WATCH: ICE imposters in Iowa

By Iowa Production Staff, Zachary Oren Smith

February 12, 2026

Someone in Iowa decorated their car to look like immigration enforcement. It’s illegal. And ICE and Border Patrol agents’ own tactics are making it impossible to tell the difference.

Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice’s ICE reporting hotline is 515-505-8805.

Iowa Production Staff,

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Zachary Oren Smith

Zachary Oren Smith is your friendly neighborhood reporter. He leads Starting Line’s political coverage where he investigates corruption, housing affordability and the future of work. For nearly a decade, he’s written award-winning stories for Iowa Public Radio, The Des Moines Register and Iowa City Press-Citizen. Send your tips on hard news and good food to [email protected].

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