Justice Department warns it plans to sue Iowa over new state immigration law

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Justice Department warns it plans to sue Iowa over new state immigration law
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The U.S. Department of Justice says it plans to sue Iowa over the state's new immigration law.

People march during an Iowa Movement for Migrant Justice rally and march, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Des Moines, Iowa. making it a crime for a person to be in Iowa if they've previously been denied admission to the U.S.

The DOJ informed Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and state Attorney General Brenna Bird that it intends to sue unless the state agrees by May 7 not enforce the law, according to a letter sent Thursday and first reported on by the Des Moines Register.“Iowa will not back down and stand by as our state’s safety hangs in the balance,” she said in a statement.is on hold due to the Justice Department's court challenge.

The Iowa law violates the U.S. Constitution because it “effectively creates a separate state immigration scheme,” the Justice Department said in its letter. The law, which goes into effect on July 1, would allow criminal charges to be brought against people who have outstanding deportation orders or who previously have been removed from or denied admission to the U.S. Once in custody, migrants could either agree to a judge’s order to leave the U.S. or be prosecuted.“The only reason we had to pass this law is because the Biden Administration refuses to enforce the laws already on the books," Reynolds said in a statement Friday.

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