• Top News
  • New York Times: Trump Will End Temporary Protections for Afghans and Cameroonians
  • New York Times/CBS News/AP: Immigration Judge Rules Khalil Can Be Deported, but Legal Hurdles Remain
  • Washington Examiner: Mahmoud Khalil’s lawyers seek Rubio testimony to expand on DHS evidence
  • AP: What to know about activist Mahmoud Khalil and his attorneys’ plan to appeal his deportation ruling
  • Bloomberg: Columbia Activist Can Be Deported for His Beliefs, Rubio Says
  • AP: ‘Extremely troubling’ that US can’t provide details on mistakenly deported man, judge says
  • NPR: Maryland judge again asks government to return man wrongly deported to El Salvador
  • Wall Street Journal/Washington Examiner: Judge Orders Daily Updates From Trump Administration on Mistakenly Deported Man
  • FOX News: DOJ says whereabouts of Maryland immigrant wrongly deported to El Salvador are unknown
  • Bloomberg: US Lawyer Refuses to Reveal Fate of Wrongly Deported Man
  • The Hill: White House responds to Supreme Court ruling on mistaken deportation
  • New York Times: White House Continues Defiant Stance on Seeking Return of Deported Man
  • Washington Examiner: White House under no duty to ‘effectuate’ Maryland man’s return from El Salvador: Karoline Leavitt
  • NewsMax: Homan to Newsmax: Abrego Garcia has Himself to Blame
  • AP: Texas and New York judges broaden temporary protection for Venezuelan migrants facing removal
  • Breitbart: Vance: Deportation Case ‘Full-Blown Confrontation’ Between Trump and Courts
  • Blaze: Trump revokes parole for 6,300 foreign nationals on terrorist watchlist or with criminal past
  • Breitbart: Bombshell DOGE Report: ‘Terrorist Watch List’ Migrants Secured Medicaid After Being Freed into U.S. by Joe Biden
  • Politico: Inside the DOGE immigration task force
  • DailySignal.com: Cartels Will Be ‘Wiped Off the Face of the Earth,’ Border Czar Homan Vows
  • FOX News: Federal judge hammers DOJ on whereabouts of alleged MS-13 gang member following SCOTUS order
  • The Hill/Breitbart/AP/Washington Examiner: Trump Deputies Cancel Illegal Migrants’ Social Security Numbers
  • New York Times: Social Security Lists Thousands of Migrants as Dead to Prompt Them to ‘Self-Deport’
  • Washington Post: Trump administration overrode Social Security staff to list immigrants as dead
  • Politico: Immigration advocates are overwhelmed by Trump’s flood-the-zone strategy
  • Politico: Military contractors pitch unprecedented prison plan for detained immigrants
  • Blaze: House GOP calls ‘sanctuary’ governors to face oversight grilling on public safety
  • Washington Post: Without evidence, Trump claims sanctuary cities are ‘death traps’
  • Blaze: DHS calls out New York Times for leaving out criminal history in immigrant sob story
  • New York Times: Fear Shadows Many Children in Immigrant Families
  • Breitbart: Dem Rep. Hayes: ‘I Regret’ Voting for Laken Riley Act, Dems Aren’t Opposed to Deporting Criminals
  • Federal News Network: DHS employees consider workforce transition amid major uncertainty
  • Breitbart: Trump Orders Investigations of Former Federal Officials, Says ‘Anonymous’ Author ‘Guilty of Treason’
  • FOX News: [MD] Is the alleged MS-13 gang member going to be returning to the US?
