Ep.29: Senate File 2340 - Iowa Enforcement of Illegal Immigration

Join us for another LIVE episode of The Challenge with Jon Chapman. On today's episode, we'll be discussing a recent bill that was signed by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, Senate File 2340.

"Senate File 2340 gives Iowa law enforcement officers the ability to charge people with an aggravated misdemeanor if they have been denied admission, deported or otherwise removed from the U.S., or if they currently have an order to leave the country.

State judges courts will be allowed to order the deportation of undocumented immigrants, and state agencies and law enforcement will have the ability to transport migrants to U.S. ports of entry to ensure they exit the country, with felony charges possible for not complying with an order to leave.

Reynolds said in a statement Wednesday the law is needed due to President Joe Biden’s lack of action on illegal immigration.

“The Biden Administration has failed to enforce our nation’s immigration laws, putting the protection and safety of Iowans at risk,” Reynolds said. “Those who come into our country illegally have broken the law, yet Biden refuses to deport them. This bill gives Iowa law enforcement the power to do what he is unwilling to do: enforce immigration laws already on the books.”

Source:
https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/04/10/gov-kim-reynolds-signs-law-making-illegal-immigration-a-state-crime-in-iowa/