Immigration
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New refugee story project aims to bring Iowa’s overlooked immigrant communities into focus
Common Thread Iowa will cover the state’s refugee and immigrant communities — populations its founders say are bigger, and more overlooked, than most Iowans realize.
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‘Really shocking:’ ICE detained 1,779 Iowans since 2025
Nearly 1,800 Iowans were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since 2025, with nearly 90% of them deported, according to a new report from a statewide immigrant advocacy group.
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ICE, flush with new cash, increasing raids in Iowa
ICE raids have increased in Iowa in recent weeks, including at workplaces. Here’s what you need to know.
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Iowa asylum seeker from Bolivia to be deported to war-torn Congo
A federal judge has cleared the way for ICE officials to deport a Bolivian asylum-seeker from Iowa to the Democratic Republic of Congo, a war-torn country he’s never been to.
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Iowa residents asks courts to intervene after Trump administration cancels citizenship ceremony
A 26-year Iowa City resident was approved for US citizenship. Then the Trump Administration canceled his citizenship ceremony at the last minute. Dr. Sunday Goshit came to Iowa City from Nigeria in 2000 on a student visa with a specific plan: earn a PhD in geography and go home. But over the next quarter century,…
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Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says
Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judge’s warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press.
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An immigration success story in the heartland
As ICE raids terrorize communities large and small, Americans should take a lesson from this Iowa town: We’re stronger when everyone is free to participate and contribute.
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Hundreds gather for ‘protective accompaniment’ event outside Cedar Rapids ICE office
More than 200 people rallied at Escucha Mi Voz Iowa’s “protective accompaniment” event on Wednesday to support families and individuals during their routine immigration check-ins at Cedar Rapids ICE Field Office.
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AG Bird drops suit to defund Winneshiek Sheriff
The Iowa Attorney General is dropping her lawsuit against the Winneshiek County Sheriff over a social media post. Bird says the county is in “full compliance,” though she never got the apology she attempted to compel from the sheriff. Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird quietly dismissed her high-profile lawsuit against Winneshiek County Sheriff Dan Marx.…
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Pascual Pedro-Pedro not the only one: Immigration arrests, deportations triple in Iowa
Immigration arrests and deportations in Iowa have tripled. You think Iowa is hollowing out now? It’s about to get worse.
