Iowa Faces Legal Battle Over Controversial Immigration Law Implementation

Civil rights organizations argue that the law encroaches upon the sole authority of the federal government.
Iowa Faces Legal Battle Over Controversial Immigration Law Implementation
Illegal immigrants wait in a holding cell at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing center, on April 11, 2018. John Moore/Getty Images
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Civil rights organizations lodged an official complaint against Iowa state officials on May 9, seeking to halt the implementation of the state’s recently enacted immigration law, which is scheduled to take effect on July 1.

Under the new law, a foreign national who has been deported from the United States in the past is prohibited by law from entering Iowa, irrespective of their current immigration status.

Savannah Hulsey Pointer
Savannah Hulsey Pointer
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Savannah Pointer is a politics reporter for The Epoch Times. She can be reached at [email protected]
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