• Top News
  • Roll Call/Yahoo! News/FOX News/Miami Herald: Judge ponders contempt of court over US immigration actions
  • ABC News: Judge tells authorities to release protected status holder who was wrongfully detained
  • Federal News Network: DHS plans to slash HQ workforce, including AI experts
  • Washington Post: Democratic attorneys general sue to block Trump’s voting restrictions
  • The Hill: Senate advances blueprint for Trump tax cuts, other top priorities
  • AP: Republicans moving ahead with Trump’s ‘big’ bill of tax breaks and spending cuts amid tariff uproar
  • AP: Colleges say the Trump administration is using new tactics to expel international students
  • New York Times: [MA] Tufts Student Held by ICE Asks Court to Return Her Case to Massachusetts
  • Reuters: [MA] Tufts Student Detained by Trump Administration Defends Right to Advocate
  • Axios: [MA] Radio silence after Tuft student’s arrest by ICE agents creates legal hurdles
  • Politico/NBC News: [MA] Tufts battles the Trump administration over detained graduate student’s fate
  • FOX News: [MA] Trump admin sets terms for Harvard to address antisemitism to avoid losing billions in taxpayer dollars
  • Reuters: [RI] US plans to freeze $510 million in grants to Brown University, official says
  • Washington Post: [NY] ‘The Encampments’: Behind the scenes at Columbia’s student protests
  • FOX News: [SC] University of South Carolina student, 21, killed in hit-and-run crash involving illegal immigrant: DHS
  • Miami Herald: [FL] Trump envoy warns of ‘short-term pain’ as administration cracks down on Cuba, Venezuela
  • CBS Austin: [TX] Texas man arrested for threatening to ‘open fire’ on DHS Secretary Noem, ICE agents
  • Newsweek: [TX] Texas Man Arrested for Threatening to Shoot ICE Agents
  • FOX News: [TX] Texas man arrested for alleged threats towards ICE agents and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
  • FOX News: [CA] Newsom foe picked by Trump for key prosecutor job vows to ‘dismantle’ sanctuary state shields
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] Trump seeks weak spots in sanctuary laws to break down California’s defenses
  • FOX News: [Mexico] Mexico to dump millions of gallons of sewage into Tijuana River, US continues to be a dumping ground: Official
  • FOX News: [Mexico] Father of Marine vet murdered in Mexico praises Trump admin sanctions on Sinaloa cartel: ‘Palpable’ momentum
  • FOX News: [El Salvador] Trump invites El Salvador’s Bukele to White House for ‘working visit’
  • Bloomberg: [Panama] US-Bound Migration Plunges 99% Along Panama Jungle Route
  • Bloomberg: [Russia] Trump Administration Denies Parole to Harvard Scientist From Russia, Citing Threat to US Security
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • New York Times: What Is Your Reaction to the Arrests of Student Protesters by Federal Immigration Agents?
  • The Hill: Administration pause on ‘green card’ processing is harmful to refugees and asylees
  • The Hill: ICE has long acted with impunity. Americans are only noticing now.
