JURIST
MARCH 20, 2024
Iowa lawmakers passed a bill on Tuesday that would make it a crime to enter the state after being deported or denied entry into the US. Under the bill, Senate File 2340, if someone was previously deported from or denied entry into the US, entering Iowa would be considered a misdemeanor offense. … It’s a gotcha bill.
JURIST
MAY 9, 2024
Civil rights groups filed a complaint on Thursday against Iowa state officials to stop the state’s recently enacted immigration law from going into effect on July 1. The law makes it a crime for a foreign national to enter Iowa after having been deported from the US in the past, regardless of current immigration status.
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JURIST
APRIL 19, 2024
” The Oklahoma bill largely mimics a similar immigration bill from the Texas Legislature, which was signed into law in December 2023 and has since been embroiled in legal challenges. Iowa also passed a similar law in March.
JURIST
MARCH 27, 2024
The law would also empower state magistrates to issue removal orders to individuals found to be in breach of immigration policy. Historically, immigration policy has been the prerogative of the federal government. 4 is unconstitutional in every one of its potential applications. Plaintiffs likely cannot make that showing.
The Crime Report
JULY 13, 2021
Iowa will cover the cost of sending troopers to Texas to fight crime along the border, reports the Associated Press. After announcing she would join other Republican governors in sending troopers to the border on June 24, Reynolds argued Texas would reimburse Iowa for the expenses. They will stay for 16 days.
The Crime Report
MAY 17, 2021
Legal experts say ensuring a fair trial for Cristhian Bahena Rivera, the Mexican national charged with first-degree murder in the 2018 slaying of 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts, will be difficult given anti-immigrant rhetoric spewed by former President Donald Trump and local anxieties about random violence against women, reports the Associated Press.
JonathanTurley
JANUARY 16, 2024
In an early glimpse of what to expect from coverage of this election, MSNBC and CNN hosts went into full rage mode with the Iowa caucus results. MSNBC host Joy Reid led this effort by declaring that “White Christians” are racists who want minorities to “bow down” to them. It is Christian nationalism.
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