Attorney General Brenna Bird has filed a lawsuit against a northeast Iowa lawman she calls a “sanctuary sheriff.” Bird is accusing Winneshiek County Sheriff Dan Marx of discouraging law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration authorities. In...
Attorney General Brenna Bird says a northeast Iowa sheriff violated state law by saying in a Facebook post that his office would not cooperate with detainer requests from federal immigration officials. On February 4, Winneshiek County Sheriff Dan Marx, a Republican,...
The Honduran man charged with killing an Iowa woman in 2016 is back in the United States, where he will stand trial for Sarah Root’s death. Iowa Senator Joni Ernst was at the Omaha airport when Eswin Mejia arrived late this afternoon. “He will now face...
The Iowa House has passed a bill supporters say could make it easier to prosecute human traffickers and another that would make human smuggling a state crime. Legislators cited a lawsuit recently filed by six Guatemalans who say they were recruited to work at an egg...
A bill that would have required local police to partner with federal immigration enforcement activities has been tabled and likely won’t be revived during the 2025 legislative session. Iowa House Judiciary Committee Chair Steven Holt of Denison says he decided...