  • The Hill: Signalgate scandal has long distance legs
  • New York Times: This Is Not the Right Way to Curb Migration
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • CBS Austin: Trump administration continues crackdown on suspected gang members
  • CNN: DHS said in 2016 it was not moving to deport a convicted Army vet. He’s spent most of Trump’s new term in ICE custody
  • CBS Austin: DHS warns human trafficking runs rampant on US soil
  • PBS: Trump administration resumes family detention in immigration crackdown
  • ABC News: What we know about the foreign college students targeted for deportation
  • The Hill: Most Americans oppose deporting migrants to El Salvador without due process: Survey
  • CNN: Mistaken deportations stoke concerns over Trump’s aggressive immigration push
  • Dallas Morning News: How deportations can threaten America’s food security
  • USA Today: [MA] Boston judge orders contempt charge against ICE agent after defendant vanishes mid-trial
  • PIX11: [NY] Hundreds of migrants arrested at JFK: officials
  • Yahoo! News: [NY] ICE raids Delaware County construction company
  • Newsweek: [MD] The Real Story of the Maryland Father Deported to El Salvador By Mistake
  • AP: [MD] Outrage grows over Maryland man’s mistaken deportation to El Salvador prison
  • The Hill: [TX] Mistaken deportation to Salvadoran prison highlight stakes of Trump plans
  • Yahoo! News: [SC] International burglary suspects arrested during UCSO investigation
  • Yahoo! News: [SC] 3 Colombian nationals arrested in Highgate residential burglary
  • FOX News: [FL] ICE accelerating removal operations by adding 500 more beds in Florida jail
  • Axios: [FL] "Time for action." Venezuelan, Haitian communities in Miami fear Trump’s immigration crackdown
  • Newsweek: [LA] Russian Scientist Describes ICE Conditions: ‘Like an Animal in a Cage’
  • The Hill: [IN] ICE to release Venezuelan man seeking to give his brother kidney transplant
  • Yahoo! News: [WI] Illegal immigrant in Wisconsin sentenced to four years in prison for trafficking over 5 kilos of cocaine
  • CBS Minnesota: [MN] Federal judge orders Trump administration to give reason for Minnesota grad student’s ICE detention
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] ICE deports 174 people to Mexico from the Houston area the last two weeks of March, officials say
  • FOX News: [TX] ICE says it deported 174 criminal migrants from Texas, including a man with 39 illegal entries
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] 16 indicted, $9M seized in Houston gambling ring bust, one of the largest operations in Texas history
  • Washington Examiner: [TX] ICE deports previously removed illegal immigrants with ‘egregious’ crime records
  • Yahoo! News: [IA] What are sanctuary cities? Proposed Iowa law would punish officers who ignore ICE requests
  • FOX News: [CO] Illegal immigrants in Aurora, Colorado arrested for targeting homeowners in ‘sophisticated’ burglaries: police
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Financial Express/Washington Blade: US restricts gender identity to either male or female in immigration applications
  • Bloomberg Law: Trump-Targeted Venezuelan Migrants Can Work After Legal Win
  • FOX News: Trump urged to review UN immunity, lax visa rules amid national security concerns
  • Newsweek: Green Card Marriages—Changes Made by Trump Administration Explained
  • Telemundo: Trump’s deportations threaten "irreparable" harm to the sick and elderly in immigrant care.
  • CNN: Countries issue advisories about trans people traveling to the United States
  • The Hill: Trump crackdown casts chill over international student programs
  • Washington Examiner: Trump unveils ‘gold card’ and suggests it will be available in two weeks
  • Newsweek: Donald Trump Reveals $5m Visa Gold Card With His Face On
  • Yahoo! News: [CT] Visas of ‘a small number’ of University of Cincinnati international students revoked
  • Miami Herald: [GA] Atlanta employers turning away from undocumented immigrants
  • Dallas Morning News: [TX] Venezuelans in North Texas feel relieved after judge pauses Trump’s plans to end TPS
  • Yahoo! News: [CO] At least 10 international students at CSU, CU have had their visas revoked this semester
  • AZCentral: [AZ] Trump administration revokes visas from international college students studying in Arizona
  • CBS News: [Mexico] U.S. revokes visas of band members after wanted Mexican cartel leader’s face is projected onto screen at concert
