What's different a year after the wildfires? | SaltWire #novascotia #firefighting #wildfires #news - Civil rights groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block an Iowa law authorizing the arrest and prosecution of people who have returned to the U.S. after being deported, as a growing number of Republican-led states consider similar proposals.
Iowa's law makes"illegal reentry" into the state a crime punishable by up to two years in prison and authorizes state judges to order that individuals return to their home countries after serving sentences. "There are lots of good reasons — related to foreign relations, national security, humanitarian interests, and our constitutional system — why the federal government enforces our immigration law, instead of all 50 states going out and doing their own thing," said Rita Bettis Austen, legal director of the ACLU's Iowa chapter.
“Since President Biden refuses to enforce our nation’s immigration laws – threatening the safety of our citizens – Iowa will step in," Reynolds said.