• Top News
  • CBS News/Reuters/ABC News: Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act deportations face legal test in Colorado federal court
  • Reuters: Venezuelan migrants seek further deportation protections after Supreme Court ruling
  • USA Today: Venezuelan migrants ask Supreme Court to keep blocking their deportations
  • Washington Examiner: DHS debuts ads warning illegal immigrants they are ‘next’ to be deported
  • Los Angeles Times/Breitbart: Mexico’s president wants to ban U.S. ads warning against migration
  • AP: President Donald J. Trump Appoints Bo Dietl to Homeland Security Advisory Council
  • CNN/Washington Post/CBS News: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s bag, including $3,000 in cash, is stolen from DC restaurant
  • CBS Austin: Alien Enemies Act takes center stage after its use is halted by Supreme Court
  • The Hill: Homan: Deported migrants have ‘less’ due process but ‘no one’s removed just because of a tattoo’
  • Washington Post: ACLU says Trump officials not complying with Supreme Court in deportation case
  • NewsMax: ACLU Makes Rare Plea to SCOTUS on Deportations
  • NBC News: U.S. government is ‘trying to evade’ court review in deportation plans, says ACLU deputy director
  • Reuters: Venezuelan migrants were set for deportation without judicial review, lawyers tell US Supreme Court
  • New York Post: ICE buses full of Venezuelan migrants heading to airport for deportation flights turned around, video shows
  • The Hill: Alito blasts late-night ruling on deportation flights as ‘legally questionable’
  • Roll Call: Supreme Court again faces question of Trump immigration move
  • The Hill: Patience runs thin as Trump’s battle with Supreme Court intensifies
  • CBS Austin: Democrats challenge transparency in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation case
  • CBS Austin: Kilmar Abrego Garcia controversy highlights US immigration debate and policies
  • FOX News: Leavitt goes off on Democrat for taxpayer-funded trip to support deported suspected MS-13 gang member
  • Washington Times: Van Hollen’s shame: Defending MS-13’s Abrego Garcia over constituents’ safety
  • Breitbart: Van Hollen’s El Salvador Trip Reveals the Darkness of the Anti-Borders Left
  • Washington Post/Yahoo News: DOGE gets permission to access sensitive Justice Department immigration data
  • DailySignal.com: The Founders Agree With Trump On Alien Enemies Act
  • The Hill/Yahoo News: [MA] Trump threatens to pull another $1B in Harvard funding
  • Wall Street Journal: [MA] Harvard Is Suing the Trump Administration
  • FOX News: [MA] Trump administration continues to press Harvard to deliver antisemitism report after delay
  • Breitbart: [NY] US charges 27 alleged Venezuelan gang members
  • NPR/New York Times: [NY] Mahmoud Khalil misses son’s birth after ICE official denies his request to be there
  • New York Times: [NY] Protesters Chain Themselves to Columbia Gates, Calling for Activists’ Release
  • AP: [TN] Tennessee pauses bill targeting right to education regardless of immigration status
  • Florida Phoenix: [FL] Feds blame U.S. citizen for his arrest under suspended immigration law
  • Yahoo.com: [CO] Colorado immigration protection bill clears Senate vote
  • Yahoo.com: [UT] Utah lawyer among citizens DHS directed to self deport
  • FOX News: [NM] New Mexico judge resigns after alleged TdA member arrested at his home
  • Univision: [AZ] An American was detained by immigration agents in Arizona and released almost 10 days later.
  • Reuters/UPI/AP: [El Salvador] US Congress members visit El Salvador to facilitate release of deported man
  • Daily Caller: [El Salvador] More Dems Land In El Salvador To Support Alleged Wife-Beating MS-13 Gangbanger
  • Reuters: [El Salvador] Who are the people Bukele wants to exchange for Venezuelan detainees in El Salvador?
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Wall Street Journal: The Hegseth Pentagon Chronicles
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • The Hill: ‘Maryland man’ is the sort of thing that cost the media its credibility
  • The Hill: US national security strategy is on life support
  • New York Times: [PR] Puerto Rico’s Blackouts Reveal the Collapse of Its Colonial Bargain
  • Washington Post: [China] Trump’s crackdown on foreign students is a gift to China
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • New York Post: Trump admin reups $5M reward for capture of MS-13 kingpin: ‘Turn him in. End this threat’
  • Breitbart: Homeland Security Warns Violent Venezuelan Tren de Aragua Gang Members, ‘Time is Up’
  • Breitbart: Reports: Trump Successfully Gets Illegal Aliens to Self-Deport from U.S.