  • Washington Examiner: [Costa Rica] Former Costa Rican President Oscar Arias has US visa revoked
• Customs and Border Protection
  • DailySignal: Number of Unaccompanied Alien Children Arriving at Border Hits Record Low Under Trump
  • Yahoo! News: [ME] Rumford man arrested on drug, child endangerment charges
  • Newsweek: [NY] How Many People Are Being Blocked From Entering US? New JFK Airport Data
  • Yahoo! News: [NY] Body worn camera footage of controversial arrest in Rochester involving CBP
  • Miami Herald: [FL] Border Patrol manhunt in the Keys linked to probe of undocumented Guatemalan man: report
  • CBS Austin: [TX] Texas Senate committee on border security discusses excess border funding, issues
  • CBS 7: [TX] Border patrol officers stop ‘cheeky smuggler’ caught with meth hidden in unusual spot
  • Telemundo Amarillo: [TX] Eleven undocumented migrants discovered hiding in a drain
  • FOX News: House Democrats to head to U.S.-Mexico border in California to scrutinize Trump security policies
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Chula Vista man pleads guilty in Otay Mesa crash that killed two migrants
• Transportation Security Administration
  • CBS New York: [NY] More than half of New Yorkers still don’t have Real ID as deadline nears, officials say
  • Yahoo! News: [GA] Atlanta’s airport expects this Friday to be one of the busiest travel days on record
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • New York Times/Reuters/AP: Tornadoes Sweep Across the South and Midwest Deadly US; Storm System May Intensify on Friday
  • AP: South and Midwest face potentially catastrophic rains and floods while reeling from tornadoes
  • New York Times: This Storm System Is Poised to Deliver Heavy Rain From Texas to Connecticut
  • AP: Storms kill 6 in the South and Midwest as forecasters warn of catastrophic rains, floods this week
  • Los Angeles Times: Violent storms cut through the South and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and killing 6
  • NPR: Deadly spring storms continue to batter the South and Midwest
  • Newsweek: Tornado Map Shows 8 States Hit As Trains Derailed and Homes Destroyed
  • WREG: EF-3 tornadoes struck in TN and AR, NWS says
  • CNN: Helpers were flung into harm’s way as tornadoes descended
  • Yahoo! News: FEMA moves to end one of its biggest disaster adaptation programs
  • Axios/New York Times: 2025 hurricane season may see "above-normal" storm activity, forecasters say
  • WSB: FEMA hiring freeze ‘a gut punch’ for disaster relief efforts, source says
  • Axios: [NC] HHS cuts stall Helene recovery efforts in North Carolina mountains
  • AP: [SC] Large South Carolina wildfires contained as teens charged with starting blaze with cigarettes
  • Yahoo! News: [KY] Gov. Beshear reports no deaths in latest round of severe weather
  • CBS Los Angeles: [KY] California firefighters sent to Kentucky to help with upcoming storms
  • Yahoo! News: [KY] Virginia Task Force 2 deploys to Kentucky to assist after severe weather
  • Yahoo! News: [TN] At least 5 killed in severe storms in West Tennessee; Tornado assessments begin
  • Axios: [TN] Dangerous flooding in Nashville as storms batter the area
  • Yahoo! News: [AR] EF-3 tornado causes widespread damage in Craighead County, AR
  • Yahoo! News: [AR] National Weather Service confirms EF-1, EF-2 tornadoes in Almyra
  • Yahoo! News: [MS] Severe weather in Mississippi injures six, causes damage
  • CBS Detroit: [MI] Dearborn Heights residents see massive flooding after heavy rainfall
  • Interlochen Public Radio: [MI] Bergman invites Trump to come see northern Michigan storm damage
  • Michigan Public Radio: [MI] Whitmer deploys National Guard to help ice storm recovery
  • Indianapolis Star: [IN] NWS confirms that an EF1 tornado hit Carmel and an EF2 tornado hit Hendricks county
  • Yahoo! News: [IL] National Weather Service confirms EF2 tornado in Greenville, Illinois
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Impact of Sunday’s storm still being assessed in Valparaiso as NIPSCO works to restore power
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Gary council votes to continue disaster order after storms
  • Yahoo! News: [OK] Tornado leaves 11-mile trail of destruction in Owasso, city declares state of emergency
  • AP: [OR] Flooding in southeastern Oregon prompts evacuation orders, school closures and health concerns
  • AP: [CA] Death toll from the wildfires that tore through the Los Angeles area reaches 30
• Secret Service
