• Top News
  • Daily Caller/Daily Wire: Trump Admin Relaunches Office For Victims Of Immigrant Crime That Biden Shuttered
  • Axios: Migrant detainees should be in El Salvador prison "for the rest of their lives," Noem says
  • CNN: Trump administration prepares to send more deported migrants to notorious El Salvador prison
  • Wall Street Journal: Acting IRS Chief to Depart, Extending Turmoil at Agency
  • Federal News Network: Treasury plans to cut up to 50% of IRS enforcement staff, 20% of other components
  • Washington Post/AP/Breitbart/Wall Street Journal: Judges in Texas and New York pause removals under the Alien Enemies Act
  • NBC News: House votes to rein in federal judges amid Trump’s attacks on the courts
  • Daily Signal: Trump DHS to Fine Illegals Ordered Deported $998 For Each Day Overstayed
  • FOX News: Thousands leave country voluntarily amid Trump self-deport push, DHS says
  • Blaze.com: ACLU sues to prevent Trump admin from deporting alien enemies in wake of SCOTUS decision
  • Houston Chronicle: Trump administration’s revival of 1940 immigrant registration rule alarms advocates, lawyers
  • Daily Caller: ‘It’s Taking Too Long’: Homan, DHS Urges Congress To Advance ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
  • DailySignal: Treasury Report Exposes How Fentanyl Traffickers Exploit Financial System
  • Los Angeles Times: Supreme Court immigration ruling: Due process in theory, deportation in practice
  • Washington Examiner: DOJ directs investigators away from cryptocurrency enforcement
  • NPR: How Trump’s immigration policies could worsen the health care worker shortage
  • DailySignal: DOGE Exposed Our Immigration Asylum Disaster. That Was the Tip of the Iceberg
  • AP: Trump targets ‘Anonymous’ author and former top cybersecurity official in escalation of retribution
  • HS Today: Secretary Noem Sends ‘Reshaping the DHS Workforce’ Email, Offers Voluntary Transition Programs to Staff
  • New York Post: [NY] Human remains discovered on Long Island after suspected MS-13 gangbanger tipped off authorities: sources
  • Breitbart: [NJ] NJ Gov. Orders Local Police to Stop Working with Immigration Officials
  • Reuters: [DC] US intelligence investigating whether FBI involved in 2021 Capitol riot
  • CBS Mornings: [DC] Wife to Join Lawmakers on Capitol Hill Today
  • FOX News: [VA] DOJ asks to dismiss Virginia case against Salvadoran accused MS-13 leader set to be deported
  • CNN: [VA] Justice Department dropping charges against man they accused of being MS-13’s ‘leader for the East Coast’
  • FOX News: [FL] Florida city criminalizes illegal immigration in historic move to enforce Trump, DeSantis mission
  • NPR: [MI] Attorney representing a student protestor detained by federal immigration agents
  • NPR: [MI] Michigan attorney representing a student protestor detained by immigration agents
  • FOX News: [TX] Texas man who allegedly threatened to kill ICE agents, harm DHS Secretary Kristi Noem ordered to stay in jail
  • Roll Call: [TX] Judge blocks Trump immigration move at one Texas prison
  • The Hill: [NM] New Mexico governor declares state of emergency over Albuquerque crime
  • 91.5 FM Pheonix: [AZ] Noem attends border security conference, rides along with Arizona ICE agents
  • NBC News Daily: [AZ] Noem Headlines Border Security Expo
  • Washington Examiner/Daily Caller: [AZ] Kristi Noem rejects criticism she’s ‘cosplaying’ in DHS role
  • Washington Examiner: [AZ] Arizona Democrats walk out of Tom Homan’s address to state legislature
  • Univision: [CA] Tomas Yarrington is deported to Mexico after 7 years in prison in the United States for money laundering and drug trafficking
  • Axios: [CA] California is caught in the crosshairs of an escalating trade war with China
  • Breitbart: [Mexico] U.S. Treasury Targets Cartel Boss Behind Historic Fentanyl Seizure in Mexico
  • AP: [Mexico] Mexican drug lord convicted in killing of DEA agent released after completing sentence
  • USA Today: [El Salvador] Latino Dems eye visit to Salvadoran mega-prison where Maryland dad mistakenly sent
  • FOX News: [Venezuela] Venezuelan opposition promises reparations to Laken Riley’s family, other victims of Tren de Aragua violence
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • The Hill: Targeting of cartels as terrorists puts new defensive tools in play
  • The Hill: TSA isn’t perfect, but it’s way better than the alternatives
  • Los Angeles Times: The Trump administration is ignoring far-right terrorism. That only makes it more dangerous
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Washington Examiner: Release of criminal illegal immigrants rushed under Biden, 25,000 in last 2 years
  • Washington Examiner: Acting ICE Director Lyons wants to see deportation process ‘like Prime but with human beings’
  • FOX News: [NY] ICE allowed back onto NYC’s Rikers Island prison, with restrictions
  • New York Times: [NY] Adams Is Allowing ICE to Return to Rikers. Here’s What to Know.
