Under Senate File 2340, finding someone fraudulently in Iowa after receiving a prior imprisonment or passage denial would be a status Class C or Class D criminal.
The bill did sanction Iowa judges to purchase someone to be deported or jailed before they can seek philanthropic protection, as well as state law enforcement’s ability to deport and deport illegal immigrants.
The act has received strong opposition from the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa. Mark Stringer, ACLU of Iowa Executive Director, issued the following speech:
” The Iowa Legislature has passed one of the most extraordinary, discriminatory, and illegal anti- immigrant bills in the country, which is based on a Texas rules that the courts have now blocked. If Gov. This bill, signed by Kim Reynolds, will allow authorities to detain people based on their status in terms of national immigration law and authorize Iowa judges to deport or jail people before they can apply for humanitarian safety that they deserve.
The state judges and law enforcement in Iowa who are tasked with carrying out this absurd legislation are not educated in immigration law and have no proper authority to carry out it. This regulation encourages and makes it easier to use discrimination and racial stereotyping. It undermines—not promotes—public health and the rule of law. It may use tools for law enforcement and state courts, which are already stretched. This legislation, if passed, will endanger Iowans, both people and noncitizens, and will devastate both families and communities.
The president’s section has sparked a lot of discussion about how the probable effects might be on the lives of both people and noncitizens in Iowa.
