “illegal reentry.”

Members of Iowa's Latino community, immigrant workers, advocates and allies marched and held candlelight vigils Thursday evening in Iowa City, Davenport, Waterloo and Des Moines in protest over a new law making illegal immigration a state crime.

House Speaker says statehouse Republicans forced to ‘do something’ because of inaction by federal government

Also, Iowa police chiefs raise concerns over new illegal immigration law

Opponents to the new law signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds organize protests and consider a court fight.

A bill in Iowa that would allow the state to arrest and deport some migrants is stoking anxiety among immigrant communities, leaving some to wonder: “Should I leave Iowa?”

Iowa law enforcement officials will be allowed to arrest and order the removal of an immigrant who entered the U.S. illegally under a bill House lawmakers sent to Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday.

Recap of news from across the state

The second legislative deadline of the 2024 session took out a number of bills of significant potential impact

Republican leaders in the Iowa House and Senate were unable to find agreement on their separate immigration policy proposals

Despite advancing the bill to the full committee, Republican senators on the subcommittee said they were uncomfortable with its vague language.

Iowa Business Council’s annual Competitive Dashboard reports labor force, education, health insurance ‘overperforming’,’ with diversity, obesity percentage and number of mental health providers ‘underperforming.’

The bill also creates a new state crime of human smuggling for undocumented immigrants.