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7 October
6:38 pm

An illegal immigrant hit and killed Sarah Root in Iowa

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Ashley Hinson, at Iowa U.S. Senate General Election Debate

6:38 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific named victim and alleged perpetrator's immigration status — verifiable against public record of the case
What we foundAn illegal immigrant did hit and kill Sarah Root, but the crash occurred in Omaha, Nebraska — not in Iowa, though Root was an Iowa resident from Council Bluffs.
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