• Top News
  • FOX News/NewsMax/New York Post/Breitbart: Gun-toting Noem joins ICE agents to go after criminal illegal aliens in Arizona
  • Arizona Republic: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, in Phoenix, touts mass deportations, border security upgrades
  • Arizona Republic: ‘We need more’: Homan praises drop in illegal crossings, calls for more resources
  • ABC News/NewsNation/New York Post/AP/CBS News/NBC News: IRS, DHS sign data-sharing agreement for taxpayer data of those illegally in US
  • AP/Wall Street Journal/New York Times: IRS acting commissioner is resigning over deal to send immigrants’ tax data to ICE, AP sources say
  • Politico/Daily Caller/FOX News: DHS revokes parole for hundreds of thousands who entered via the CBP One app
  • Reuters/Daily Wire: Trump plans to fine migrants $998 a day for failing to leave after deportation order
  • Reuters/ABC News/AP: US given one day to show evidence for deporting Columbia University protester Khalil
  • FOX News: More than 900 illegal aliens charged with immigration-related crimes during first week of April: DOJ
  • Wall Street Journal: Trump Team to Freeze Nearly $2 Billion at Cornell and Northwestern Universities
  • AP: Judge rejects new trials for 2 convicted of human smuggling in death of family of 4 from India
  • The Hill: Senate Democrats demand return of wrongfully deported Maryland man
  • ABC News: Lawyer for man deported in error to El Salvador expects him to be returned to US
  • AP: Who is Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man ICE mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison?
  • CNN: Supreme Court ruling on Alien Enemies Act raises new due process concerns for migrants
  • AP: The Alien Enemies Act: What to know about a 1798 law that Trump has invoked for deportations
  • AP: Trump touts Supreme Court deportation ruling as a major victory, but legal fight is far from over
  • USA Today: Trump claimed victory on SCOTUS Alien Enemies Act ruling. So did the ACLU. Who’s right?
  • FOX News: Boasberg contempt showdown looms after Supreme Court hands Trump immigration win
  • The Hill: ACLU files suit to block Alien Enemies Act deportations
  • Roll Call/Washington Post: Advocates restart efforts to block expulsions under the Alien Enemies Act
  • Breitbart: Marlow: Alien Enemies Act Decision Marks Beginning of the End of Judicial Tyranny from District Court Judges
  • FOX News: ‘Enough is enough’: House Republican touts GOP effort to pass bill cracking down on ‘rogue’ judges
  • FOX News: New GOP proposal builds off Laken Riley Act with slew of crimes targeting illegals
  • NPR: Shortage of immigration judges could slow down Trump deportation goals
  • AP/FOX News: New offers for buyouts and early retirement offered to Homeland Security staff
  • NextGov/FCW: DHS cancels S&T grants under a new mission focus for the directorate
  • Miami Herald: Federal lawmakers slam Homeland Security for shutting down immigration watchdog offices
  • Washington Examiner: White House tight-lipped on External Revenue Service on eve of tariff implementation
  • Union Leader: [NH] Dartmouth student from China sues Trump administration officials over revoked student status
  • Miami Herald: [NH] Dartmouth student’s dream jeopardized as he’s at risk of deportation, suit says
  • AP/Blaze/New York Times/New York Post: [NY] Trump administration cancels $188M in grants New York City was using to shelter migrants
  • Washington Examiner: [NY] Eric Adams blasts ‘minimal help’ from federal government after Trump pulls grants
  • New York Times: [NY] Lawyers for Venezuelans Try Again to Stop Deportations, Now in New York
  • Axios: [AZ] Homan and Kennedy tout Trump admin policies at Arizona Capitol
  • DailySignal: [AZ] Arizona Lawmaker Introduces Resolution Supporting Trump’s Removal of Venezuelan Gang Members
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] California lawmakers take steps to shield immigrants from Trump policies
  • Telemundo: [Mexico] U.S. analyzes drone attacking Mexican cartels with drones
  • Los Angeles Times: [Mexico] Mexico warns against potential U.S. drone strikes on cartels
  • AP: [Mexico] Pentagon official: US military has no authority to do drone strikes on drug cartels in Mexico
  • New York Post: [El Salvador] Tens of thousands more migrants could be headed to El Salvador’s hellhole prison, Kristi Noem says — as she warns all illegal migrants are now criminals
  • Daily Wire: [El Salvador] ‘They’ll Take As Many As We Want To Send’: Noem Says El Salvador Prison Ready For More Deportees
  • NPR: [El Salvador] Why Trump is sending Venezuelans to El Salvador
  • Washington Examiner: [El Salvador] US lowers El Salvador’s travel advisory to lowest level
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • New York Times: This Is Not the Right Way to Curb Migration
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Breitbart: Trump Plan to Expand Detention of Illegals Is Far Cheaper than Cost of Illegal Immigration to Americans
  • Washington Post: Judged by the content of their tattoos and the color of their skin.
