“We are ready for your town hall; we plan to reclaim our time,” they wrote, identifying the groups “as your bosses.”

“Reclaim our time” is a reference to California Rep. Maxine Waters’ “reclaiming my time” comment when a Trump administration official rambled without answering the Democrat’s question during a congressional hearing.

The rally ahead of Ernst’s town hall forum in the University of Iowa Memorial Union “will focus on communicating to Sen. Ernst that our community needs adequate health care, comprehensive immigration reform and affordable college tuition,” according to a post on Action Iowa’s Facebook page.

The rally is planned for 2 p.m. on the lawn of the Memorial Union, 125 N. Madison St. Ernst’s forum will be at 2:30 inside the union.

Rally speakers include: Adelaide Zwick on behalf of Student Advocates for Planned Parenthood; Johnson County Supervisor Mike Carberry; Emiliano Martinez of Hawkeyes for Dream Iowa; Iowa City Council candidate Ryan Hall; and Elizabeth Dinschel, a Coralville City Council candidate.

Dream Iowa will distribute letters written by students who are recipients of DACA — the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program — in hopes they are read during Ernst’s forum, according to Martinez, the group’s president and a university student.

“Our goal is to put people back into this process and publicly lobby our issues by telling the stories behind the political rhetoric,” he said.

Ernst, a first-term Republican, does not support citizenship for DACA recipients but has called for compassion for them and respect for immigration laws.

Several of Ernst’s town hall meetings have been characterized by shouting, chanting and disruptive behavior.

Martinez said DACA recipients do not believe in disrupting forums.

“Our mission is to bring purpose and insight into bringing the issues of Iowa taxpayers to the forefront of the conversation,” he said.