Iowa Defiant as DOJ Threatens Lawsuit to Block Illegal Immigrant Law: ‘Will Not Back Down’

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has vowed to enforce a law criminalizing illegal immigrants who have been denied entry into the United States after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) threatened a lawsuit to block it. Setting the stage for a potential legal battle, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird separately stated that the Hawkeye State would not “back down” in the face of what she deemed a threat. Under the new law, authorities will have the power to arrest any individual in the state if the person has outstanding deportation orders, was previously removed from the United States, or was previously denied admission to Iowa....