  • NPR: [DC] Jewish students at Georgetown protest detention of professor Badar Khan Suri
  • AP: [FL] Florida universities to deputize campus police for immigration enforcement
  • Yahoo News: [LA] FBI arrests alleged cartel affiliate, 5 others in Marigny drug investigation
  • CBS 62 Detroit: [MI] ACLU of Michigan sues Trump administration over international student visa revocation cases
  • AP: [TX] Bill to create a Texas Homeland Security Division passes state Senate
  • Breitbart: [CA] U.S. Attorney: ‘Failed Border Policies’ to Blame for Rape, Murder of Oscar Hernandez, Allegedly by Illegal Alien
  • The Latin Times: [El Salvador] DHS Secretary Noem Defends Taking Migrants in El Salvador Maximum-Security Prison: ‘They Should Stay There for the Rest of Their Lives’
  • New York Post/ Blaze: Migrant crossings through once-overrun Darien Gap plummet 99% under Trump’s border crackdown
  • Blaze: [Panama] Darién Gap crossings nearly disappear as Trump drops hammer on illegal immigration
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • The Hill: Trump is repeating one of the darkest chapters in US history
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • AP: Federal judge sides with Trump in allowing immigration enforcement in houses of worship
  • New York Post: Trump admin orders ICE agents to check migrants’ compliance with online registry — and refer case to DOJ if they don’t
  • Arizona Republic: Deportations should run like Amazon deliveries, Trump’s ICE director says
  • Yahoo! News: ICE Retracts Threat To Stop Illegal ‘Ideas’ at the Border
  • USA Today: Tourists detained by ICE say they were treated like ‘the worst criminal’
  • Boston Herald: [MA] Homeland Security Secretary Noem targets Boston Mayor Wu after ICE arrest in Lawrence
  • Washington Post: [MA] Turkish student grabbed by ICE says she feared for her life
  • Daily Wire/FOX News: [NJ] Trump’s U.S. Attorney Opens Criminal Probe Into NJ Gov For ‘Obstructing’ Immigration Enforcement
  • Today: [PA] Cambria County Voting on ICE Agreement
  • CNN: [MD] Daughter challenges ICE arrest of mother, who was accused of gang ties without evidence
  • Good Morning America: [AL] Brothers Arrested in Opelika Rape Case
  • New York Times: [LA] She Worked in a Harvard Lab to Reverse Aging, Until ICE Jailed Her
  • Detroit Free Press: [MI] Jackson County is first Michigan municipality to sign warrant agreement with ICE
  • Detroit Free Press: [MI] 4 U-M, Wayne State international students sue Department of Homeland Security
  • FOX News: [IL] ICE deports former Mexico governor serving federal prison sentence in Illinois
  • CNN: [TX] Texas Army base chosen to house migrants, defense officials say
  • Washington Post/USA Today: [TX] Small airline faces boycotts over deal to run deportation flights for ICE
  • AP: [ND] Judge dismisses charge against North Dakota man accused of impersonating ICE officer
  • Yahoo! News: [AZ] GOP lawmakers are building school-to-deportation pipelines with the ‘Arizona ICE Act’
  • NewsNation: [CA] Homeland Security agents denied entry at two Los Angeles schools
  • AP: [CA] Feds say agents went to LA schools to do welfare check on migrant children
  • Breitbart: [CA] U.S. Attorney: ‘Failed Border Policies’ to Blame for Rape, Murder of Oscar Hernandez, Allegedly by Illegal Alien
  • Univision: [Mexico] Man deported to Mexico, where he was wanted on suspicion of murder
  • NewsMax: [Russia] Family Who Fled Russia to Leave US After ICE Detention
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Breitbart: Obama-Appointed Judge Blocks Deportations of Over 500k Migrants
  • The Latin Times: New DHS Task Force Scours International Student’s Social Media For Potential Grounds To Revoke Visas
  • Breitbart: Federal Judge Decides President Trump’s Administration May Require Illegals to Register with Government
  • News From The States: Immigrants without legal status must now register and carry documents, after court order
  • Washington Examiner: White House calls out ‘myth’ that SAVE Act could prevent married women from voting
  • The Hill: Does Trump’s birthright citizenship order create a ‘birth tax’?
  • USA Today: 19 state AGs ask federal judge to block Trump’s international student-visa cancellations
  • Alaska Beacon: Alaska Sen. Murkowski calls on Trump administration to protect Ukrainians who fled war
  • Axios: [MA] Cape’s worker visa shortage threatens tourist season
  • Axios: [VA] Trump’s student visa crackdown hits Virginia, 20+ revoked
  • Yahoo! News: [AR] 5 University of Arkansas students’ visas terminated by Department of Homeland Security
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Feds revoke five student visas at Rice University, adding to growing number nationwide
  • Yahoo News: [MT] Visas revoked for four international students at flagship Montana universities
  • Yahoo! News: [CA] 4 student visas at San Diego State University revoked
  • Yahoo! News: [CA] State department revokes international student visas at three San Diego universities
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Wall Street Journal/CNN/Bloomberg/CBS News: Trump Authorizes Pentagon to Take Over Public Land at Southern Border
