SIOUX CITY, Iowa ( IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH ) - An Iowa man who claims he is being held in jail while facing deportation, without the opportunity to argue for release on bond, is suing county and federal officials for alleged violations of his due process rights.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, alleges the actions of federal immigration officials violate “the due process rights owed to thousands of immigration respondents across the country.”

In November 2024, 29-year-old Yeison Antonio Lopez Lopez was arrested in Woodbury County and charged with identity theft. At the time, police alleged he had paid someone to create a fraudulent driver’s license and Social Security card.

In court filings, police said they arrested Lopez Lopez as he was appl

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