  • The Hill: [MD] Democrats make push for release of Maryland man mistakenly deported to Salvadoran prison
  • Telemundo: [MD] “A kidnapping”: Congressmen demand answers after Kilmar Abrego García’s deportation
  • The Hill: [MD] Lawyer expects return of mistakenly deported Maryland man
  • Georgia Recorder: [MD] Noem refusal to retrieve wrongly deported Maryland man from prison called ‘unacceptable’
  • ABC News: [MD] Wife of Maryland man deported in error to El Salvador denies he’s MS-13 member
  • NBC News: [FL] University of Florida student deported to Colombia following traffic stop
  • Telemundo: [FL] Arrest of man posing as an ICE agent
  • Roll Call: [TX] Judge blocks Trump immigration move at one Texas prison
  • Breitbart: [TX] FEDS: Texas Woman Arrested Crossing $270,000 into Mexico
  • NBC News Daily: [CA] ICE Places Detainer on Murder Suspect in California
  • FOX News: [CA] California soccer coach’s alleged murder of 13-year-old player is ‘result of failed border policies’: attorney
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Washington Post/Bloomberg Law: U.S. will monitor immigrants’ social media for ‘antisemitic activity’
  • NBC News: Inside the DHS task force scouring foreign students’ social media
  • Wall Street Journal: Chinese Students on U.S. Campuses Are Ensnared in Political Standoff
  • Axios: Mahmoud Kahlil among nearly 400 students with visas revoked in recent weeks
  • CNN: With more than 250 student visas revoked, international scholars worry as the government expands reasons for deportation
  • Univision: [IL] Visas to seven University of Chicago students revoked
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Texas A&M, UH, UT officials confirm some foreign students are ‘unexpectedly’ losing legal status
  • Miami Herald: [Venezuela] Federal judge blocks termination of Venezuela TPS: What the ruling means for Venezuelans
• Customs and Border Protection
  • The Hill: Senators push for surging resources to northern border
  • Washington Examiner: MTG bill to publish data on ‘special interest aliens’ nabbed at border advances
  • Daily Caller: [CA] Noem Speeds Up Border Wall Construction At Places Like ‘Smugglers Gulch’
• Transportation Security Administration
  • MeriTalk: Congress, Industry Sound Alarm on Airport Tech Ahead of World Cup Boom
  • The Hill: What to know about Real ID deadline
  • New York Times: Flying Somewhere? You May Finally Need That Real ID.
