• Top News
  • New York Times/NPR/AP/Newsweek: Supreme Court blocks, for now, new deportations under Alien Enemies Act
  • ABC News/NewsMax: As administration eyes more AEA deportation flights, judge says he lacks authority to block them
  • New York Post/NewsMax: Trump appoints Fox News host Mark Levin and others to lead ‘revamped’ Homeland Security Advisory Council
  • New York Times: Appeals Court Denies Trump Administration’s Bid to End Deportation Protections for Venezuelans
  • New York Post/FOX News/USA Today: Alleged MS-13 gangbanger Kilmar Abrego Garcia suspected of human trafficking, feds say
  • FOX News: Trump dishes on Abrego-Garcia’s ‘unbelievably bad’ record and Democrat’s ‘fake’ El Salvador trip
  • CNN: Trump admin continues releasing info to paint Abrego Garcia as violent gang member as outcry against deportation grows
  • Reuters: US senator met wrongly deported Salvadoran man at hotel, calls for release
  • The Hill: Van Hollen takes center stage in fight with Trump over Abrego Garcia
  • NBC News Daily: U.S. Senator Meets With Abrego Garcia in El Salvador
  • AP: Abrego Garcia told visiting US senator he was no longer being held at notorious Salvadoran prison
  • New York Times: Maryland Deportee Told Senator He Had Been in Isolation in El Salvador Prison
  • USA Today: Kilmar Abrego Garcia tells US senator being in Salvador prison was traumatizing experience
  • Wall Street Journal: Sen. Van Hollen: Abrego Garcia Was ‘Traumatized’ in El Salvador Prison
  • Washington Examiner: Van Hollen says Bukele making ‘huge mistake’ by not releasing Abrego Garcia
  • Washington Post: Sen. Van Hollen discusses El Salvador visit with wrongly deported man
  • AP: US senator returns from El Salvador trip, says Abrego Garcia case is about far more than one man
  • Politico: Van Hollen’s big moment: Defending a constituent and defying Trump
  • Daily Signal: GOP Roasts Van Hollen Over Meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador
  • Washington Examiner: Trump calls Van Hollen a ‘fool’ for meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia
  • Breitbart: ‘We Are Not the Same: ‘ Trump Meets with Angel Mom as Chris Van Hollen Meets with Accused Wife Beater
  • NPR: Court denies White House appeal in Abrego Garcia deportation case
  • Los Angeles Times: Despite pressure from courts, Trump vows to keep Abrego Garcia from returning to U.S.
  • CBS Austin: Legal expert weighs in on Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation case and due process
  • Breitbart: Nayib Bukele: Abrego Garcia Is ‘Staying in El Salvador’s Custody’
  • Washington Post: ‘Sipping margaritas’ is the latest example in Bukele’s propaganda machine
  • Washington Examiner: Abrego Garcia case hinges on legal word games
  • The Hill: Trump’s claims about Abrego Garcia’s gang ties largely rely on 1 confidential tip
  • Washington Examiner: Democrats step into immigration ‘trap’ with Abrego Garcia deportation
  • Telemundo: More Democratic Congressmen Announce Plans to Visit El Salvador in Support of Abrego Garcia
  • The Hill: Republicans deny Democrats’ requests for El Salvador oversight trips
  • New York Post: Oversight chair James Comer rips Dem reps for wanting taxpayer-funded trips to visit alleged MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia
  • FOX News: Trump White House trashes NY Times over headline about deported El Salvadoran
  • The Hill: Mahmoud Khalil pens op-ed comparing ICE detention to Nazi concentration camps
  • FOX News: Mahmoud Khalil rips ‘repressive’ Trump admin for eroding his rights in Washington Post op-ed
  • NPR: Behind two high-profile deportation cases, a legal crisis grows
  • New York Post: Federal judge denies emergency request to block ‘imminent’ deportation flights under Alien Enemies Act
  • New York Times: Defying the Law and the Courts, Trump Seeks to Shift the Focus
  • New York Times: Tracking the Lawsuits Against Trump’s Agenda
  • The Hill: Homan brushes off criticism on immigration agenda: ‘I don’t think we did anything wrong’
  • Yahoo News: Border Czar Tom Homan Says Sending Americans To Overseas Jails Is Not His Job
  • Washington Examiner: Immigration officials mistakenly send deportation notices to American citizens
  • Washington Post: Immigrants prove they are alive, forcing Social Security to undo death label
  • NPR: Judge orders new limits on DOGE data access at Social Security Administration
  • New York Times: Head of I.R.S. Is Ousted in Treasury’s Power Struggle With Elon Musk
