May Double Senator Emphasizes Need for Help with Casework Washington Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that new INS officers will be put on the job in Iowa to crack down on illegal immigration. According to Grassley, INS field staff is recommending up to a dozen new agents for Iowa. The INS Commissioner Doris Meissner has confirmed at least some, if not all, will be granted. At Grassley's urging, the commissioner also has agreed to consider adding new support and service personnel to Iowa offices. The INS needs to balance the new people for enforcement with new service personnel, as well.
Today there's only one information officer in Iowa.
Grassley is a member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration. He was instrumental in winning approval for INS offices to be located in Iowa as part of the comprehensive immigration reform bill passed in 1996. INS offices in Cedar Rapids, Des Moines and Sioux City opened in early 1997. This page was created and is maintained by the Office of Senator Chuck Grassley.