Republican Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is expected to sign a measure into law similar to the Texas immigration law that is currently stuck in a court battle with the Biden administration.
On Tuesday, Iowa’s Republican-led state House passed Senate File 2340, a measure that would allow state law enforcement to arrest illegal immigrants in the state who have previously been deported or denied entry into the U.S., the Des Moines Register reported. Every Republican but one voted in favor of the legislation while three Democrats also voted to pass the bill, making the final tally 64-30.
Senate File 2340 was previously passed by the state Senate, so the bill now heads to the governor’s desk. Reynolds said in a statement on Tuesday that she will sign the bill into law, meaning it will take effect on July 1.
“President Biden and his Administration have failed to enforce our immigration…
