• Top News
  • Reuters/AP/Axios: Judge orders halt to new construction at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center
  • New York Times: Deportations Reach New High After Summer Surge in Immigration Arrests
  • NBC News/New York Post: U.S. immigrant population shrinking for first time since 1960s
  • AP: Illegal immigration to the US will reach a record 14 million in 2023, according to a Pew report.
  • NewsNation: Proposed ICE fleet could deport 30K monthly
  • FOX News: Left-wing court hands Kristi Noem big win in ‘unvetted immigration’ case
  • FOX News: Boasberg cleared to rule on CECOT migrant deportations after appeals court decision
  • CBS News/Bloomberg/Daily Wire: U.S. halts issuing worker visas for commercial truck drivers
  • AP: Trump administration is reviewing all 55 million foreigners with US visas for any violations
  • Bloomberg: State Department Touts Spike in Visa Revocations Under Trump
  • New York Times: State Dept. Unlawfully Withheld Visas Under Trump’s Travel Ban, Judge Rules
  • Daily Signal: State Department Slams Latest Instance of Leftist ‘Judicial Overreach’
  • Breitbart/Daily Caller: Appeals Court Allows Trump to End ‘Temporary’ Amnesty for 60,000 Migrants
  • New York Times: Noem’s Spending Rule Causes Delays at Homeland Security Dept.
  • Chicago Tribune: As hurricane season collides with immigration agenda, fears increase for those without legal status
  • FOX News: Blue state investigates how illegal immigrant trucker got license before deadly Florida crash
  • Daily Caller: Feds Arrest Brother Of Illegal Migrant Truck Driver Accused Of Killing Three In Accident
  • FOX News: Florida official confronts Newsom over crash tied to illegal immigrant trucker
  • Blaze: Newsom’s DMV gave a CDL to an illegal alien who couldn’t read road signs — now 3 are dead
  • The Hill: Trump visits federal law enforcement amid DC crime crackdown
  • FOX News: Pentagon taps civilian employees to assist Trump administration immigration enforcement
  • Wall Street Journal: Trump Visits Federal Agents in D.C., Says Crackdown Is Working
  • CNN: Trump says law enforcement crackdown will ‘go on to other places’ during appearance at police facility in DC
  • Bloomberg: Trump Warns ‘Not Playing Games’ in Visit to Federal Police in DC
  • ABC News: Trump says he will go out with police, military to patrol DC Thursday night
  • New York Times: See Trump’s Use of Federal Law Enforcement in D.C.
  • AP: Trump’s crackdown in DC leaves residents on edge as federal agents set up checkpoints
  • CNN: Pirro directs prosecutors to pursue tougher charges in DC but softens enforcement of some gun crimes
  • Daily Wire/FOX News/Breitbart: DC Crime Crackdown: Feds Nab Illegal Alien Previously Charged With Child Sex Assault
  • AP: Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be released from jail Friday. Here’s what to know
  • Axios: Oversight Committee Dem probes Corey Lewandowski’s role at DHS
  • Washington Examiner: DHS reviews Biden-era grants to ‘terror-linked’ groups
  • Daily Wire: DHS Mocks Media For Use Of Word ‘Undocumented’: ‘The Immigration Equivalent Of They/Them’
  • Axios: White House, Rubio want better foreign-policy coordination after Argentina snafu with Noem
  • AP: Uganda agrees to take deported migrants from U.S. if they don’t have criminal records
  • Daily Caller: Uganda Becomes Latest African Nation To Take Trump Deportees — With Conditions
  • CBS News: U.S. warships to sail off Venezuela as tension soars between Trump and Maduro regime over cartel accusations
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Los Angeles Times: Immigration enforcement needs oversight. ICE can’t just ban lawmakers
  • Houston Chronicle: ‘These people do it naturally’: President Trump’s views on immigrant farmworkers reflect a long history of how farming has been idealized and practiced in America
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Bloomberg: ICE Turns to Disaster-Relief Firms to Build Detention Camps
  • Washington Examiner: ICE arrests two illegal immigrants involved in two separate fatal car crashes
  • Breitbart: ICE Detains Moped Migrants in D.C., New York
  • Telemundo: Kristi Noem claims 359,000 undocumented immigrants have been arrested
  • Univision: ICE is deporting thousands of immigrants for minor offenses, such as traffic violations and marijuana possession.
