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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 [...]

An employee in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa received a national award from the U.S. Department of Justice in recognition of her continued service to the office and exceptional accomplishments in the wake of the June 2008 floods.

If Pres. Barack Obama agrees with Sen. Tom Harkin’s recommendation for the next U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, a former law clerk in that district will return to run the show.

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 [...]

Interviews for the individuals being considered for the two U.S. attorney posts in Iowa are complete, according to U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, and his office hopes to make its recommendations to the White House soon.

Des Moines attorney and former Iowa Democratic Party chairman Gordon Fischer is asking for support to become the next U.S. Attorney from Iowa’s Southern District.
In an e-mail sent to prominent members of Iowa’s Democratic establishment and obtained by the Iowa Independent, Fischer asks recipients to “reach out to Sen. [Tom] Harkin on my behalf, with [...]

Iowa’s two U.S. Attorneys kicked off a new effort this afternoon that is aimed at raising public awareness of human trafficking in several eastern Iowa communities.