• Top News
  • FOX News: Americans want to take part in making our country safe again, says DHS Secretary Noem
  • FOX News: Illegal immigrants who’ve committed ‘brutal murders’ are considered ‘non-criminals’ by the media, says DHS official
  • Daily Caller: Kristi Noem Announces Staggering Number Of People Applying For ICE Jobs In Only Two Weeks’ Time
  • AP/FOX News/Washington Post: Trump administration’s lawsuit against all of Maryland’s federal judges meets skepticism in court
  • Breitbart: ICE Agents Arrest Illegal Alien Convicted Killers, Child Abusers, Rapists
  • FOX News: Barbaric criminals’: ICE removes slew of Southeast Asian nationals convicted of serious crimes
  • FOX News: Trump’s newest DC crime crackdown yields more than 100 arrests
  • CNN/Axios: National Guard’s presence will grow in DC Wednesday night, White House says
  • FOX News: Trump warns he may bypass Congress with national emergency to keep DC police control beyond 30 days
  • AP: Federal agents will be out 24/7 on patrol in Washington, the White House says
  • CBS News: What National Guard troops, federal law enforcement are allowed to do in D.C.
  • Daily Signal: With DC Police Under Federal Control, Tom Homan Says DC No Longer a Sanctuary City
  • NBC News: Man accused of hurling sandwich at federal agent in D.C. gets hit with felony assault charge
  • NBC News: Federal agents in Trump’s crime crackdown set up checkpoint in popular D.C. nightlife area
  • Washington Post/New York Times: Checkpoint with ICE agents met by protesters in D.C.
  • New York Times: Protest Breaks Out at Police Checkpoint in D.C.
  • NewsMax: Bowser Backtracks, Slams Trump’s Move to Deploy National Guard to DC
  • Washington Post: DAs federal agents surge in the capital, D.C. police chief welcomes boost
  • CNN: FBI agents are again pulled from their day jobs to address a Trump priority
  • Wall Street Journal: Trump’s D.C. Crackdown Extends Long-Running Feud With Capital City
  • AP: A tale of two Chief Pams: Federal takeover brings confusion over command of DC police
  • Breitbart: Assistant AG Harmeet Dhillon Nearly Robbed by ‘Homeless’ Man in D.C.
  • FOX News: Woman gunned down in ‘safe’ DC neighborhood as Trump launches federal police takeover
  • AP: Judge weighs whether Trump violated federal law by deploying National Guard to Los Angeles
  • Daily Caller/Daily Wire: Mexico Hands Over Notorious Cartel Leaders To Trump Admin
  • AP: Mexico says 26 capos sent to US were requested by Trump administration, not part of tariff talks
  • San Diego Union Tribune: Alleged Tijuana drug cell leader, 2 others expelled from Mexico appear in San Diego federal court
  • FOX News: ‘Living laboratory’: Trump admin urged to look to South America for lessons on fighting migrant gangs
  • FOX News: Last migrant hotel in New York City set to close as ‘emergency shelter’ program sunsets
  • Wall Street Journal: ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detainees Allege Disease, Flooding at Florida Facility
  • CBS News/AP: New Mexico governor declares state of emergency in Española area due to crime
  • NBC News: Hundreds of groups push back on Trump denying lawful immigrants access to Head Start, other programs
  • Bloomberg Government: DHS Axes Union Contract for Security Unit, Chemical Inspectors
  • Breitbart: Maxine Waters Says Trump Leading U.S. into ‘Civil War’ for Cracking Down on Illegal Immigration
  • Washington Examiner: White House, DHS dismisses ‘lunatic’ Maxine Waters’s criticisms
  • FOX News: Mamdani targets Trump immigration policies in New York City mayoral campaign swing
  • Axios: White House suspicious of Lewandowski’s "temp" work
  • ABC News: DHS has been creative with social media posts. Some artists and brands aren’t happy
  • The Hill: ‘South Park’ doubles down after Noem calls portrayal ‘lazy’
  • Reuters: Costa Rica to start building massive El Salvador-inspired prison
  • Federalist: Chinese Immigrants Create 21 Children Via Surrogate Before Allegedly Abusing Them
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • The Hill: [DC] Federal authority over DC is nothing new, and it is needed again
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Dreamers need a legal path to citizenship. This bill can help.
