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A culturally-specific food pantry and delivery service for Latinos in Iowa will expand its capacity. The organization received unexpected national support.

Immigrants in central Iowa have a new option to help them prepare for the U.S. citizenship test. The citizenship classes are the first in a series of classes a Latino advocacy agency is adding.

Iowa is expected to receive an influx of Afghan refugees. There are still a lot of unknowns.

An immigrant advocacy organization has announced it will purchase a second home where new immigrants and refugees in Iowa can stay.

Iowa’s refugee resettlement agencies are preparing for an influx of refugees evacuated from Afghanistan.

A year ago this month, a powerful derecho devastated communities across Iowa. Among the hardest hit were refugee families in Cedar Rapids, where many are still struggling to recover from the storm. Some say their lives have been forever changed.

Law enforcement officials across Iowa have stated their support for protecting recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

Iowa public safety officials say the 27 state troopers and one agent deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border this month worked as a “force multiplier” for Texas law enforcement, and the additional cost to Iowa taxpayers for the mission is approximately $200,000.

An organization that receives reports on labor trafficking has found a large increase of cases during the COVID-19 pandemic. The increase was largely within the agriculture sector.

Some Iowans are stuck waiting on the status of their future in the United States after a recent federal court decision.