Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds Approves Law Allowing Police to Arrest Certain Migrants

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a law allowing state authorities to arrest migrants previously denied entry or deported from the US, citing the Biden administration's failure to enforce immigration laws. The law makes it a misdemeanor offense for migrants to be in Iowa with outstanding deportation orders, and a felony offense if related to certain criminal convictions. The ACLU of Iowa criticized the law as extreme and unconstitutional, while the Justice Department has similarly challenged a similar Texas law, arguing that federal government has sole authority to enforce immigration laws.