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • CNN News Central: Number of ICE Flights Skyrocketing, But Planes Harder to Track
  • Washington Post: [NY] An ICE facility has detainees sleeping on the floor. A judge says no more.
  • New York Times: [NY] ICE Must Improve Conditions in N.Y.C. Migrant Holding Cells, Judge Rules
  • Daily Wire: [NY] ICE Nabs ‘Depraved Pedophile’ Who Raped 9-Year-Old Stepdaughter
  • Washington Post/CBS Baltimore: [MD] Lawmakers visit Baltimore ICE site accused of ‘inhumane’ conditions
  • CBS Baltimore: [MD] Maryland lawmakers tour Baltimore ICE facility after allegations about inhumane conditions
  • FOX News: [DC] ICE says illegal migrant threatened to harm himself with butcher knife when stopped by officers in DC
  • CNN: [VA] The number of ICE flights is skyrocketing — but the planes are harder than ever to track
  • FOX News: [WV] Three states sign new agreements with ICE for expanded immigration enforcement operations
  • FOX News: [TN] Rural town to turn closed prison into ICE detention facility despite resident pushback
  • Univision: [TN] The people of Tennessee who voted to convert a former prison into an ICE detention center
  • Detroit Free Press: [MI] Catholic advocates and Rep. Shri Thanedar meet with ICE Detroit officials
  • FOX News: [IL] Ex-WNBA player’s mom dies in car crash involving illegal immigrant, officials say
  • Federal Newswire: [IL] DHS releases video honoring Illinois woman killed by undocumented driver
  • NBC News: [TX] Trump administration hits hurdles as it builds a key immigrant detention facility
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Houston ICE detainee with untreated sickle cell disease begs to be deported: ‘I just want to get out’
  • New York Times: [TX] Bakers on Texas-Mexican Border Are Found Guilty of Harboring Illegal Workers
  • Breitbart: [NE] Indian Illegal Alien Sex, Labor, Drug Trafficking Ring Busted by Feds in Nebraska
  • CBS Colorado: [CO] Colorado sheriff files lawsuit against Gov. Polis, attorney general after ICE detainment following traffic stop
  • NewsNation: [CO] ICE detention facility to open at closed Colorado prison by end of 2025
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Help me, please!’: Video captures ICE arrest outside L.A. courthouse
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] ICE arrests 6 people in Oakland home, including a minor, attorney says
  • CBS Los Angeles: [CA] LA County judge denounces ICE arrest outside downtown courthouse
  • USA Today: [CA] New details surface on Dodgers’ $1 million pledge during ICE raids in Los Angeles
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Los Angeles public schools to open with unprecedented protections for immigrant children
  • Federal Newswire: [CA] ICE and CBP Arrest Eight Illegal Aliens in Los Angeles Nightclub Raid
  • NBC News: [Honduras] ICE sent 3 U.S. citizen children, including boy with cancer, to Honduras with their deported moms
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Breitbart: Trump Administration Weighing Immigration Ban on Members of Islamic Extremist Groups
  • Breitbart: USCIS Director Joe Edlow Says Biden Plan was ‘Mass Amnesty’ to ‘Change Demographics’ of America
  • FOX News: [MA] Venezuelan migrants, progressive group sue Trump admin after Noem nixes Biden-era ‘protected status’
  • FOX News: [KY] Kentucky whistleblower claims licensing center sold IDs to illegal immigrants ‘under the table’
  • Los Angeles Times: [ID] A Congolese refugee’s 8-year struggle to reunite with her family in the U.S.