  • Newsweek: Protests Force Melania Trump to Adjust Garden Tours Schedule
  • Yahoo! News: [NC] Warsaw police seek suspect after using counterfeit money
  • Newsweek: [FL] Former Trump Assassination Attempt Suspect Visits Mar-a-Lago
  • YourBasin.com: [TX] OPD: Suspect uses counterfeit cash to buy dirt bike off Facebook Marketplace
• Coast Guard
  • Border Report: US fights smugglers by land, air and sea
  • Maritime Executive: Congress Considers Law to Create Secretary of the Coast Guard
  • FOX 4 Cap Coral: [FL] Punta Gorda boat rage video goes viral
  • DVIDS: [AK] Alaska military exercises disaster response during Vigilant Guard
  • DVIDS: [Guam] USCGC Oliver Henry returns to Guam after successful transit post drydock, historic regional engagement
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • MeriTalk: CISA Isn’t Going Anywhere, but Republicans Want It Back on Track
  • MeriTalk: CISA Warns of Fast Flux Technique in Latest Cybersecurity Advisory
  • Dallas Morning News: [TX] Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas says member data may have been exposed
  • CyberScoop: [China] China-backed espionage group hits Ivanti customers again
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Yahoo! News: [PA] Active shooter incident has Alvernia main campus, area schools, locked down
  • USA Today: [TN] Covenant school shooter sought notoriety, Nashville police investigation finds
  • Yahoo! News: [ID] Meridian police investigating after Tesla dealership vandalized. FBI notified
• National Security News
  • New York Times: Trump Fires 6 N.S.C. Officials After Oval Office Meeting With Laura Loomer
  • CBS 58: White House fires multiple administration officials after president meets with far-right activist Laura Loomer
  • New York Times: Head of National Security Agency and Cyber Command Is Ousted
  • FOX News: [DC] National Security Agency Director Gen. Haugh fired, civilian deputy director reassigned: report
  • AP: Top Democrats protest after reported firing of National Security Agency director
  • Wall Street Journal: Pentagon Inspector General to Review Hegseth’s Role in Signal Chat
  • AP: Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars
  • Los Angeles Times: Trade war heats up: Mexico keeps calm as Canada hits back
  • Wall Street Journal: Trump’s Tariffs Aim to Create a New World Economic Order
  • Washington Examiner: Allies see signs Trump tariffs forcing others to lower trade barriers
  • New York Times: Trump Trade ‘Emergency’ Follows Decades of Anger That America Has Been Ripped Off
  • FOX News: [Canada] Senate approves resolution against Trump’s Canada tariffs hours after ‘Liberation Day’ event
  • Bloomberg: [Canada] ‘Can’t just flip a switch’: Rerouting supply chains amid tariffs poses major hurdles
  • New York Times: [Canada] Canada’s Prime Minister Puts Tariffs on U.S.-Made Cars and Predicts Global Upheaval
  • AP: [Greenland] Danish leader tells the US ‘you cannot annex another country’ as she visits Greenland
  • Yahoo! News: [Greenland] Greenland “Absolutely Critical” For Hunting Russian Submarines: Top U.S. General In Europe
  • Washington Post: [Belgium] In NATO talks, Trump team puts onus on Europe to defend itself
  • CNN: [Ukraine] Hegseth expected to skip key meeting with allies on Ukraine support
  • Washington Post: [Ukraine] U.S. negotiators outmatched by Russians in Ukraine talks, say analysts
  • New York Times: [Russia] Top Trump Aide Hosts White House Meeting with Kremlin Envoy
  • Wall Street Journal: [Russia] Kremlin Envoy Meets Trump Official at White House as Cease-Fire Sputters
  • Yahoo! News: [Russia] Russia plans to increase grouping in Ukraine by 150,000 troops in 2025, Ukrainian official says
  • Bloomberg: [Russia] Putin Is Betting Trump Will Deliver Ukraine Concessions He Wants
  • New York Times: [Yemen] U.S. Strikes in Yemen Burning Through Munitions With Limited Success
  • The Hill: [Myanmar] Senate Democrats: Trump Myanmar earthquake response ‘lagging’
  • AP: [China] US and Chinese Military Officials Hold Talks on Maritime Security in Bid to Lower Risks
  • AP: [China] No more cheap skirts: Trump ends tax exemption for low-value Chinese imports
  • Newsweek: [China] US Bans Sex Between Personnel and Chinese Citizens in China: Report
  • The Hill: [China] Trump sued over China tariffs
  • Newsweek: [China] US Ally Intercepts Chinese Ship Near Coast-Video
  • Newsweek: [Philippines] China Fires F-16 Warning at US Ally

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