This week, immigration enforcement increased sharply in Springfield, Ohio, while deportation flights to Haiti also became more frequent. We also look at new Justice Department training encouraging immigration judges to limit delays in court cases, federal court decisions affecting USCIS application holds and immigrant visa processing, a new version of Form I-864, growing election-related disputes ahead of November, Iowa’s measles outbreak, and international developments involving Iran and Ukraine.

This week, ICE enforcement increased in Springfield’s Haitian community as the federal government continues expanding immigration detention capacity. We also have changes affecting immigrant visa processing, two Iowa public health updates, the start of school in Waterloo, and the latest from the wars involving Iran and Ukraine.

This week, the United States carried out its first large deportation flight to Haiti since Haitian Temporary Protected Status ended. Immigration organizations challenged a new asylum rule in federal court, and families with connections to the Democratic Republic of the Congo face significant travel restrictions because of Ebola.

This week, Haitian immigrants in Ohio reported being fitted with ankle monitors after reporting to ICE. USCIS announced a future move toward more electronic filing. We also have updates on ICE enforcement equipment, childhood vaccines, the war involving Iran, Ukraine and Iowa data centers.

This week brought major developments involving Haitian TPS, birthright citizenship and legal services for unaccompanied children. USCIS changed how it handles applications with missing evidence, and ICE announced a nationwide body-camera policy.

We’ll also catch up on a federal law-enforcement operation in Iowa, look at the U.S. job market, and update you on the wars involving Iran and Ukraine.

This week's stories include expanded immigration enforcement at some U.S. airports, the official end of Haiti's Temporary Protected Status, a new federal rule changing how some affirmative asylum cases may be processed, and a federal court ruling blocking a nationwide ICE courthouse arrest policy. We also explain the 60th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid alongside announced changes to Medicare prescription drug subsidies, provide historical context on the continuing conflict involving the United States and Iran, and share information about an upcoming Haitian Community Listening Session in Waterloo.

This week, Haitian families received another short extension of Temporary Protected Status while the legal case continues, and the federal government finalized a new public charge rule affecting some green card applicants. Members of Congress also increased their scrutiny of ICE following recent fatal shootings and called for stronger oversight, body cameras and clearer officer identification. The update also covers movement in the August Visa Bulletin, the continuing court challenge to a proposed H-1B fee, fighting between the United States and Iran, new nitrate forecasting research in Iowa, changes affecting SNAP enrollment and a free financial education opportunity in Waterloo.

This week's stories include new developments following ICE-related shootings in Maine and Texas, a new federal rule affecting some green card applicants and continued discussion about immigration enforcement policies. We also cover the Justice Department's investigation involving New York Times reporters, the nationwide Cyclospora outbreak, ongoing conflict involving the United States, Iran and Ukraine, proposed increases to Iowa health insurance premiums and why more data centers are being built across Iowa.