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DES MOINES — A state law that would create a state-level immigration violation and require the removal of individuals found guilty remains blocked after a federal appeals court issued a ruling Wednesday.

Saying the state law conflicts with federal immigration laws, the three-member federal appeals court upheld a previous District Court ruling that issued a temporary injunction which blocks enforcement of the law.

Passed in 2024 , the law would make it a state crime for an individual to enter or be found in Iowa if that individual has previously been denied admission to or been deported from the United States. The law also would require judges to order any individual found guilty of the crime

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