Untested Waters: Iowa's Controversial State Immigration Enforcement Laws
Part 2, A Critical Analysis of the new proposed State Law HSB 187 introduced just yesterday, and the Potential Impact on Community, Trust and Governance.
Update 1: Part 1 of the series is available below,
Untested Waters: Iowa's Controversial Immigration Enforcement Laws
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UPDATE 1: Iowa Code Chapter 27A has a requirement for the Office of Attorney General to maintain an online searchable database listing local entities that have had a final judicial determination against them for violating section 27A.9.
Part 2 - Present State Legislative Action, Iowa HSB 187
In April 2024, Governor Kim Reynolds signed SF 2340, a highly contentious bill that seeks to criminalize individuals unlawfully present in the state on a federal basis. This legislation, was set to take effect on July 1st, 2024, but has been halted …