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Bloomberg Law News: FEMA Freezes Disaster Resilience Policy as Agency Narrows Work
  • River Reporter: Bresnahan urges FEMA to reinstate hazard mitigation program
  • Federal News Network: Federal disaster response is now on GAO’s high-risk list. What to do before another disaster strikes
  • ABC News: How the deadly flooding in the South got so severe
  • NewsNation: [NY] FEMA to revoke $188M in New York City migrant grants
  • MSN United States: [NY] Trump claws back $106M from New York City’s migrant funds
  • CBS News: [KY] Kentucky flooding evacuees hoping to return home watch for surging rivers to recede
  • Louisiana First: [LA] FEMA cuts disaster mitigation program; Louisiana to lose $720M
• Coast Guard
  • AP: Pam Bondi announces seizure of $510M worth of illegal drugs from vessels linked to cartels
  • Politico/Bloomberg: Trump sends DOGE to review the Navy
  • New Haven Register: [CT] Missing sailboat ‘Hot Chocolate’ that left from New Haven found and passengers safe, Coast Guard says
  • ABC 25 West Palm Beach: [FL] Seach For Person Overboard
  • Florida Daily: [FL] Two Cuban Nationals Plead Guilty to Illegal Immigrant Smuggling in South Florida
  • San Diego Union-Tribune/Hoodline: [CA] Commander of Coast Guard base in San Diego permanently relieved of duties
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Reuters: US senator to hold up Trump cybersecurity nominee, citing telecom ‘cover up’
  • Breitbart: Report: Hackers Spied on Bank Regulators’ Emails for Over a Year
  • Federal News Network: New federal data threats demand new mitigation technologies
  • CyberScoop: Bill to study national security risks in routers passes House committee
• Terrorism Investigations
  • FOX News: Violent attacks from anti-Musk, anti-Trump protesters plague nation, compel GOP lawmakers to take precautions
  • Free Beacon: [IL] Northwestern SJP Chapter, Quoting PFLP Terrorists, Urges Members to ‘Build an Intifada’ and ‘Destroy Amerika’
  • CBS News: [Colombia] 8 members of powerful cartel shot dead days after one of its top commanders killed in Colombia
  • Los Angeles Times: [Vietnam] ‘Everything will be exploded’: SoCal woman threatened couple and U.S. Consulate in Vietnam
• National Security News
  • Washington Post: Dozens sue Iran and North Korea, saying they sponsored terrorists
  • Roll Call: Trump pauses tariffs for 75 unspecified countries, raises levy on China
  • Washington Examiner: Trump pauses tariffs for 90 days on dozens of countries, raises rate on China to 125%
  • ABC News: Trump tariffs won’t entice firms to expand US manufacturing, economic experts warn
  • NewsMax: Democrats Press Trump WH to Disclose Signal Chat Info
  • Federal News Network: New bill would secure collective bargaining for federal employees
  • Roll Call: Whistleblower: Meta sought ties with China, misled Congress
  • NBC News: Senators vow to keep investigating Meta over its China record after ex-employee testifies
  • Washington Post: Trump’s NASA pick says ties to Musk won’t influence space agency
  • Breitbart: Trump’s NASA chief pick says will ‘prioritize’ Mars mission
  • Reuters: [Mexico] Water looms as new front in Mexico’s trade negotiations with the US
  • Breitbart: [Panama] Pentagon chief in Panama vows to counter China ‘threat’
  • AP: [Panama] Hegseth says China’s military presence in Western Hemisphere is ‘too large’
  • Breitbart: [Panama] Pete Hegseth: ‘We Will Take Back the Panama Canal from China’s Influence’
  • Wall Street Journal: [Panama] Panama Hopes Hegseth Visit Turns Page and Ends Trump Pressure
  • CNN: [Panama] US-China rivalry over Panama Canal sparks tensions, leaving Panama caught in war of words
  • AP: [Democratic Republic of the Congo] Congo’s leader commutes death sentences of 3 Americans convicted in failed coup plot
  • CNN: [Ukraine] Ukrainian intelligence has identified 155 Chinese citizens fighting for Russia, Zelensky says
  • Wall Street Journal: [Russia] U.S. and Russia Swap Prisoners in Deal Arranged by Intelligence Agencies
  • Reuters: [Russia] US bill creates fund to enforce oil sanctions on Russia’s ghost fleet
  • NPR: [Israel] The Israeli troop killing of a U.S. teen in the West Bank sparks outrage
  • New York Times: [Israel] Netanyahu Sticks By Trump’s Brazen Proposal for Gazans to Leave
  • Breitbart: [India] India readies for US extradition of Mumbai attacks suspect
  • AP: [China] Hegseth Says China’s Military Presence in Western Hemisphere Is ‘Too Large’
  • Wall Street Journal: [China] Trump Transforms Tariff War Into High-Stakes Showdown With China
  • Reuters: [China] China slaps restrictions on 18 US firms over Trump tariffs
  • Bloomberg: [China] China Raises Tariffs on US Goods, Cautions Citizens on Travel
  • AP: [China] China reaches out to others as Trump layers on tariffs
  • New York Times: [China] China Hits Back Again at Trump, Bringing New Tariffs on U.S. Goods to 84%
  • NBC News: [China] Bipartisan senators introduce bill to give Trump new powers to stop Chinese investment
  • NewsMax: [China] Treasury Secretary on Chinese Tariffs: ‘So What?’
  • Breitbart: [Thailand] Thailand revokes visa of US academic charged with royal insult
  • Miami Herald: [Japan] Japan, NATO pledge increased defense cooperation to counter Russia, China

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