Posted on 05/04/2024 8:35:47 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
On Thursday, a "top official" at the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) wrote to Iowa's Governor Kim Reynolds and Iowa's Attorney General Brenna Bird threatening the state with legal action over Iowa's new law dealing with illegal immigration. Iowa's response has been, in effect, to tell the DOJ that they will not comply.
The U.S. Department of Justice will sue Iowa to block a new immigration law criminalizing "illegal reentry" if it remains in effect, a top DOJ official wrote to Gov. Kim Reynolds and Attorney General Brenna Bird Thursday.
In a letter obtained by the Des Moines Register, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian Boynton wrote that the department "intends to bring a lawsuit to enforce the supremacy of federal law and to enjoin" the new immigration law passed as Senate File 2340.
"SF 2340 is preempted by federal law and violates the United States Constitution," Boynton wrote.
He gave the state a deadline of May 7 to suspend enforcement of the law before the DOJ takes action.
The Republican governor laid out the reasons Iowa passed the law, and stated that the state will continue to enforce it:
Reynolds retorted that Iowa needed the law because of the Biden administration's poor record on immigration.
"The only reason we had to pass this law is because the Biden administration refuses to enforce the laws already on the books," Reynolds said in a statement provided to the Register. "I have a duty to protect the citizens of Iowa. Unlike the federal government, we will respect the rule of law and enforce it."
Iowa's Attorney General, also a Republican, responded quickly and emphatically:
The attorney general said in a statement that "Iowa will not back down."
"Not only has Biden refused to enforce federal immigration laws and secure our border, he is now threatening to block states like Iowa from enforcing our own laws," Bird said. "Our message to Biden is this: Iowa will not back down and stand by as our state’s safety hangs in the balance. If Biden refuses to stop the border invasion and keep our communities safe, Iowa will do the job for him."
All this boils down to this: Iowa is telling the Justice Department where to head in. Illegal immigration is a serious issue - perhaps the serious issue - facing the nation now, and the Biden administration is bending every effort to not take it seriously, except when they are insulting Japan, the best ally the United States has in the Pacific, over the same issue.
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I know Iowans. I grew up in Iowa. Both sides of my family have lived and farmed in Iowa since the mid-19th century. Two of our four kids live in Iowa now. Iowans tend to be no-nonsense people who are good at looking at a situation, figuring out what needs to be done, and doing it. That is clearly what the Iowa state legislature and Governor Reynolds have done, in stepping in to do the job that the Biden administration refuses to do, as several states have done before them.
None of this would be an issue - none of this would be necessary - if the federal government was enforcing federal immigration laws that are already on the books. The only reason those laws are not being enforced is because it is the policy of the Biden administration to not enforce them. The Executive enforces laws; that's in the Constitution. The Biden administration has failed.
And now several states have, out of frustration, taken matters into their own hands.
It will be roundly interesting to see how these court cases play out - and it will be interesting indeed to see how this affects the election in November.
Bravo!
Every state should do it.
Illegal IMMIGRANTS.
Illegal aliens.
Invaders!
[Tip of the hat to Abe Lincoln]
the admin is actively participating in breaking migration law and they think anyone will listen to them on the issue?
i’m still trying to understand why the admin hasn’t been hauled to court on charges of negligence, conspiracy to commit human trafficking, conspiracy to commit child sex trafficking, and conspiracy to commit drug trafficking
they are guilty of all those.
F “ n Bizarro world. The Federal government is intentionally “ TRY ING “ to stir up a hornets nest...
Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1718 in May 2023 to combat the dangerous effects of illegal immigration caused by the federal government’s reckless border policies. This legislation makes using E-Verify mandatory for any employer with 25 or more employees, imposes enforceable penalties for those employing illegal aliens, and enhances penalties for human smuggling. Additionally, this bill prohibits local governments from issuing Identification Cards (ID) to illegal aliens, invalidates ID cards issued to illegal aliens in other states, and requires hospitals to collect and submit data on the costs of providing health care to illegal aliens.
However, the state law does not go far enough. Illegal aliens in Florida continue to use state law governing business creation against American citizens with the assistance of lawyers here only too eager to aid in the destabilization and invasion of their own country. In Florida we have groups of aliens otherwise unrelated to each other covered and protected by the creation of LLC’s which shield the parties creating them from having to pay any taxes in the State of Florida on any income they earn. These LLC’s are linked to specific residential addresses and create a business situs at that address which works as a “pass-through” for anyone residing at that address —meaning any earnings only need to be reported to the IRS as income, and not to the state of Florida.
Bizarro world where existing Florida law continues to shield groups of illegal aliens from detection and prosecution for federal tax evasion. Of course these groups will never file federal income tax returns with the IRS because their income is cash under the table and they officially do not exist. Neither the IRS nor Florida gives a damn about the hundreds of thousands of illegals in Florida using this tactic to avoid detection, and to fly under the radar, to avoid prosecution for income tax evasion, an offense which would result in deportation.
May God pour out His blessings on those who stand up to the thugs in the federal government.
Because most of them are in on it.
And if they fight back, they will be either ruined or killed.
The situation is so dire that only Divine Intervention can deliver us from it. It will take a move of God to stop this.
Am I wrong or did we already fight a war over ‘states’ rights’? I mean is that where the Liberals are trying (hard) to take us?
You are more correct!
Famous quote: “nuts”. It worked then, works now.
If a gov’mt refuses to enforce the people’s laws it is an illegitimate gov’mt.
Countersue the DOJ for several billion for infringing on Iowa’s sovereignty. Force it up to SCOTUS.
I bet they win,
Looks like Governor Ron still has some mighty work to do.
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