CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – A petition with 800 signatures was delivered to the Iowa State Patrol’s Cedar Rapids office, Wednesday morning. KCRG reports the petition demands the state cancel its voluntary 287 (g) ICE Task Force program, which allows Immigration and Customs Enforcement to delegate work to local law enforcement, like the Iowa State Patrol, who can then act as ICE agents.

Staff with the nonprofit Escucha Mi Voz Iowa and Iowa City Catholic Workers delivered the petition, Wednesday. Their action came after immigrant workers and Escucha Mi Voz Iowa filed a civil rights complaint over an April 18 traffic stop near Dubuque.

During the traffic stop, seven Latino construction workers were held for immigration-related questioning. It also came a day after ICE canceled a scheduled check-in with Reina Marroquin, a Guatemalan woman living in Postville, and delayed her next appearance until December.

The nonprofit said she has faced four ICE check-ins this year, including an unannounced visit from ICE in March. Escucha Mi Voz says the woman has lived in Iowa for several years after fleeing violence in Guatemala. The nonprofit credits community pressure for the cancellation of the check-ins.

In delivering the petition on Wednesday, the nonprofit said the community is demanding the state end racial profiling and keep families together. A bill that would have required local law enforcement to participate in the voluntary Section 287 (g) program was withdrawn by Iowa lawmakers.