  • NPR: What is Tren de Aragua’s footprint in the U.S.? Experts say smaller than federal officials say
  • CNN: [NY] A mom and her 3 kids were detained by ICE last month at a New York dairy farm. They were just released
  • NPR: [NY] ‘We love them’: Small N.Y. town embraces a family freed from immigration detention
  • CNN: [PA] Philadelphia’s Carnaval de Puebla canceled amid concerns of ICE presence
  • Washington Examiner: [MD] Wes Moore weighs signing Maryland bill to block ICE from schools and libraries
  • NBC News: [MD] How a Chicago Bulls hat led to a Maryland dad being mistakenly shipped to an El Salvador prison
  • Breitbart: [MD] Maryland Politicians Dump Plans to Block Police Cooperation with ICE
  • FOX News: [MD] Boyfriend of missing woman detained by ICE amid investigation into her disappearance: police
  • Dallas Morning News: [TX] ‘I dare you to arrest me’: North Texas man accused of threatening to kill ICE agents
  • FOX News: [MT] Mexican man convicted of killing his child to be deported after encountering ICE officers in Montana jail
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] Ultra budget airline Avelo exits Northern California airport to conduct ICE deportation flights
  • New York Post: [CA] Youth soccer coach, 43, charged in murder of 13-year-old player, accused of sexually assaulting another boy, is illegal migrant from El Salvador: report
  • CNN: [El Salvador] In notorious Salvadoran prison, US deportees live in identical cells to convicted gangsters
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • USA Today: Trump cancels hundreds of student visas, forcing rapid departures
  • Wall Street Journal: Student Visas Are Being Revoked Without Reason or Warning, Colleges Say
  • Axios: What to know about the wave of student visa cancellations
  • Bloomberg Law News: Trump’s Student Visa Revocations Jeopardize H-1B Talent Pipeline
  • Breitbart: [MA] Harvard Advises Foreign Students to Reconsider Travel, Warns of Consequences from Anti-Israel Protests
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] Trump administration sows panic at California universities after revoking over 100 student visas
  • CNN: [South Sudan] South Sudan to admit man deported by US after blanket visa ban
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Washington Post: Border agents ask lawyer with pro-Palestinian client to give up phone
  • News Max: Increased Border Security Affecting US Tourism
  • Washington Examiner/AP: [CA] Noem bypasses environmental regulations to expedite border wall construction in California
  • Univision: [CA] Two border inspectors arrested in San Ysidro accused of accepting thousands in bribes to cross migrants
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Federal News Network: For safeguarding critical infrastructure, stronger governance alone isn’t a magic bullet
  • NewsNation: [LA] TSA Officers find hidden weapons inside cane
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • New York Post: At least 24 dead as historic flooding leaves towns underwater after barrage of severe weather
  • NPR: [KY] Flooding is still a threat in Kentucky after storms
  • NBC 5 Seattle: [WA] Potential loss of FEMA grants to Hoquiam and Aberdeen would be a ‘gut punch’
• Secret Service
  • FOX News: [MD] California man angry about abortion, gun rights cases pleads guilty to trying to kill Justice Brett Kavanaugh
  • CBS News: [FL] Trump’s would-be assassin Ryan Routh sought weapon to shoot down his plane, DOJ says
  • Blaze.com: [FL] Elderly Florida man arrested for threatening to kill Trump on social media, Jupiter police say
• Coast Guard
  • Breaking Defense: After Trump’s promise of 40 ‘big’ icebreakers, Coast Guard says eight or nine will do
  • National Defense Magazine: SAS NEWS: New Drones Delivered to Coast Guard This Summer
  • Maritime Executive: U.S. Coast Guard Cancels New Logistics IT System to Save Money
  • Newsmax: Trump Admin Touts Enhanced Border Security
  • ABC 8 New Haven: [CT] Sailboat missing after leaving New Haven for North Carolina: U.S. Coast Guard
  • ABC 10 Miami: [FL] Cuban human smugglers await sentencing after caught in boat with 18 Ecuadorians, feds say
  • 600 AM San Diego: [CA] Another Human Smuggling Attempt Broken Up
  • ABC 10 San Diego: [CA] Coast Guard Stops Boat Carrying 22 Migrants
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CNN: Trump is dismantling election security networks. State officials are alarmed
  • Bloomberg: Hackers Spied on US Bank Regulators’ Emails for Over a Year
  • FOX News: US bank regulator tells Congress it suffered ‘major’ hack that exposed sensitive information
  • CyberScoop: Microsoft patches zero-day actively exploited in string of ransomware attacks
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Reuters: US Senate Democrat questions FBI on domestic terrorism staff reassignments
  • RiverBender.com: Durbin Pushes DHS Secretary Noem, FBI Director Patel To Reverse Course On Cuts To Domestic Terrorism Prevention Efforts
  • NewsNation: What are the biggest cartels in the US?
  • AP: [VA] 3 dead, 3 injured in mass shooting in Virginia
  • NewsMax: [WA] Seattle FBI Probes Damage to Tesla Charging Station
• National Security News
  • The Hill: Gabbard creates task force to probe intelligence community
  • FOX News: Trump admin fires Navy admiral at NATO targeted by conservative group
  • Reuters: Musk’s DOGE using AI to snoop on U.S. federal workers, sources say
  • NBC News: Ex-Facebook employee to tell Congress the company undermined U.S. national security
  • Reuters: Western intelligence agencies warn spyware threat targeting Taiwan, Tibetan rights advocates
  • New York Times: Trump Pressed Ahead With Sweeping Tariffs
  • Washington Examiner: Clock strikes midnight: Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs take effect
  • NewsMax: Stephen Miller to Newsmax: Whole World Coming to U.S. to Negotiate Trade
  • The Hill: Democrats use DOGE hearing to target Trump tariffs
  • The Hill: [Panama] Hegseth rebuffs China’s influence at Panama Canal
  • NBC News: [Panama] Trump was touting his Panama victory. Then China stepped in.
  • Reuters: [China] US intelligence agency warns China is trying to recruit government employees
  • AP: [China] China says it will ‘fight to the end’ after Trump threatens to impose still more tariffs
  • CNN: [China] Tariffs on China set to rise to at least 104% on Wednesday, White House say
  • Bloomberg: [China] Trump’s Tariffs Collide With Deepening China Shock
  • Newsweek: [China] US Ally Confronts China in Contested Waters
  • The Hill: [China] TikTok extension, potential deal may violate law: Top Senate Democrat

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