• Top News
  • AP/The Hill/New York Times/Washington Post: Trump administration says it deported 17 more ‘violent criminals’ to El Salvador
  • FOX News: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem confident her agency is only removing ‘criminals’ from the US
  • Washington Post/CBS News/AP/New York Times: Judge blocks Trump from ending deportation protection for Venezuelans
  • The Hill/Washington Examiner/USA Today: Immigration advocates challenge rule requiring migrant registry
  • Univision/Telemundo/ABC News: Trump’s administration uses a point-based guide to catalog Venezuelans as members of the Aragua Train
  • New York Times: U.S. Tied Migrants to Gang Based Largely on Clothes or Tattoos, Papers Show
  • MeriTalk: White House Taps Karen Evans to Oversee DHS Operations
  • Los Angeles Times: As children are pulled into immigration court, many must fend for themselves
  • CBS News: Trump’s crackdown on students with visas and green cards sets up First Amendment showdown
  • CNN: What we know about the college activists detained by federal agents
  • Axios: Antisemitism watchdog group unveils alternative plan to Trump’s campus fight
  • FOX News: Musk shares ‘mind blowing’ chart showing millions of ‘noncitizens’ given Social Security numbers under Biden
  • FOX News: [CT] Iran-born Yale scholar fired over allegations of working with terrorist-tied ‘sham charity’
  • Reuters: [NY] Pro-Palestinian Cornell student to leave US after officials asked for surrender
  • FOX News: [MD] Illegal accused of murdering Rachel Morin to face down slain jogger’s family in court
  • CBS Austin/FOX News: [GA] Illegal immigrant charged with ‘gruesome’ murder of Georgia mother and grandmother
  • Yahoo! News: [MI] Powerful apartment building explosion injures 12, including children, in Detroit
  • Dallas Morning News: [TX] ‘You’re here because of your tattoos’
  • Dallas Morning News: [TX] More than 60 immigration bills filed by Texas GOP in line with Trump presidency
  • USA Today/Washington Examiner: [NM] New Mexico Republicans calling fire at headquarters ‘deliberate act of arson’
  • NPR: [CA] Southern California congregations shelter migrants left in legal limbo
  • AP: [Mexico] US sanctions Sinaloa Cartel associates for alleged money laundering
  • Border Report: [Mexico] Concerns over cartel drone threats expanding
  • New York Times: [Cuba] U.S. Has Spent $40 Million to Jail About 400 Migrants at Guantánamo
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • CNN: IRS sidelines dozens of top IT officials seen as possible ‘blockers’ to immigration enforcement data-sharing
  • FOX News: Colleges in ICE’s deportation crosshairs shelled out discounts, financial aid to illegal immigrants: GOP rep
  • Yahoo! News: Undocumented migrants turn to Whatsapp to stay ahead of US raids
  • Axios: Immigrant removals continue slide under Trump, data show
  • New York Times: ICE on Campus
  • Washington Post: What if the Trump administration deports the wrong people?
  • The Hill: Senate Democrats demand release of Harvard Medical School researcher
  • Washington Examiner: What to know about the students being detained by ICE over anti-Israel activism
  • Newsweek: Republican Calls ICE on GOP Rival’s Farm
  • Boston 25 News: [MA] ‘Egregious conduct’: Boston judge finds ICE agent in contempt of court after man detained mid-trial
  • Yahoo! News: [MA] ‘Dismayed and surprised’: Man detained mid-trial by ICE, Suffolk DA says
  • CNN: [NY] Columbia University student ran from Homeland Security, but still doesn’t know why they came for her
  • Miami Herald: [GA] What Georgia’s involvement in helping ICE find and arrest undocumented immigrants looks like
  • Tallahassee Democrat: [FL] Florida officials seek Trump’s help in speeding up the deporting of more immigrants
  • NBC News: [IL] An organ donor for his ailing brother was detained by ICE and faces deportation
  • CBS Minnesota/CNN/AP: [MN] University of Minnesota graduate student was detained by ICE for prior drunken driving incident, DHS official says
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Immigration detainers in Harris County Jail have fallen nearly 70% in the last year. Here’s why.
