immigration

Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Wednesday that allows state and local police to arrest undocumented immigrants who illegally re-entered the country and authorizes state courts to deport them.

Kim Phuong Taylor faced up to five years in prison on 52 counts of voter fraud. The federal judge worried the public might see the case as politically motivated.

Over two hundred immigrants who each have their unique journey to settling in all 50 United States are featured in the book Finding American.

The Iowa House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that would allow state officials to arrest certain undocumented immigrants and order them to leave the country, sending it to Gov. Kim Reynolds for her signature.

Iowa businesses would be required to use the federal E-Verify system to ensure their employees are authorized to work in the United States under a bill passed Wednesday by Republicans in the Iowa Senate.

Saturday is the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Since then, nearly 500,000 Ukrainian refugees have come to the U.S., and one woman has helped bring dozens of them to a northwest Iowa county.

As wars rage from Ukraine to Gaza, the number of displaced people is at a record high, the UN estimates. What is Iowa doing to help refugees?

Anna Barker discusses her classics reading series and Maggie Reyes of Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Inc. shares how she is working to help her community.

This week Iowa lawmakers face their first deadline to keep bills alive this legislative session.

A report by the ACLU of Nebraska found the federal immigration court in Omaha regularly compromises immigrants' legal rights.