US EditionJustice Department warns it plans to sue Iowa over new state immigration law
- The U.S. Department of Justice is threatening to sue the state of Iowa.
- The DOJ says the immigration law Reynolds signed, criminalizing illegal reentry, is unconstitutional.
- The law creates a separate state immigration scheme, intruding into a field already occupied by the federal government, according to DOJ officials.
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Iowa promoted an anti-immigrant law that prohibits undocumented immigrants from staying in the state if they were previously denied entry to the United States. However, the Department of Justice could sue the state if it enforces the legislation. Bill SF 2340 criminalizes the presence in Iowa of undocumented immigrants who have been previously expelled or are under active deportation orders in the country. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds said the law…
Iowa will face lawsuit if it acts on immigration law, DOJ warns
The Department of Justice (DOJ) warned Iowa on Friday that the state will face a lawsuit if it implements an immigration law that forbids people from being in the state if they were previously denied entry into the United States. The DOJ informed Iowa’s top state officials, Gov. Kim Reynolds and the state Attorney General…
DOJ warns Iowa that it would be sued if it enforces new immigration law
If arrested and convicted under the new law, a judge can have the individual deported back to their home country. But if the person is not deported, they could be sentenced to two years in prison if its classified as a misdemeanor, or up to 10 years if its a felony and they have been arrested before.
Justice Department warns it plans to sue Iowa over new state immigration law
The U.S. Department of Justice says it plans to sue Iowa over the state's new immigration law. The statute makes it a crime for a person to be in the state if they've previously been denied admission to the U.S. Justice Department officials say that interferes with federal immigration law. According to a letter sent Thursday, the federal agency is warning Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds that it intends to bring a lawsuit, just as it did in Texas, where t…
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