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The Department of Justice and several civil rights groups filed two lawsuits on Thursday to prevent an immigration bill from taking effect in Iowa.by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds in April, also gives law enforcement certain powers to return undocumented migrants to their country of origin.
“Iowa cannot disregard the U.S. Constitution and settled Supreme Court precedent,” Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian Boynton, the head of the DOJ’s Civil Division, said in a. “We have brought this action to ensure that Iowa adheres to the framework adopted by Congress and the Constitution for regulation of immigration.”That lawsuit was filed on behalf of the Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice and a “Jane Doe” and “Elizabeth Roe.
“Nor does the law make an exception for people who are in the process of obtaining immigration status,” the lawsuit continues.And the law provides no opportunity to raise humanitarian claims for protection from removal enshrined in federal immigration law and international conventions. People in these situations have explicit federal permission to remain in the country, yet S.F.
When Reynolds signed the bill, she criticized the Biden administration for having “failed to enforce” the United States’ “immigration laws.” “Those who come into our country illegally have broken the law, yet Biden refuses to deport them,” Reynolds said. “This bill gives Iowa law enforcement the power to do what he is unwilling to do: enforce immigration laws already on the books.”, a crime called impermissible occupation is created and applies to people who have entered the U.S. illegally and remained in the country.
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