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Iowa governor signs into law ban on ‘sanctuary cities’
Associated Press
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April 11, 2018
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law an immigration enforcement bill that bans so-called sanctuary cities.
The Republican governor signed the bill privately Tuesday. The news was tucked into a press release about 16 other bill signings.
The legislation will require law enforcement to follow requests from federal agents to hold a jailed person suspected of being in the country illegally. Local governments risk losing state funding if they don't comply with the law.
Attorneys say the provision could open the state to litigation. Community organizers argue the bill will lead to racial profiling.