  • The Hill: [VT] The mechanics of kidnapping: How ICE is imprisoning Rumeysa Ozturk
  • AP: [NY] Judge temporarily blocks NYC mayor from allowing ICE agents on Rikers Island jail
  • Virginia Mercury: [VA] Youngkin touts success of Virginia gang and immigration sweep with over 500 arrests
  • NBC News: [LA] New images could change cancer diagnostics but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them
  • AP: [WI] Wisconsin governor’s guidance on dealing with ICE agents draws GOP backlash
  • New York Post: [CO] Stunned cops allegedly find 180K rounds of ammo packed in minivan driven by two Mexican nationals
  • NBC News: [AZ] U.S. citizen visiting Arizona detained by immigration agents for 10 days, family says
  • Yahoo News: [AZ] DHS says man wanted to self-deport at Tucson border, but family says otherwise
  • Source New Mexico: [AZ] Arizona AG queries ICE about arrest of New Mexico man
  • NewsMax: [OR] Judge Blocks Deportation, Transfer of 2 Oregon Students
  • FOX News: [CA] ICE arrests illegal immigrant with alleged terror ties in California, one of the most wanted men in India
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • AP: Some GOP states are targeting driver’s licenses issued to immigrants illegally in the US
  • DailySignal.com: Trump Administration Will Provide Illegal Immigrant Farm Workers Pathway for Reentry ‘Soon,’ Brooke Rollins Says
  • NPR: The horse-racing industry needs workers on visas. Employers hope to still get them
  • Reuters: Brother of Venezuelan Migrant on the Brink of US Deportation Pleas for Help
  • KTSM: [TX] Wanted man in Amarillo arrested at Paso Del Norte POE for sex crimes
  • NewsMax: Stephen Miller to Newsmax: Birthright Citizenship Is Welfare Scam
  • Yahoo News: [OH] UC student with no criminal convictions sues Trump administration over revoked visa
  • Yahoo News: [MI] Haitians fear deportation after protected status revocation
  • NBC News: [UT] Visa is reinstated for BYU student from Japan who had a fishing citation and speeding tickets
  • Yahoo News: [MN] Concordia students sue DHS over ‘lawless’ termination of visa status
  • Reuters: [China] Trump visa cuts and tariff hikes turn Chinese students away from American Dream
• Customs and Border Protection
  • New York Post: Northern border sector previously overrun by illegal migrants sees dramatic drop in crossings: ‘We haven’t seen anyone since November’
  • NewsMax: Guillot to Newsmax: Illegal Southern Border Crossings Dip 97 Percent
  • NPR: DHL will stop shipping packages over $800 to U.S. customers due to new customs rules
  • SFGate: [TX] With the border quiet, Texas ponders spending another $6.5 billion on border security
  • Telemundo Amarillo: [TX] Border Patrol officers arrest convicted sex offender wanted by Amarillo police
  • Washington Examiner: [NM] Military at New Mexico border given authority to detain illegal immigrants
  • NewsNation: [WA] Man found guilty of drug trafficking hundreds of pounds in US
  • NewsNation: [CA] Man sentenced for smuggling baby spider monkeys across border
  • USA Today: [HI] German teens detained and deported in Hawaii over missing hotel reservation
• Transportation Security Administration
  • CBS News: Real ID deadline is weeks away and most states aren’t fully compliant yet
  • CBS Austin: Some states allowing migrants to get driver’s license running into REAL ID backlogs
  • USA Today: Long waits, no appointments: How DMVs across the country are prepping for Real ID deadline
  • Washington Examiner: Millions do not have a REAL ID. Here’s what to know before the May deadline
  • FOX News: Pandemic, price tags and privacy concerns: Why it took 20 years to implement REAL ID
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Washington Post: A repeated barrage of storms expected to hit central U.S. this week
  • Yahoo News: [KY] FEMA extends deadline for Kentucky residents to receive individual assistance
  • NBC News Daily: [KY] FEMA Extends Deadline for Assistance
  • The Detroit News: [MI] Whitmer seeks extension to request federal aid for ice storm recovery
  • KLST: [TX] Three Tornadoes Confirmed in Saturday’s Severe Weather Outbreak
  • New York Post: [OK] Mom and her 12-year-old son killed as their car gets swept away in ‘historical’ storms
  • Good Morning America: [CA] FEMA Denies Application Appeal
• Secret Service
  • Washington Examiner: Secret Service to create replica White House for defense training
• Coast Guard
  • South Florida Sun Sentinel: [FL] South Florida boy identified as swimmer who drowned off Fort Lauderdale beach
  • FOX 15 Lafayette: [LA] Atchafalaya River railroad bridge in Melville hit by tugboat; US Coast Guard investigating
  • FOX 60 Harlingen: [TX] Fire Destroys U.S. Coast Guard Building on South Padre Island
  • FOX News: [Bahamas] Vacation hot spot used as ‘springboard’ for illegal immigrants: expert
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: Multiple top CISA officials behind ‘Secure by Design’ resign
• Terrorism Investigations
  • New York Times: [TX] El Paso Gunman in Walmart Shooting Sentenced Again to Life in Prison
  • Reuters: [TX] Texas Walmart shooter who killed 23 avoids death penalty by pleading guilty
• National Security News
  • Wall Street Journal: Hegseth Faces Heat After New Signal Chat Emerges and Claim of Pentagon ‘Chaos’
  • Yahoo News: Pete Hegseth hits back over new Signal group chat leak scandal
  • FOX News/AP: White House voices support for Hegseth as a new Signal chat revelation stirs fresh Pentagon turmoil
  • The Hill: Trump defends Hegseth: ‘Ask the Houthis how he’s doing’
  • FOX News: [CA] Mexican sewage gushing into Navy SEAL training waters is US’ ‘next Camp Lejeune,’ vets warn
  • Bloomberg: [Ukraine] US, Ukraine, Europe Allies to Meet Wednesday on Peace Plan
  • Yahoo News: [Ukraine] US may meet Ukrainian officials in London for peace talks
  • Reuters: [Russia] Kremlin says U.S. position ruling out NATO membership for Ukraine gives satisfaction
  • Reuters: [Russia] Kremlin hawk Patrushev says trust between Russia and U.S. should be restored
  • Reuters: [Russia] Russia is upping hybrid attacks against Europe, Dutch intelligence says
  • New York Times: [India] It’s All Sunshine as the Vance Family Arrives in India
  • New York Times: [China] China Warns Countries Not to Team Up With U.S. Against It on Trade
  • Bloomberg: [China] Top Chinese, Indonesian Officials Forge Closer Security Links
  • New York Post: [China] China’s latest export controls on rare earth elements causing chaos in car supply chain: report
  • Bloomberg: [India] Vance Meets With Modi as India Seeks Reprieve From Tariffs
  • AP: [Philippines] US general says allied forces can repel Asia aggression as Philippines combat drills open

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