Iowa, Trump administration and Immigration

Justice Department Moves to Dismiss Challenge to Iowa Immigration Law
The law remains blocked for now. It was not immediately clear whether the dismissal request signaled a broader shift on state-level immigration enforcement.
Trump administration drops lawsuit challenging Iowa's 'illegal reentry' immigration law
The U.S. Department of Justice filed Friday to dismiss its lawsuit opposing a controversial Iowa law empowering local officials to arrest and deport undocumented migrants. Iowa lawmakers passed the law last year criminalizing "illegal reentry,
Trump administration moves to dismiss lawsuits against Iowa and Oklahoma over immigration laws
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday moved to dismiss lawsuits against Iowa and Oklahoma brought by the Biden administration’s Department of Justice, which challenged the states’ immigration laws making it a crime for someone to be in the state if they are in the U.S. illegally.
Iowa AG responds to Trump admin. dropping Biden’s lawsuit against Iowa immigration law
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird released a statement Friday following the announcement that the Trump administration would be dropping a Biden lawsuit against Iowa’s immigration enforcement law.
Trump Justice Department ends challenge to Oklahoma law on illegal immigration
The law faced immediate legal challenges, and some law enforcement agencies, including the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office, criticized it.
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Trump enacts a 1790s law to target 'alien enemies' for detention and deportation
In a presidential action Saturday, Trump invoked the wartime authority Alien Enemies Act, targeting members of the Venezuelan ...
Iowa bill would charge police with felony for failing to comply with state immigration laws
The proposed legislation comes after an Iowa sheriff said he wouldn't comply with ICE requests to hold suspected undocumented ...