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President Donald Trump is back on the campaign trail as he seeks to shore up lagging enthusiasm in his party ahead of next month’s midterm elections. On Friday, he’ll attend a rally in Alabama, then travel to Ohio on Saturday. He could have his work cut out for him: According to a new poll, only 26% of U.S. adults approve of his handling of the economy overall. Trump’s immigration policies, meanwhile, are finding renewed attention in the Supreme Court, which agreed Thursday to review his administration’s denial of bond hearings for immigrants during its sweeping crackdown.

As midterm elections approach, some voters are worried about immigration enforcement officers at polling places. Department of Homeland Security officials say they don't plan to send officers en masse to patrol the polls. They dismissed concerns as “fear-mongering.” Election law experts say federal law bars the government from deploying armed troops, agents or officers to election sites except to “repel armed enemies of the United States.” Organizations representing Latino, Black and Asian American voters are concerned about the rhetoric and ICE's activity. They worry that any ICE activity near polling places could deter voters already on edge over immigration enforcement.

A Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot by a federal immigration agent in Texas has had surgery to remove the bullet lodged in his back. A spokesperson for the legal team of 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez says the surgery was Thursday. Authorities say that nearly two weeks ago the agent shot Garces Perez after Garces Perez struck the agent with the side mirror of a vehicle while trying to evade arrest. The bullet was lodged in his back for nearly two weeks. Garces Perez faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of assault.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been ordered not to engage in high-speed car chases and to conduct vehicle stops only after completing specific training. This new guidance was issued after several drivers were shot in encounters with ICE officers. The guidance was detailed in a memo signed by ICE’s executive associate director. The memo, dated Wednesday, states that officers are not authorized to chase vehicles that fail to pull over. Instead, the officers should take down the vehicles’ information for further investigation. The guidance follows more than a dozen encounters since last year in which ICE agents fired their guns, resulting in fatalities and injuries.

The Trump administration has proposed a change to the 1040 tax form that will require Americans to disclose their citizenship and residency status. Officials argue the goal is to prevent illegal immigrants from receiving benefits like the Earned Income Tax Credit. Critics express privacy concerns, saying this information isn't needed to process returns. It's the latest effort by the Trump administration to use the IRS to pursue its immigration policies.