Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed an executive order requiring all state agencies to verify employment eligibility before hiring workers and to verify immigration status or U.S. citizenship before granting state-issued occupational and professional licenses.

Her action on Wednesday, Oct. 8, comes in the wake of former Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts' high-profile immigration arrest for overstaying a deportation order.

“While it’s the responsibility of employers to ensure those they hire are eligible to work in the United States, in light of recent events with the former superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, I am issuing Executive Order 15, putting safeguards in place that will verify the legal immigration or citizenship status for anyone requesting a state-issued

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