Immigration groups file lawsuit saying Iowa ‘scheme’ circumvents federal law
DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Television Iowa Capitol Bureau) - Iowa immigration groups filed a lawsuit Thursday in federal court over a new state law passed this legislative session.
Last month, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed SF2340 into law, which mirrorred part of a Texas immigration law that was blocked by the courts.
The DOJ subsequently notified Reynolds and state Attorney General Brenna Bird that it intended to sue unless the state agreed by Tuesday, May 7, not to enforce the law.
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, at the Iowa GOP State Convention on Saturday
The lawsuit filed Thursday alleges the state is attempting to circumvent federal immigration law and set up its own state level “scheme.”
The suit specifically names Bird, Polk County Attorney Kimberly Graham, and Clayton County Attorney Zach Herrman.
The lawsuit is also filed on behalf of two anonymous clients, including an 18-year-old from Honduras who was brought to the U.S. by her mother
she was 14 after her father was murdered and her sister was kidnapped.