No undocumented immigrants voted in Perry, Iowa

PERRY, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) – Perry Police Chief Eric Vaughn is correcting misinformation about an event at a downtown church last week.

A social media post claims that undocumented migrants have been issued photo IDs

The state of Iowa only issues driver’s licenses and identification cards to people whose lawful presence in the US has been verified by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services.

The post then claims that once these migrants were given IDs, a woman helped them vote by telling them which place to mark, and they told everyone to vote for Kamala Harris.

Perry police debunk an online rumor about non-residents voting.(Conner Hendricks KCRG)

Chief Vaughn says this is not the case at all.

In a Facebook post, Vaughn said people were issued non-governmental IDs. These can be used in places such as banks and libraries, but cannot be used for voting or driving.

The original report claims that Perry police officers were at the event and told migrants to show their ID to law enforcement and that they could drive through without charge because Perry is a “sanctuary city.”

Perry is not a sanctuary city, and neither is any other city in Iowa. Shrine cities were banned in Iowa in 2018.

Vaughn also says Perry police were not at the event.

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Conner Hendricks covers state government and politics for Gray Media-owned stations in Iowa. Email him [email protected]; and follow him on Facebook Conner Hendricks TV or on X/Twitter @Connerreports.