  • Today: [MT] Man Sues Whitefish Police
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] California providers see ‘chilling effect’ if Trump ban on immigrant benefits is upheld
  • Reuters: [Cuba] US moves to revoke visas, impose restrictions over Cuban labor program
  • Breitbart: [Cuba] State Department Restricts Visas of Foreign Officials Tied to Cuban Slave Doctor Programs
• Customs and Border Protection
  • NewsNation: High-tech camera towers assist Border Patrol in tracking migrants
  • FOX News: This isn’t a terrorist organization, it’s law and order, chief patrol agent says
  • Breitbart: Trump’s Golden Age: Border Enforcement Sees Record-Breaking Lows in July: ‘Lowest Level Ever Recorded’
  • DailySignal: Illegal Aliens Staying Away From Border Amid Trump Admin’s 3-Month Zero-Release Record
  • NBC News: Inside look at tunnels under US-Mexico border where cartels smuggle drugs
  • Telemundo 48 El Paso: [TX] CBP helicopter crew performs two mountain rescues
  • Telemundo 48 El Paso: [TX] Judge awards $45.6 million to family of DPS trooper killed in Eagle Pass operation
  • Telemundo 48 El Paso: [TX] Alleged immigrant trafficker arrested after sparking police chase in Texas
  • Telemundo Amarillo: [TX] Eleven migrants captured and a truck driver detained in a case of illegal immigrant smuggling.
• Transportation Security Administration
  • FOX News: TSA launches new ‘Families on the Fly’ initiative to make air travel easier
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • FOX Weather/Chicago Tribune: Tropical Storm Erin on track to become hurricane soon as sandbag distribution begins in US Virgin Islands
  • Washington Post: [TN] More heavy rain forecast after deadly floods hit Chattanooga
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Houston greenlights spending plan for $314M in Beryl, derecho recovery dollars
  • AP: [CA] FEMA abruptly disbands youth advisory council, but students say their climate advocacy won’t stop
  • FOX Business: [CA] California’s ‘urban wildfires’ caused an estimated $275 billion in damages
  • ABC News: [AK] Glacier lake outburst at Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier causes record-breaking flooding
  • CBS News: [AK] Alaska city manager reacts to major flooding threat from melting glacier
  • New York Times: [Canada] Canada Has Its Second-Worst Wildfire Season on Record
  • Breitbart: [Canada] Canada Nears Another Record Wildfire Season Without a National Emergency Agency
• Secret Service
  • Blaze: Judge allows alleged would-be assassin’s sniper expert to testify at trial over DOJ objections
  • CBS Boston: [MA] More than $100,000 in jewelry bought with fake money by 2 men at Boston jewelry store, DA says
• Coast Guard
  • Yahoo! News: [NJ] Woman rescued off N.J. coast after being stranded in water for 12 hours
  • CNN: [China] US warships sail in vicinity of disputed shoal where Chinese ships collided
  • AP: [China] US briefly deploys 2 warships to a disputed South China Sea shoal after Chinese collision
  • Daily Caller: [China] American, Chinese Navies Clash In South China Sea
  • Reuters: [China] Chinese fighter ‘intercepts’ Philippine plane over disputed shoal, Manila says
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: Patch the vulnerability: Confirm Sean Plankey as CISA director
  • Federal News Network: Latest CISA cyber guidance urges organizations to inventory OT assets
  • CyberScoop: The overlooked changes that two Trump executive orders could bring to cybersecurity
  • FedScoop: The government wants to fast-track security reviews for AI companies
  • Politico: [Russia] Trump says he may bring up Russia-linked hack of US courts with Putin during upcoming meeting
• Terrorism Investigations
  • AP/Reuters: [Mexico] US sanctions Mexican drug cartel associates accused of scamming elderly Americans
• National Security News
  • NPR: [AK] Zelenskyy: Trump supports ceasefire and security guarantees for Ukraine at Putin summit
  • The Hill: [Canada] Trump’s tariffs are forcing Canada to address its money laundering problem
  • Breitbart: [Haiti] U.S. Grand Jury Indicts Haitian Gang Boss Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Cherizier
  • Reuters: [Russia] Russia wants to link cut in NATO troops to talks about Ukraine, says Poland
  • Reuters: [Afghanistan] Taliban use force to divert international aid, US watchdog says
  • CNN: [China] Beneath Trump’s China truce, a race to find pressure points in high stakes game of ‘3D chess’

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