  • Washington Post: Trump’s military border surge takes shape along U.S.-Mexico frontier
  • Yahoo! News: [AL] Passengers from Mexico stranded on Alabama tarmac for seven hours after diversion to airport with no customs staff
  • AP: [FL] Cuban woman gets 7 1/2 years in prison for human smuggling conspiracy that led to 16 deaths
  • Breitbart: [TX] Texas Border Sherif: Can’t Let Guard Down Despite Lower Crossing Numbers
  • FOX News: [CA] American women arrested at California immigration checkpoint for attempting to smuggle children: ‘Unbearable’
  • CBS News: [France] 8 people sentenced to prison for smuggling endangered eels
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Breitbart: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Urges People to Get ‘Real IDs’: ‘Keep Our Country Safe’
  • AP: TSA Begins REAL ID Full Enforcement on May 7
  • Reuters: US warns airline passengers without REAL ID could be denied boarding starting May 7
  • Yahoo News: [MA] Loaded gun found in carry-on luggage at MHT
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Spectrum News: A dozen senators seek answers on reports Trump administration is seeking to close regional FEMA office
  • 90.9 FM Philadelphia: [PA] Philly may lose federal dollars to protect drinking water, shifting the costs to ratepayers
  • Asheville Citizen Times: [NC] FEMA denies NC Gov. Stein’s request to extend 100% federal cost share for Helene recovery
  • Yahoo News: [NC] Gov. Stein frustrated that FEMA denies extension on funding match for Helene recovery
  • Louisiana First News: [LA] FEMA changes spark concern in Louisiana as BRIC program ends, disaster aid questioned
  • Yahoo! News: [IN] Gov. Braun declares disaster emergency for 18 tornado, flood-struck Indiana counties
• Secret Service
  • New York Times/National Review/Yahoo! News: [PA] Pennsylvania Man Threatened to Kill Trump and Musk, U.S. Says
  • Yahoo! News: [WI] Wisconsin teen plotted to kill Trump, warrant says; expert discusses
  • Texas Today: [TX] Police Shoot Man During Pre-Interview Frisk
• Coast Guard
  • HS Today: Coast Guard Terminates Information Technology Program, Saves Over $32M
  • CBS 3 Norfolk: Rep. Kiggans trying to get bill passed to help Coast Guard
  • ABC 5 Boston: [MA] 3 people rescued after scallop boat runs aground in Boston Harbor
  • New Haven Register: [CT] How Coast Guard and fishermen found missing sailboat ‘Hot Chocolate’ days after leaving New Haven
  • FOX 4 Dallas: [NJ] 6 Killed After Sightseeing Helicopter Crashes Into Hudson River
  • FOX News: [NJ] Pilot in Hudson River helicopter crash called about needing fuel before fatal accident, CEO says
  • ABC 10 Miami: [FL] Judge in Miami sentences woman who pleaded guilty in case of 16 Cubans dead at sea
  • HS Today: [FL] Coast Guard Offloads Nearly $510M in Illegal Narcotics Interdicted in Eastern Pacific Ocean
  • FOX News: [TX] Navy deploys another Houthi-fighting warship to new US southern border mission
  • HS Today: [CA] Coast Guard Intercepts Suspected Smuggling Boat Off San Diego, Eight Mexican Nationals Detained
  • Maui Now: [HI] Search for overdue fisherman and vessel off Hawaiʻi Island continues
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Bloomberg Government: Homeland Security Halts Work on $524 Million Cyber Agency Office
  • Cyberscoop: Rep. Swalwell demands Hill briefing on planned CISA personnel cuts
  • Blaze: [China] Chinese official avows Beijing is behind cyberattacks on US, identifies motive: Report
• Terrorism Investigations
  • New York Times: Military Judge Throws Out Sept. 11 Case Confession as Obtained Through Torture
  • Daily Caller: Mosque Tied To Islamic Extremists, Bombing ‘Co-Conspirator’ Gets DHS Grant Aimed At Preventing Terrorism
  • Free Beacon: [FL] ‘Look How Devilish the Jews Are’: Biden DHS Approved Grant to Florida Mosque Tied to Prominent Anti-Semites
  • Detroit Free Press: [MI] MSU student, facing decades in prison, will appeal judge’s ruling on terror charge
  • Bloomberg: [India] US Extradites Alleged Mumbai Attack Plotter to India, Rubio Says
• National Security News
  • Blaze: Senate confirms Trump’s top military pick in overnight vote
  • Washington Examiner: Top US commanders warn of fast-growing threat from China and North Korea
  • Politico: Trump May Be Triggering the Fastest Nuclear Weapons Race Since the Cold War
  • Wall Street Journal: [Greenland] Pentagon Fires Commander of Greenland Base That Vance Visited
  • CNN: [Iran] US and Iran to begin critical nuclear talks as Trump threatens war
  • CBS News: [Iran] Iran says it is seeking "real and fair" agreement in nuclear talks
  • New York Times: [Iran] What to Know About U.S. Talks With Iran Over Its Nuclear Program
  • Washington Examiner: [Yemen] After nearly a month of ‘relentless’ bombing, Yemen’s Houthis are degraded, but undeterred
  • New York Times: [China] China Raises Tariffs on U.S. Imports to 125%, Calling Trump’s Policies a ‘Joke’
  • Bloomberg: [China] China Minister Says US Tariffs Could Trigger Humanitarian Crisis

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