• Top News
  • New York Times/Wall Street Journal/New York Post: Under Pressure by Trump, Mexico Sends 26 Cartel Operatives to U.S.
  • NewsMax/Breitbart: National Guard Rolls Into D.C. as Trump Crime Crackdown Begins
  • ABC News: Guard members waiting for orders as they begin to gather in DC
  • Wall Street Journal: National Guard Troops Begin Arriving in D.C. After Trump Deployment
  • FOX News: AG Pam Bondi meets with DC mayor as Trump dispatches National Guard troops in capital
  • New York Post: DC police chief, mayor pledge support to Trump takeover: ‘We are here to work together’
  • AP: National Guard rehearsed show of force against immigration raid protesters, general testifies
  • CBS News/Axios: What to know about the Home Rule Act and Trump’s D.C. takeover
  • Daily Wire: Crime-Ridden D.C. Records 100th Homicide Of The Year Hours After Trump Federalizes Police
  • ABC News: 23 arrests made in DC Monday after law enforcement ‘surge,’ White House says
  • New York Times: Trump Misstates Washington Crime Data to Justify Takeover
  • NBC News/NewsMax/Reuters: Black mayors and leaders decry Trump’s threats to deploy National Guard in cities
  • The Hill: Pentagon planning ‘quick reaction force’ for civil disturbances: Report
  • AP: Trump’s domestic troop deployment tests the limits of a nearly 150-year-old law
  • San Diego Union Tribune: CBP shoots driver allegedly speeding at Otay Mesa border crossing
  • Reuters: US court says Trump’s DOGE team can access sensitive data
  • Federal News Network: FEMA, USCIS become latest agencies to end collective bargaining
  • Federal News Network: DHS contract reviews creating uncertainty, causing layoffs
  • AP: Judge to hear arguments on halting ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ construction over environmental concerns
  • FOX News: Youngkin credits Trump administration with bolstering anti-human trafficking efforts
  • Daily Caller: Rachel Morin’s Illegal Migrant Killer Sentenced To Life
  • Telemundo: Lawsuit filed to eliminate parole for those who entered through CBP One
  • CNN: An undocumented Texas family thought ICE was at the door, until floods swept away their home. Now they fear asking for help
  • AP: Trump administration calls out human rights records of some nations accepting deported migrants
  • NPR: Inside one of the most understaffed immigration courts in the country
  • Reuters: Trump administration says George Washington University violated law over Jewish students, faculty
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • The Hill: He lost his wife to Trump’s immigration crackdown — here’s why he still backs Trump
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • FOX News: Over 100K Americans rush to join Trump’s massive ICE hiring spree nationwide, DHS says
  • The Hill: Democrats press for ICE officers to be ‘visibly and clearly’ identified during arrests
  • NewsNation: ICE is holding record number of detainees. Where are they?
  • Breitbart: Golden Age: Trump Cuts Illegal Alien Population by ‘Astonishing’ 1.6 Million Since Taking Office
  • NewsMax: Homan to Newsmax: 70 Percent of ICE Arrests Are of Criminals
  • ABC News: Top private prison companies see profits amid administration’s immigration crackdown
  • Breitbart: More than 100,000 Americans Apply to Join ICE, Help Deport Illegal Aliens
  • USA Today: Dean Cain hits back at John Oliver in growing feud over decision to join ICE
  • Breitbart: Democrat Rep. Delia Ramirez Calls ICE a ‘Terrorist Organization’
  • Washington Examiner: Texas Democrat likens intimidation tactics by plainclothes officers to ‘domestic terrorism’
  • CBS New York/FOX News/ABC News: [NY] Judge says ICE can’t hold detainees at NYC facility unless it improves conditions and gives them sleeping mats
  • New York Post: [NY] Trio of MS-13 migrants busted in Nassau County in joint ICE operation — charged with 14 counts of attempted murder
  • AP: [TN] Tennessee town approves deals to turn closed prison into immigration detention facility
  • Axios: [LA] Angola Prison could soon house detained immigrants
  • Miami Herald: [LA] Child with Stage 4 cancer deported by ICE despite being US citizen, lawsuit says
  • Federal Newswire: [LA] ICE issues detainer after fatal DWI crash involving undocumented immigrant in Louisiana
  • FOX News: [TX] ICE Houston arrests more than 350 gang members -- and it’s not just MS-13
  • New York Post: [TX] Illegal-migrant sibling ‘monsters’ accused of Mexican double murder are nabbed in Texas
  • New York Post: [TX] Illegal-migrant sibling ‘monsters’ accused of Mexican double murder are nabbed in Texas
  • Breitbart: [TX] Migrant Uber Driver Arrested for “Aggravated Kidnapping” of Female Passenger
  • Washington Examiner: [OK] Oklahoma emptying prisons of illegal immigrants in budding ICE partnership
  • Axios: [CO] House Democrats hammer ICE after Aurora facility visit
  • CBS Colorado: [CO] Colorado congressional members accuse ICE of trying to prevent oversight of detention facilities
  • Daily Wire: [SD] Illegal Immigrant Nabbed in $12M Meth Bust, Largest In South Dakota History
