<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=20a6Yh_0vjzBbEg00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=20a6Yh_0vjzBbEg00" width="1320" height="743" >WATERLOO, Iowa — The Waterloo Catholic Hispanic Ministry held a prayer vigil Wednesday alongside the Queen of Peace Catholic Parish on Wednesday, ahead of an important hearing for Iowa's immigrant community.The vigil was held just as the U.S. Court of Appeals is set to start proceedings on Thursday to hear the challenges being made to Iowa's new illegal re-entry law.The law, which would make it a state offense to enter Iowa after being deported or denied entry into the U.S., was recently blocked by a federal judge."The reason that we were praying here is that there is a change of heart. Regardless of what happens tomorrow, we are just hoping and praying that the office is going to be in our favor, but what we are praying is that there is justice." said Reverend Nils Hernandez.The U.S. Department of Justice and many civil rights organizations challenged the legality of the law on the grounds that it violates the federal government's jurisdiction over immigration matters.</div></body>

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Prayer vigil for immigrant community held ahead of Iowa's illegal re-entry law appeal

WATERLOO, Iowa — The Waterloo Catholic Hispanic Ministry held a prayer vigil Wednesday alongside the Queen of Peace Catholic Parish on Wednesday, ahead of an important hearing for Iowa's immigrant community. The vigil was held just as the U.S. Court of Appeals is set to start proceedings on Thursday...