05 Nov 2021

Nearly Forty Iowa Organizations and Leaders Call for A Pathway to Citizenship in Build Back Better Bill

By Erica Johnson

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 5, 2021) — As negotiations continue on which provisions will be included in the Build Back Better Act, Iowans are calling on Congresswoman Cindy Axne and Iowa’s members of Congress to include a pathway to citizenship. Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice (Iowa MMJ), an Iowa-based immigrants’-rights organization and 35 other

05 Feb 2021

Iowa Dreamers and Advocates Respond to Reintroduction of DREAM Act

By Erica Johnson

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 5, 2021) — Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) re-introduced the Dream Act. The bill provides a roadmap to citizenship for nearly 2 million people, including current Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients and those eligible to apply for DACA.

11 Apr 2019

Immigration Bill at Iowa Statehouse

By Erica Johnson

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 11, 2019) — Wednesday morning at the state capitol, a broad coalition including workers, elected officials, business, faith, law-enforcement, civil-rights, and community-groups gathered to tell Congress: “Time to do the right thing.”

House Resolution 18, introduced recently at the Iowa Statehouse, urges Congress to take steps to update the country’s immigration laws by supporting the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (HR6).

19 Feb 2018

Patterns & Statistics of ICE Persecution of Iowa Families - Year-end report of Iowa ICE Rapid Response Network

By Erica Johnson

In order to address reports and fear of escalating persecution of immigrant families across the country, a group of volunteers known as La Resistencia created a hotline for reporting activity of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This statewide hotline, a tool for Iowa immigrant families and allies to use to respond to needs created by ICE persecution, was created in February of 2017.

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