  • Federalist: [AZ] Arizona Leftist Senator Doubles Down On Her ‘Right’ To Tip Off Illegals To ICE Operations
  • AP: [WA] Cameras show ICE transporting immigrants at King County International Airport in Seattle
  • Washington Examiner: [CA] California lawmakers claim Los Angeles ICE facility was ‘sanitized’ ahead of arrival
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] ICE processing center is all but empty when California Congress members arrive to inspect
  • NewsMax: [CA] Homan to Newsmax: Newsom Won’t Stop President Trump
  • NBC News: [CA] U.S. citizen detained by ICE in L.A. says she wasn’t given water for 24 hours
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] ‘We are going to take back MacArthur Park’: Hundreds protest against federal immigration raids in Los Angeles
  • Reuters: [CA] Migrants apprehended in marijuana farm raids recount living nightmare
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Researchers say immigration raids taking emotional toll on children
  • Telemundo52: [CA] “They didn’t believe me”: She was arrested despite insisting she was a U.S. citizen
  • AP: [Mexico] A legal fight is playing out around a Mexican migrant activist accused of human trafficking
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Breitbart: USCIS Director Joe Edlow: Biden Prioritized Illegal Aliens, Leaving Legal Immigration System ‘a Complete and Utter Mess’
  • San Diego Union Tribune: H-1B visas: Federal government mandates in-person interviews for overseas renewals
  • CBS News: [FL] Some "Alligator Alcatraz" detainees are DACA recipients and have no criminal history, despite Trump’s "worst of the worst" claims
  • Axios: [OR] Portland farms, factories face labor gap amid immigration crackdown
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Axios: Cops, cartels and the new drone wars on the border
  • Blaze: Trump claims another border victory after Biden auctioned wall materials for rock-bottom prices
  • New York Post: Overseas travel to US continues to tumble as Trump imposes travel bans, tariffs
  • USA Today: [NY] Smuggled turtles were labeled as toys. Now, a man pleads guilty.
  • NBC News Daily: [PA] Congressman Disagrees With Controversy
  • NBC News Daily: [TN] Meeting to Discuss New TN ICE Facility
  • Today: [TX] 6 Illegal Immigrants Taken into Custody
  • NewsNation: [TX] Cartels focus on drug trafficking as human smuggling profits drop
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Washington Post: TSA’s faster PreCheck lane wants to scan your face
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Federal News Network: A DHS search-and-rescue platform aided flood response across 4 states in July
  • NPR: Tropical Storm Erin could become the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2025 season
  • CBS News: [AK] Imminent "glacial outburst" flooding threat in Alaska prompts disaster declaration
• Secret Service
  • NPR: [AK] How the Secret Service arranges a short notice trip like Trump’s meeting in Alaska
• Coast Guard
  • Washington Examiner: Trump commissions new Coast Guard icebreaker with aims of boosting Arctic security
  • Washington Times: [China] Coast Guard tracking Chinese ‘research’ vessels near Alaska
  • Breitbart: [China] Chinese Ships Collide While Chasing Philippine Patrol Boat
  • AP: [China] Philippines Blames China for Ship Collision in Disputed South China Sea
  • Reuters: [China] China, US trade barbs over destroyer passage near Scarborough Shoal
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Axios: Feds take down servers, seize $1M tied to BlackSuit ransomware gang
  • CyberScoop: Microsoft Patch Tuesday follows SharePoint attacks, Exchange server warnings
  • CyberScoop: Guess what else GPT-5 is bad at? Security
  • New York Times: [Russia] Russia Is Suspected in the Hack of a Federal Court Filing System
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Washington Times: U.S. labels Pakistani Balochistan Liberation Army as ‘Foreign Terrorist Organization’
  • FOX News: Trump targets cartels with military action: ‘It’s about time!’
  • ABC News: [TX] What newly released videos and records reveal about the Uvalde school shooting
  • New York Times: [TX] New Video Shows Uvalde School Chief Trying to Negotiate With Gunman
  • AP: [TX] Desperate parents pleaded with officers to act during Uvalde school shooting, video shows
  • AP: [TX] Texas shooter who killed 3 outside Target, including a child, randomly chose his victims, police say
• National Security News
  • Daily Wire: Hegseth Warns U.S. Enemies: ‘I Want To Know Who Owns The Land Around Our Bases’
  • Washington Post: Pentagon plan would create military ‘reaction force’ for civil unrest
  • Washington Post: [Haiti] U.S. charges Haiti gang leader ‘Barbecue’ with evading sanctions
  • CBS News: [Ukraine] Trump, Zelenskyy, NATO nations set for virtual meeting ahead of Trump-Putin summit
  • AP: [Ukraine] Zelenskyy says Putin wants the rest of Ukraine’s Donetsk region as part of a ceasefire
  • Reuters: [China] US embeds trackers in AI chip shipments to catch diversions to China, sources say

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