  • FOX News: [IA] Red state moves to defund county after leader vows to ‘interfere and interrupt’ ICE deportations
  • Yahoo! News: [CO] Man charged with assaulting federal officer after ICE attempts arrest outside Denver jail
  • NBC News: [CA] Farmworkers march against ICE raids on César Chávez Day at historic Delano grape strike site
  • SFGate: [CA] Raid Or Rumor? Reports Of Immigrations Sweeps Are Warping Life In California’s Central Valley
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • FOX News: DHS ending participation in naturalization ceremonies in sanctuary jurisdictions
  • USA Today: Trump travel ban indefinitely delayed as U.S. continues to revoke visas
  • Yahoo! News: Visa holders urged to not travel internationally
  • Northern Public Radio: Green card holders, travelers caught in Trump’s immigration crackdown
  • Miami Herald: [MN] Two Minnesota towns rally to protect Ukraine war refugee whose future is in doubt
• Customs and Border Protection
  • NPR: Trump Policies Lead to a Wave of Reverse Migration
  • CBS Austin: US southern border sees dramatic drop in illegal crossings, self-deportation rises
  • CBS 7: Migrant numbers are down significantly since Trump took office: ‘There’s no influx of people’
  • FOX News: DHS official argues the border is ‘more secure than in all of American history’
  • FOX News: Republican AGs urge Trump to crack down on obscure ‘loophole’ cartels use to flood U.S. with fentanyl
  • FOX News: [TX] Texas claims border islands used by Mexican cartels, asks Trump admin to secure and defend
  • Border Report: [TX] Concerns over cartel drone threats expanding
  • CBS News: [TX] North Texas man sentenced to 6 years for smuggling 18 people in a metal cylinder trailer
  • Border Report: [TX] 2 dead after vehicle plunges into canal during pursuit with law enforcement
  • FOX News: [TX] CBP in Texas confiscates 242 pounds of smuggled Mexican bologna at port of entry
  • USA Today: [TX] Border Patrol officer gets prison for taking bribes in migrant smuggling plot at Texas port
  • FOX News: [TX] CBP in Texas confiscates 242 pounds of smuggled Mexican bologna at port of entry
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] Angel Island exhibit puts spotlight on history of U.S. border surveillance
  • Univision: [Mexico] Bridge built over Tijuana River as part of border wall: Mexico accuses violation of international treaty
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • The Hill: Experts raise alarms about eliminating FEMA
  • Bloomberg: What FEMA’s Demise Could Mean for Flood Insurance
  • USA Today: Tornadoes, hail, power outages sweep across US as intense storms roll east
  • Alabama Public Radio: [AL] Tornadoes, damaging winds, flooding all possible during storms across Alabama
  • USA Today: [AL] 2 students hospitalized after apparent tornado strikes Dothan, Alabama school
  • Chicago Tribune: [IN] One dead, power outages widespread after 80 mph winds sweep through Valparaiso
  • CBS Detroit: [MI] Three deaths reported, thousands without power in Michigan, as a result of Sunday’s severe weather
  • CBS Detroit: [MI] National Weather Service confirms two tornadoes in Michigan after Sunday’s storm
  • CBS Detroit: [MI] Michigan residents, local officials survey damage from Sunday’s storm
  • CBS Detroit: [MI] Some Northern Michigan residents face days of waiting for power restoration after ice storm
  • CBS Detroit: [MI] Alert about Detroit explosion accidentally sent to multiple, unaffected communities in early morning hours
  • Newsweek: [TX] Greg Abbott Declares Disaster For Rio Grande Valley
  • USA Today/AP/NBC News: [CA] Fast-moving California wildfire burns 1,200 acres and prompts evacuations
• Secret Service
  • Washington Times: Before Commander and Major, Biden’s dog Champ also attacked Secret Service agents
  • Yahoo! News: [OH] Suspects arrested after targeting Westlake grocery store with credit card skimmer: Police
• Coast Guard
  • SeaPower Magazine: Coast Guard increases operational presence near southwest border between U.S. and Mexico