  • Boston Globe: [MA] Trump administration demands Harvard turn over sweeping records on foreign funding and staff, alleges disclosure violations
  • FOX News: [MA] Top Ivy League university in the hot seat as Congress ramps up investigation: ‘Almost all woke’
  • New York Times: [MA] With Harvard Threat, Trump Tries to Bend the I.R.S. to His Will
  • NBC News: [MA] Harvard’s battle with the Trump administration is creating a thorny financial situation
  • CBS News: [VA] Accused MS-13 leader opposes Trump administration dropping his charges, warning he’ll be deported
  • AP: [AL] Alabama Lawmakers Advance Local ‘Laken Riley’ Bill That Deputizes Police to Enforce Immigration Law
  • Yahoo News: [IN] Judge denies request for order to safeguard international students’ rights
  • New York Times: [El Salvador] Inside the ‘Tropical Gulag’ in El Salvador Where U.S. Detainees Are Being Held
  • AP: [Venezuela] U.S. intelligence contradicts Trump claim linking gang to Venezuela government to speed deportations
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Washington Post: [DC] Trump’s destructive war on academia
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Washington Post: Trump’s tariffs jeopardize global trade and international security
  • The Hill: Abrego Garcia case strikes a nerve
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Washington Post: Immigrants forced to sleep on floors at overwhelmed ICE detention centers
  • FOX News: ICE and DOGE seek sensitive data in crackdown on illegal immigration, waste: report
  • CBS News: ICE partnerships with local law enforcement triple as Trump continues deportation crackdown
  • Breitbart: Anti-Israel Activist Mahmoud Khalil Compares ICE Detention to ‘Nazi Concentration Camps’
  • Los Angeles Times: More immigrants opt to self-deport rather than risk being marched out like criminals
  • Reuters/AP/Washington Post: [VT] Tufts student challenging immigration arrest must be moved to Vermont, US judge rules
  • FOX News: [MA] ICE dispels rumors about viral video showing agents smashing window to arrest illegal
  • FOX News: [NY] ICE arrests over 200 illegal aliens in New York City’s ‘most crime-infested neighborhoods’
  • Breitbart: [NY] ‘ICE not a Criminal Organization,’ Says NYC Mayor Adams Following the Arrest by ICE of 206 Criminal Aliens
  • Telemundo: [NY] NYC reminds immigrants that they can go to hospitals without fear
  • Washington Post/AP/The Hill: [FL] Man detained in Florida on immigration hold despite being citizen, lawyer says
  • Good Morning America: [MS] Men Stabbed After Argument
  • Yahoo News: [FL] Immigration arrests are declining in Orange County, jail data shows
  • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: [WI] ICE agents detain one person inside Ozaukee County Courthouse, authorities say
  • Minnesota Star Tribune: [MN] Indonesian man details surprise ICE arrest in Minnesota hospital; judge denies release
  • Yahoo News: [MN] What federal contract data tell us about ICE spending in Minnesota
  • Yahoo News: [KS] Undocumented Immigrant Students Protected by Plyler v. Doe Ruling
  • Yahoo News: [UT] Utah international students file lawsuit against Department of Homeland Security
  • AP: [AZ] Arizona governor vetoes bill requiring local officials to help with federal immigration efforts
  • Yahoo News: [AZ] Avelo, budget airline with bases in NC, to offer deportation flights from Arizona
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Outraged senators urge DHS to end ‘welfare checks’ following unannounced L.A. school visits
  • NBC News: [CA] California dad taking his daughter to school arrested by immigration agents
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Slaying of 13-year-old boy devastates L.A. immigrant community: ‘We can’t trust anyone’
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • The Hill: Rubio says State Department to restrict visas of at least 250 Nicaraguan officials
  • New York Times: Lawsuit Aims to Broadly Halt Deportations of Foreign Students
  • USA Today: Lawsuits, rallies ratchet up pressure on White House over international student visas
  • AP: Judge blocks Trump administration from passport changes affecting some transgender Americans
  • Blaze: Liberal Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan denies appeal from Mexican family seeking asylum from cartel violence
  • NPR: Refugees in Limbo with US Resettlement Uncertainty
  • NPR: Some asylum seekers wonder if it’s worth staying in the U.S. to fight their cases
  • Univision: Farmworkers and hotel workers are wary of Trump’s immigration proposal to legalize their status.
