Senator Joni Ernst called for the passage of Sarah’s Law, legislation named in honor of Sarah Root, a young woman tragically killed by an undocumented immigrant driving under the influence.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KCRG) - Iowa Republican Senator Joni Ernst was at the White House on Wednesday to join President Donald Trump for the signing of the Laken Riley Act. That act included Sarah’s ...

Senator Joni Ernst (R-Red Oak) speaks on Senate floor about Sarah Root, a Council Bluffs woman killed Jan. 31, 2016 by a drunk driver who was in the country illegally. (Photo courtesy of Ernst staff.) ...

Joni Ernst of Iowa sponsored ... in our communities and commit more crimes,” Ernst said on the floor of the Senate. “These two young women, Sarah Root and Laken Riley, and their families ...

Iowa Republican Senator Joni Ernst was at the White House on Wednesday to join President Donald Trump for the signing of the Laken Riley Act.