Iowa City is gathering community input on how to spend $18.3 million from the American Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9 trillion federal relief package. One option is direct payments to undocumented workers, who were not eligible for other relief aid.
The captain who led 27 Iowa State Patrol troopers working border security duties for two weeks in Texas said Wednesday they accomplished their mission of disrupting criminal activity that included smuggling humans, drugs and firearms.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds held a press conference at 10 a.m. Wednesday to discuss Iowa State Patrol trooper deployment at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Democratic lawmakers question the cost, ‘use of state resources’
They were legally brought to the country as children. Under current law, they’re forced to leave when they age out of the system.
“Officer safety” is cited for not providing details to the public -- including how many troopers are going.
Iowa City Catholic Worker House has helped 10 refugee families settle this year in the United States.
“Even if I identify myself as an Iowan, I lack the sense of permanence and security” because she was 4-months-old when her parents brought her from India to Iowa City so they could attend the UI, Pareen Mhatre told members of Congress Thursday.
“(Vice President Kamala) Harris was named the border czar almost 100 days ago, and it’s taken her that long to get to the southern border,” Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson told reporters.
Iowa governor said she took the action in response to requests from Republican Govs. Greg Abbott of Texas and Doug Ducey of Arizona under the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.
Zalmay Niazy served an interpreter for U.S. troops in his native Afghanistan -- and repeated attacks and threats.
Plane arrived although Reynolds had rejected a Biden administration plea to take refugee children
The Fact Checker is checking whether it’s true President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have not visited the U.S. border region since Biden came into office Jan. 20. That’s what Hinson said in May 10 fundraising video.
For Iowa to meet our workforce needs, we must attract more people to our region
© 2025 The Gazette | All Rights Reserved.
Daily Newsletters