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IOWA (Iowa Media Wire) — A federal appeals court upheld an A-Lower court ruling to place a preliminary injunction on an Iowa immigration law.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit said in its opinion that the injunction will remain on a law that makes illegal reentry a crime in Iowa.
The case is being returned to the district court to evaluate some legal questions, along with who is enjoined from enforcing that law.
The preliminary injunction was placed on Iowa Senate File 2340 in June 2024. The law is similar to the one that Texas adopted, which has also been blocked by the courts.
ACLU of Iowa reacted to this news. “In a sweeping victory for immigrant communities and the rule of law, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit today upheld an injunction blocking Iowa’s SF 2340,” ACLU of Iowa said. “This law, Iowa’s worst-ever on immigration, would have made it a crime for certain immigrants to live in Iowa, even if they are now authorized to be in the United States.”
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