News Releases - 2025 Archive - Page 2

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that the Attorney General’s office, in coordination with the Linn County Attorney’s office, secured a conviction against Jarod Anderson on Thursday for trafficking a then 17-year-old girl in Linn County. In May 2024, Anderson picked the girl up and took her to...

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today warned Iowans about an increase in jury duty scams, specifically from scammers claiming to be from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. In a jury duty scam, a con artist calls Iowans, falsely claiming to be law enforcement and accusing them of missing jury...

DES MOINES—Wednesday, Governor Reynolds sent the Iowa Attorney General’s office an official complaint against Winneshiek County over the Sheriff’s social media statements indicating he will not comply with a detainer request from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today issued the following statement in response: “Iowa...

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today issued the following statement after joining President Trump in Washington D.C. for the signing of his executive order that keeps girls’ sports for girls: “Only girls belong in girls’ sports—it’s commonsense. I was glad to join President Trump for the signing of his...

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced a victory defeating the Biden-Harris Administration’s illegal highway emissions mandate that attempted to drive gas-powered vehicles off the road. In 2023, the Iowa Attorney General’s office sued the Federal Highway Administration (“FHWA”) over a mandate that required states to set strict emissions...

DES MOINES—Monday, a federal district court ruled to shut down the Biden-Harris environmental roadblocks for development projects. The illegal Biden-Harris mandate threatened expensive red-tape regulations and delays for projects like housing, power plants, roads, and bridges. The mandate also created an illegal double standard, favoring projects aligned with the Biden-Harris extreme...

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that she is leading 18 states in defending President Trump’s executive order that restores the meaning and value of American citizenship. On day one in office, President Trump signed an executive order to end the birthright citizenship loophole for birth tourism and...