  • News Nation: Inside a Coast Guard border crackdown
  • Marine Link: U.S. Coast Guard: Over $517.5 Million in Illicit Drugs Interdicted in Eastern Pacific Ocean
  • Martha’s Vinyard Times: [MA] Disabled Coast Guard vessel blocks SSA boat
  • CBS 6 Albany: [NY] Coast Guard and local agencies rescue injured crewman from Hudson River vessel
  • NBC 2 Charleston: [SC] 2 Ecuadorians face South Carolina trial for 4,000-pound cocaine smuggling accusation
  • Yahoo! News: [SC] Coast Guard crews rescue 2 boaters, 2 dogs from disabled vessel near Cat Island
  • CBS 12 West Palm Beach: [FL] Search intensifies for missing boater after vessel found off Florida coast
  • myRGV.com: [TX] Coast Guard seizes 150 pounds of illegally caught red snapper off SPI
  • ABC 2 Portland: [OR] Girl Rescued After Being Swept Out To Sea In Seaside
  • Border Report: [CA] US Coast Guard ‘tripled’ personnel to prevent maritime human smuggling
  • ABC 10 San Diego: [CA] Coast Guard Immigration Patrols
  • Telemundo/San Diego Union Tribune/ABC 10 San Diego: [CA] Coast Guard and Navy vessel rescues 17 migrants
  • DVIDS: [Marshall Islands] USCGC Frederick Hatch maximizes port call in Majuro, strengthens security interoperability with regional partners
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Yahoo! News: FBI creates task force to crack down on Tesla vandalism, local police investigating recent incidents
  • Yahoo! News: [GA] Snapchat threat leads to arrest of Acworth student
  • Yahoo! News: [WA] Murder charges filed against teenager in Pierce County mass shooting. Bail: $2M
  • Yahoo! News: [OR] Pam Bondi says she wants 20 years in prison for Colorado man accused of firebombing Tesla dealership
  • FOX News: [CA] Masked Tesla vandal wrecks Cybertruck, leaves note for homeowner in attack caught on video
• National Security News
  • Wall Street Journal: Trump Plans to Visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar in First Foreign Trip
  • The Hill: House Intel Democrats call for damage assessment on Signal chat
  • Axios: White House says Signal case is "closed," as investigation calls grow
  • CNN: Trump aide says tariffs will raise $6 trillion, which would be largest tax hike in US history
  • New York Times: Trump’s Advisers Battle Over Tariff Goals
  • USA Today: U.S. imports surged to record heights as consumers stocked up ahead of tariffs
  • VOX: Are China, Canada, and Mexico really to blame for fentanyl?
  • Boise State Public Radio: DOGE staffer who shared Treasury data now has more access to government systems
  • Federal News Network: Federal employee unions sue Trump administration over canceled bargaining agreements
  • Politico: [VA] Taliban’s former ambassador to Spain remains detained at Dulles
  • Newsweek: [Greece] U.S. Arab Allies Join Rare Air Exercises with Israelis
  • AP: [Belarus] Belarusian authorities detain an American accused of arriving illegally on an empty train
  • The Hill: [Russia] Putin tests Trump’s patience
  • Washington Examiner: [Russia] Kremlin warns Ukraine peace will be ‘time-consuming’ but Putin ‘open’ to Trump talks
  • Reuters: [Yemen] US Says It Killed Top Houthi Missile Expert, but Questions Linger
  • Newsweek: [Iran] Iran Will Seek Nuclear Weapons if US Attacks, Top Official Says: "No Choice"
  • Reuters: [Myanmar] US State Dept: USAID team of experts traveling to Myanmar post-quake
  • Washington Post: [Myanmar] Trump’s USAID cuts cripple American response to Myanmar earthquake
  • New York Times: [China] U.S. Sanctions Chinese and Hong Kong Officials for Pursuing Activists Abroad
  • Washington Post: [Taiwan] China targets Taiwan’s president with military drills and personal attacks
  • Reuters: [Taiwan] Taiwan coast guard warns of China using ‘pretext’ to launch war games this year
  • Yahoo! News: [Japan] US sets up ‘war-fighting HQ’ in Japan for possible China conflict
  • Newsweek: [Australia] China Sends High-Tech ‘Spy Ship’ to Australian Waters

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