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Critics of the massive immigration raid in Postville and the subsequent judicial fast-tracking of detained immigrants on criminal charges have been widely expressing their concerns about Stephanie Rose, the U.S. Attorney nominee for the Northern District of Iowa who took part in the legal proceedings. While U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin has already labeled such criticism [...]

The Iowa Independent has been tracking the nomination of Stephanie Rose for U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa for months, but now national media outlets have jumped into the act.

Two Iowa U.S. attorney’s offices are one step closer to being under new leadership.
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, of which Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley is a member with seniority, agreed today by unanimous consent to pass the nominations of Stephanie Rose and Nick Klinefeldt on to the full Senate.
“These individuals are enthusiastic, intelligent attorneys, and [...]

A social justice organization has taken a stand against the woman nominated to be the next U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Iowa.
Friends of Justice issued a statement Wednesday describing the nomination of Stephanie Rose for U.S. attorney as “just plain wrong.”

The recommendations of two Iowa attorneys as the next U.S. Attorneys for Iowa have been formally approved by the White House, and their names have been sent to the U.S. Senate for consideration and possible confirmation.

On May 12, immigration reform advocates will once again gather in Postville to remember the massive enforcement action there one year ago and to plead for comprehensive immigration reform, but U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley doesn’t see that issue as a part of the national debate anytime soon, despite his wishes to the contrary.

If last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling had come a year earlier, U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin believes the federal prosecutions that followed May 2008 immigration enforcement action in Postville would have been quite different.
“I am glad that the Supreme Court ruled unanimously last week that undocumented immigrants who use false IDs can’t face charges of [...]

U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin believes that recent criticism being placed at the feet of Stephanie Rose, the woman he recommended to be the next U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, is severely misplaced.

Although she’s not quite a household name yet, Stephanie Rose has already made a name for herself in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa. And, if U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin’s recommendation translates to confirmation by the U.S. Senate, she’ll become only the second woman in Iowa history to serve as a [...]