Iowa enacts law allowing police to arrest, deport some illegal immigrants

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds (R) signed a bill into law on Wednesday that would allow state police to certain illegal immigrants. The law, which goes into effect July 1, will make it an aggravated misdemeanor to be in Iowa if the individual has an outstanding deportation order or was previously removed from the country or prohibited from entering the country. Individuals charged with the offense could face up to two years in prison. The charges are bumped up to a felony offense if the individual’s former deportation order was related...