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00:02The Department of Justice and two civil rights groups filed lawsuits to block an
00:06Iowa immigration law that would allow lock local enforcements to arrest and detain immigrants
00:12who have been previously deported or denied entry into the U.S. It also gives judges the power to
00:17order that someone that is returning to the country, they be sent back. The DOJ lawsuit
00:22says the law is unconstitutional and that immigration regulatory is the federal government's
00:27responsibility. Supporters argue that the law is needed to enforce immigration laws,
00:32while critics say it oversteps authority and could target legal residents.
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