Allegations against boss at Iowa egg company in immigrant workers' suit includes calling one of them a 'slave' and displaying ...

Iowa House lawmakers voted Thursday to create a new crime of smuggling people who are violating federal immigration laws.

House lawmakers voted Thursday to create a crime of smuggling somebody who is violating federal immigration laws, as legislators seek to combat trafficking ... directed Iowa's state law ...

A Cedar Rapids woman accused of trafficking a Dubuque teen in May 2024 pleaded guilty to amended and lesser charges and was sentenced to up to ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (KWQC) - An Illinois bill could help combat human trafficking. Between 2021 and 2023, the Illinois State Police said they’ve found 569 victims of human trafficking. But agency ...

DES MOINES — New mothers working in state government would get four weeks of paid leave under legislation approved Thursday with strong bipartisan support in the Iowa House. Currently, there is no ...

Two bills on human trafficking were approved by the Iowa House Thursday. House File 572, passed 75-14, creates a new criminal offense for the act of human smuggling, defined as acts including ...