THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - State Seeks Supreme Court Backing to Enforce Law Criminalizing Illegal Immigration.
Iowa is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court's decision blocking a state law targeting repeat illegal immigration offenders.
Iowa is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court’s decision blocking its state law targeting repeat illegal immigration offenders. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Iowa has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a ruling blocking a state law that makes certain illegal immigration offenses a crime under state law. Senate File 2340, passed in April 2024, applies to people who have previously been deported or denied entry into the United States. DETAIL: The law was quickly challenged by pro-illegal immigrant advocacy groups, and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court injunction preventing its enforcement in October 2025. Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird subsequently sought review by the full appeals court,…Open