immigration

Law enforcement officials across Iowa have stated their support for protecting recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

Iowa public safety officials say the 27 state troopers and one agent deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border this month worked as a “force multiplier” for Texas law enforcement, and the additional cost to Iowa taxpayers for the mission is approximately $200,000.

An organization that receives reports on labor trafficking has found a large increase of cases during the COVID-19 pandemic. The increase was largely within the agriculture sector.

Some Iowans are stuck waiting on the status of their future in the United States after a recent federal court decision.

Iowa troopers are going to the border at 'no cost to Texas,’ agreements signed by the two states say.

Iowa will send up to 30 state police officers on a two-week deployment to Texas after Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds agreed to a request from GOP governors to help fight crime at the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said Thursday.

Most of those who will be relocated are translators or interpreters and their families. "Those who helped us will not be left behind," President Biden said.

Melvin y su hijo Néstor emigraron de El Salvador a Texas en el 2018. Al llegar a la frontera fueron separados por la política conocida como cero tolerancia del expresidente Donald Trump.

Iowa Falls community members are rallying around Zalmay “Zee” Niazy, an immigrant from Afghanistan who faced dangers while interpreting for U.S. soldiers abroad. Niazy told his story on River to River.

Demand for the COVID-19 vaccine in Iowa has been slowing down. But one organization has found the communities they serve are still eagerly seeking vaccines.