No. 25A1130

Brenna Bird, Attorney General of Iowa v. Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice, et al.

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-04-14
Status: Application
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: conflict-preemption illegal-reentry immigration-enforcement pre-enforcement-challenge standing state-sovereignty
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state law criminalizing illegal reentry conflicts with and is preempted by federal immigration law when the state's enforcement would further federal immigration purposes and every act punishable under state law is already a federal crime

Docket Entries

2026-04-14
Application (25A1130) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until July 3, 2026.
2026-04-07
Application (25A1130) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 5, 2026 to July 3, 2026, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Brenna Bird
Eric Harris WessanIowa Attorney General' s Office, Petitioner