Iowa jails holding immigrant inmates for ICE, like Pottawattamie County, see sharp rise Emily Andersen Cedar Rapids Gazette Mar 17, 2026 7 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Lazara Pittman has been practicing immigration law in Iowa for 40 years, and it’s never been more difficult than in the last year.kAm“|J 6IA6C:6?46 92D 2=H2JD 366?[ :? 6G6CJ 42D6 … J@F ECJ E@ =:>:E E96 :DDF6D] *@F 7:89E J@FC H2CD[ 2?5 E96 32EE=6D[ J@F =@@< 2E E96>[” D2:5 !:EE>2?[ @7 x@H2 r:EJ] “}@H[ :E’D =:<6 H6’C6 7:89E:?8 H2CD 23@FE E9:?8D E92E D9@F=5 ?@E 36 7@F89E] tG6CJE9:?8[ 6G6CJ :DDF6[ :D 2 H2C[ H96? :E D9@F=5 ?@E 36[ 2?5 :E 4@DED E96 E2IA2J6C 2 =@E @7 >@?6J] (6 8@ :? 2 4:C4=6] xE’D 2 H2DE6 @7 >@?6J]”k^AmkAm!:EE>2? C646?E=J H@C<65 @? 2 42D6 AC@ 3@?@ — >62?:?8 H:E9@FE A2J — 7@C 2 >2? 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