Advocacy

Our organizing and advocacy work is shaped by the stories and patterns of systemic abuse that we hear through our relationships with community members, leaders, partner agencies and through our legal program.

This is an image of protestors at a DACA rally.

Overview:

Our Advocacy Program does this work in 4 main ways:

Grassroots Community Organizing
Narrative Change
Coalition Partners
Civic Engagement

We do this work to center the voices of immigrants and refugees, create a more positive narrative, transform unjust systems, and build a powerful movement for immigrants’ rights at all levels.

Advocacy Resources:

SF 2340 passed out of the 2024 Iowa Legislative session and was signed into law. This bill creates a new state crime for illegal reentry to Iowa and gives authority to Iowa peace officers and judges to determine whether someone should be deported. Iowa MMJ joined the federal government in a lawsuit against the state and a federal district court judge from the Southern District of Iowa issued a preliminary injunction to stop the law from taking effect. Check back for updates on the status of the lawsuit.