  • Washington Examiner: ICE devotes millions to new vehicles complete with custom wrap
  • The Hill: Paul Krugman: Trump administration ‘about to ICE the economy’ with immigration crackdown
  • Washington Examiner: [ME] ICE arrests two illegal immigrants involved in two separate fatal car crashes
  • NBC News Daily: [ME] Protest Over Portland Jetport Fed Funding
  • FOX News: [MA] ICE chief vows to ‘flood’ Boston with agents after Dem mayor vows to resist
  • NBC News: [NJ] Advocates describe chaos and crying family members at a New Jersey immigration raid
  • FOX News: [PA] Trump deportation policies spook Pennsylvania city into scrapping immigrant protection vote
  • Politico/AP/Axios: [GA] Journalist detained by ICE sues Noem, Bondi for his release
  • Wall Street Journal: [GA] Journalist Says His Detention Is Retaliation for Reporting on ICE
  • AP: [GA] Inside the facility where ICE is training recruits to take on Trump’s deportation goals
  • FOX News: [SC] Biotech CEO sues Uber after illegal immigrant driver assault caught on camera in downtown Charleston, SC
  • AP: [WI] Wisconsin court commissioner resigns after dispute over immigration warrant
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] A second Trump Burger owner was detained by ICE. His lawyer says he’s suffering from medical neglect
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Charges dismissed for Humble man accused of damaging ICE agents’ vehicle by throwing phone at it
  • FOX News: [CO] ICE arrests illegal immigrant after failed sanctuary attempt at Colorado probation office
  • FOX News: [CA] Illegal immigrant charged for allegedly ramming truck into federal officers in California
  • Daily Caller: [CA] California Residents Fear Dem Bill Could Lead Traffickers To Take Kids From Parents ‘Without Them Knowing’
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Breitbart/NewsMax: Trump Initiates Deportations for 86,000 Illegal Aliens Left in Limbo by Biden Administration
  • Reuters: Catholic priest from Venezuela was temporarily denied entry to US, Miami archdiocese says
  • Bloomberg News: Trump’s Remain in Mexico Rule Continues to Divide Appeals Court
  • Free Beacon: [MI] Trump Admin Poised to Block Visas for ‘Terrorist Sympathizers’ Appearing at Palestinian Conference in Detroit, State Department Confirms
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Washington Examiner: New record: Border Patrol seizes fewest illegal immigrants in one day
  • Washington Examiner: Interior Department deputizes border agents to National Park sites
  • FOX News: Pentagon unveils new medal for troops deployed in Trump’s southern border crackdown
  • Bloomberg: Global Mail Services Halt US Deliveries Ahead of De Minimis EndOpens in new window
  • Federalist: Border Security Is More Humane Than Giving Migrant Kids To Strangers Like Biden Did
  • New York Times: [NJ] Federal Agents Detain Dozens of Workers in Raid at New Jersey Warehouse
  • New York Times: [NJ] Pair of Immigration Raids Disrupt a New Jersey Shipping Hub
  • Wall Street Journal: [Mexico] They Set Out to Find the American Dream. They’re Stuck in a Mexican Nightmare.
• Transportation Security Administration
  • New York Post: Here are the new items TSA will confiscate if spotted in your checked bag
  • Detroit Free Press: [MI] TSA bans butane, gas cartridges from luggage. Live lobsters are just fine
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Federal News Network: A new House bill would reverse cut to FEMA
  • CBS News: Hurricane Erin unleashes strong winds, rip currents on Virginia
  • CNN: Hurricane Erin moves away from the East Coast, but it remains a coastal threat
  • FOX Carolina: [NC] North Carolina hurricane victims receive additional $96M in federal funding
  • ABC News: [NC] Hurricane Erin destroys sea turtle nests along North Carolina beach as volunteers scramble to save remaining eggs
  • Washington Examiner: [TX] Parents who lost daughters at Camp Mystic: Their deaths were ‘100% preventable’
• Coast Guard
  • Breitbart: [VA] Navy pilot rescued after ejecting from F/A-18E near Viriginia coast
  • CBS Mornings: [MD] Coast Guard Continues Investigation into Explosion Monday Aboard Ship Near Site of Key Bridge
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Teenage boy dies after being pulled from water at Lighthouse Beach in Evanston
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: CrowdStrike warns of uptick in Silk Typhoon attacks this summer
  • CyberScoop: Apple discloses actively exploited zero-day affecting iOS, iPadOS and macOS
  • Reuters: Ransomware attack at DaVita impacted 2.7 million people, US health dept website shows
  • CyberScoop: [FL] Florida man gets 10 years in prison in first Scattered Spider sentencing
  • The Hill: [Russia] Russian hackers targeting critical infrastructure IT systems: FBI
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Daily Signal: 272 Jihadis Killed: Sebastian Gorka Breaks Down Trump Admin’s Counterterrorism Strategy
  • Telemundo: DEA director accuses Venezuela of collaborating with the ELN to send drugs to the US.
  • FOX News: [PA] Villanova University issues active shooter alert amid orientation events
  • New York Post: [PA] Villanova victim of ‘cruel’ active shooter ‘hoax’ that sends terrified new students, families scrambling during move-in, mass
  • CNN: [GA] CDC shooter may have tried to enter campus two days before attack
  • The Hill: [Syria] US says it killed top ISIS official in Syria
• National Security News
  • The Hill: Trump administration launches national security investigation into wind turbine imports
  • DailySignal: ‘ODNI 2.0’: Gabbard Announces Plan to Reduce Her Office by Over 40%
  • NBC News: [CA] U.S. Navy sailor convicted of espionage after selling secrets to Chinese intelligence officer
  • Reuters: [Ukraine] Military options for Ukraine discussed by US, European national security advisers
  • FOX News: [Russia] Russia’s Lavrov looks to draw China in on Ukraine’s ‘security guarantees’

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