The Justice Department on March 14 dropped Biden-era lawsuits challenging state laws in Oklahoma and Iowa that empowered those states to detain and apply consequences to illegal immigrants.
Despite the federal government’s new actions, the Oklahoma and Iowa laws remain blocked by federal courts.
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a voluntary notice of dismissal with the federal district court in Oklahoma and a voluntary notice of dismissal with the federal district court in Iowa.
The Biden administration had sued to block the two state laws, arguing they violated the U.S. Constitution by creating state-based immigration systems that clash with the federal system….