  • Connecticut Public Radio: [CT] Four Connecticut students with visas in jeopardy sue federal government
  • Yahoo News: [WV] ACLU-WV sues Trump administration officials over Marshall student’s revoked visa
  • Yahoo News: [IA] University of Northern Iowa hosts naturalization ceremony for new citizens
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Visa revocations hit 18 international students at Houston-area community colleges
  • Yahoo News: [SD] School of Mines student sues Noem over revoked Visa
  • CBS News: [CA] International student has visa revoked just days after getting new job, work permit: "It just feels like you’re less welcome in this country"
• Customs and Border Protection
  • CNN: For now, Pentagon and DHS won’t recommend that Trump invoke the Insurrection Act
  • Chicago Tribune: Can US border officials search your phone without a warrant? Here’s what you need to know
  • USA Today: [TX] Officers squash smuggling attempt after seizing nearly $9M of meth hidden in the veggie
  • Telemundo 48 El Paso: [TX] Woman arrested for trying to smuggle more than 94 pounds of cocaine into El Paso
  • BorderReport: [TX] Jesus apprehended at US border for illegal entry, ‘packing’ a Smith & Wesson
  • The Hill: [NM] US military identifies 2 Marines killed in vehicle crash near Mexico border
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] $600K worth of Mexican Xanax seized on I-5
  • NBC News Daily: [CA] San Diego Woman Facing Deportation After Wrong Turn
  • Univision/Yahoo News: [CA] UCLA student detained by CBP at the border while crossing from Mexico; protest erupts on campus
  • CNN: [Canada] US citizen says he and his wife detained without explanation after returning from Canada
  • Yahoo News: [Canada] Canada-U.S. travel drops to lowest level since COVID pandemic
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Federal News Network: TSA tests out AI to train, assist airport screening officers
  • The Hill/FOX News: Senate Democrat presses Noem on REAL ID deadline
  • NewsNation/FOX News: People scramble at the DMV ahead of REAL ID deadline
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • ABC News/New York Post: Severe weather continues through Easter weekend across Central US
  • Axios: [NC] NC GOP congressman unveils a plan to fix FEMA
  • HSToday: [NC] Trump Administration Denies State Emergency Relief After Deadly Storm
  • Yahoo News: [AR] Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders files appeal to FEMA about disaster denial
  • Yahoo News: [IA] Gov. Reynolds issues disaster proclamation for counties affected by hail, tornado
  • AP: [CA] Living through a ‘low-attention disaster,’ Mountain Fire survivors recover in LA’s shadow
• Federal Protective Service
  • Bloomberg Law: US Judiciary Warns of Budget Shortfall as Threats Increase
• Coast Guard
  • Maritime Executive: USCG Polar Star Starts Final Phase of Life Extension Program
  • Miami Herald: [FL] Teenager dies while swimming off Fort Lauderdale, police say
  • HSToday: [IL] Five Takeaways for Future Leaders from the USCG to Secure Major National Special Security Events: RNC & DNC
  • Yahoo News: [WA] Body washes up on Neah Bay rocks, believed to be 1 of 3 missing boaters
  • Defense Post: [CA] US Coast Guard Starts Final Phase of Polar Star Cutter Life Extension
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Yahoo News: Trump is shifting cybersecurity to the states, but many aren’t prepared
  • Reuters: Health Rounds: DNA researchers are warned to beware of hackers
• Terrorism Investigations
  • ABC News: [PA] 911 call made by suspect in arson attack on Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s residence released
  • FOX News: [GA] Georgia school shooting suspect’s dad fights ‘epicenter’ murder trial: attorney
  • USA Today: [FL] 2 dead, 6 injured at FSU. There have been at least 81 mass shootings in 2025.
  • FOX News: [FL] More details emerge about Florida State University shooting suspect Phoenix Ikner as motive remains a mystery
  • New York Post: [FL] Suspected FSU shooter promoted white supremacist views, spewed racist vitriol against black people: report
  • New York Post: [FL] FSU shooter’s biological mom kidnapped him and fled to Norway amid bitter custody battle a decade before deadly rampage
  • USA Today: [FL] New records show suspected FSU shooter had troubling fascination with hate groups
  • USA Today: [MO] Feds: Kansas City man hurled Molotov cocktail at Tesla dealership, burned vehicles
  • FOX News: [IL] Anti-Israel agitator charged in violent hate crime attack on two Jewish college students
  • SFGate: [CA] Man accused of deadly terrorist attacks in India arrested in Sacramento
• National Security News
  • Daily Wire: Trump Extends Hiring Freeze: ‘Critical Step In Shrinking The Federal Govt’
  • USA Today: Government watchdog declares DEI dead at the Pentagon
  • Federal News Network: A group of senators ask the White House to reconsider cancellation of collective bargaining agreements
  • Washington Examiner: Tulsi Gabbard releases over 10,000 files related to RFK assassination
  • FOX News: [Ukraine] Rubio says US ready to ‘move on’ within days if no progress made on Russia-Ukraine peace deal
  • Yahoo News: [Russia] NATO’s presence in a strategic sea it shares with Russia is about to get bigger
  • Reuters: [Russia] Oman’s sultan to meet Putin in Moscow after Iran-US talks
  • AP: [Syria] Congress members pay an unofficial visit to Damascus as US mulls sanctions relief
  • Yahoo News: [Syria] US to reduce military footprint in Syria to fewer than 1,000 troops
  • Reuters: [Italy] Iran, US to hold talks in Rome in bid to reach nuclear deal
  • Washington Post: [India] India edges closer to China, hedging against Trump’s unpredictability
  • Wall Street Journal: [China] U.S. Accuses China of Helping the Houthis Target Their Attacks
  • New York Times: [China] U.S. Gas Exports to China Stopped After Beijing Imposed Tariffs
  • AP: [Taiwan] US lawmakers’ bipartisan Taiwan visit signals support despite harsh words and tariffs from Trump
  • NewsMax: [Taiwan] Lawmakers Visit Taiwan to Affirm US Support Amid Tensions
  • Reuters: [Taiwan] US will keep helping Taiwan in its self-defence, senator says in Taipei

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