• Top News
  • Washington Post/AP/Axios/Reuters: FEMA employees put on leave after criticizing Trump administration in open letter
  • New York Post/The Hill: US Coast Guard makes largest-ever drug haul of more than 70,000 pounds of cocaine and marijuana
  • CNN: Man arrested after allegedly telling security at Dallas ICE facility that he had a bomb in his backpack
  • Breitbart: Noem seeks to expedite south Texas border wall construction
  • NewsNation: ICE strike team headed to Chicago ‘soon,’ DHS’ Noem says
  • NewsMax: Noem: No Illegals Entered US for 3 Straight Months
  • FOX News: Kristi Noem: DC residents are remembering what it feels like to ‘be free’ amid Trump’s crime crackdown
  • Daily Wire: DHS Arrests 5,000th Illegal Alien In Los Angeles — And Noem Promises More
  • Breitbart: ICE Set to Deport Alleged Ex-Bodyguard for Fidel Castro
  • Wall Street Journal: ICE Has Fined Immigrants $6 Billion. Now It’s Coming to Collect.
  • AP: Some in Uganda question a deal to receive deportees from the US like Abrego Garcia
  • FOX News: Democrats outraged that alleged gang member could be sent to Uganda
  • CBS Los Angeles: Texas man arrested for allegedly making bomb threats outside ICE facility
  • FOX News: Trump-appointed judge tosses DHS’ lawsuit against Maryland federal bench over court’s deportation policy
  • Daily Caller: Trump Admin Puts Three Dem States On Notice After Illegal Migrant Truck Driver Allegedly Kills Three
  • FOX News: Multiple fatal crashes linked to illegal immigrants spark arrests across US in recent days
  • CNN: Abrego Garcia renews bid for asylum as fight over Trump admin’s attempt to re-deport him heats up
  • AP: Kilmar Abrego Garcia Is Back in Jail and Facing Deportation. Here’s What to Know
  • Daily Caller: Obama-Appointed Judge Says Trump Admin ‘Absolutely Forbidden’ From Deporting Abrego Garcia
  • New York Post: Video of Kilmar Abrego Garcia being detained by ICE goes viral — because of what he utters during arrest
  • Reuters: Wisconsin judge not immune from charges she obstructed migrant’s arrest
  • Federalist: Wisconsin Judge Charged With Helping Illegal Alien Evade ICE Rakes In Nearly $50K In Pay
  • Washington Examiner: Notorious cartel leader ‘El Mayo’, who made billions in drug trade, pleads guilty in US court
  • New York Times: State Department Agents Join Trump’s Deployment in D.C.
  • DailySignal: Bondi Orders DC to Temporarily Suspend Sanctuary City Policies
  • Washington Post: In D.C. neighborhoods with gun crime, residents want help. But not like this.
  • FOX News: Trump’s DC crime crackdown busts another alleged Tren de Aragua gang member: ‘Make DC Safe Again’
  • CBS News: Trump says U.S. will seek the death penalty for murders committed in D.C.
  • NBC News: Trump vowed to make Washington streets safer. In some areas, people feel less safe than ever.
  • FOX Business: White House releases video of DC shop owner exposing daily teen thefts
  • FOX News: ‘Thrilled to be here’: Army Secretary says Guard troops eager for DC crime fight
  • NBC News: After a D.C. homicide, neighborhood residents are split over Trump’s crackdown
  • AP: Trump’s law enforcement surge is alienating DC residents, senior officers say
  • AP: Trump’s threat to deploy troops to Chicago sparks fear and defiance in a city on edge
  • Daily Wire: ‘‘Do Not Come To Chicago’: Pritzker Fires Back At Trump’s Threat To Deploy National Guard
  • FOX News: Pritzker rails against ‘un-American’ possible National Guard deployment by Trump
  • NPR: Can Trump call the National Guard into Chicago too?
  • CBS Chicago: Ex-National Guard general says troops can’t act as law enforcement in Chicago
  • Breitbart: Teen Arrested for Assaulting Female Police Officer in Texas Border Town
  • Reuters: Mexican boxer Chavez Jr. returns to training after US deportation
  • AP: Researcher who has distorted voted data appointed to Homeland Security election integrity role
  • NewsNation: More Navy ships headed to the Caribbean to combat cartels: Report
  • AP: Venezuela will deploy military vessels to Caribbean and other waters to combat drug trafficking
  • Washington Post: Democratic lawmakers press Trump’s border czar on potential conflicts
  • New York Times: Jokey Names for Detention Centers Face Criticism for Insensitivity
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Washington Post: On social media, ICE fights a holy war
  • Los Angeles Times: Democrats need to regain control to rein in ICE conduct
  • New York Post: [IL] Trump needs to deploy the National Guard to Chicago immediately!
  • Los Angeles Times: [Mexico] No military strategy can stop Mexico’s cartels
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • NewsMax: ICE Remains Focused on ‘Worst of the Worst’
  • FOX News: Child sex abuser, gang member among latest arrests as DHS slams sanctuary politicians
  • Reuters: Inside ICE, Trump’s migrant crackdown is taking a toll on officers
  • Blaze: How mass deportations and far-left riots have changed ICE’s training academy
  • FOX News: [NY] ICE slams blue city for releasing suspect in child sex case despite detainer request from federal agents
  • Breitbart: [TN] Illegal Alien Accused of Killing 37-Year-Old Woman, Seriously Injuring Her Husband in Drunk Driving Crash
  • Washington Examiner: [GA] Georgia’s National Guard becomes latest to support ICE operations after Kemp order
  • Blaze: [FL] Florida teams up with ICE to crack down on illegal alien truckers after deadly crash
  • New York Post: [FL] Illegal immigrant flashes beaming smile after allegedly fighting with federal officer during arrest
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Feds charge two women with assaulting federal agents during West Side immigration raid
  • FOX News: [MI] Federal judge rejects Milwaukee judge’s immunity claim in ICE obstruction case
  • Blaze: [TX] Lone Star Lockup: Trump admin unveils largest ICE detention facility yet
  • CBS News: [TX] ICE arrests fugitive in North Texas accused of Russian roulette-style attack on woman in South America, authorities say
  • CBS News: [TX] ICE holds two-day recruitment in effort to ramp up immigration crackdown
  • Reuters: [TX] A highly desired career’: ICE job fair draws prospects and protesters
  • Univision: [UT] ICE invites Utah National Guard members to participate in immigration enforcement operation
  • NewsMax: [WA] Spokane Limits ICE Enforcement at Permitted Events
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] ICE arrest of student was ‘unconstitutional racial profiling,’ family alleges in claim
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • CBS News/Politico: U.S. to resume "neighborhood checks" for citizenship applications as part of Trump push to heavily vet immigrants
  • FOX News: House Democrats call on Rubio to allow injured children from Gaza into US following visa halt
  • NBC News: Trump says the U.S. would accept 600,000 Chinese students, sparking uproar among some conservatives
  • NewsMax: Trump Faces MAGA Backlash Over Increase in Chinese Students
  • New York Times: Trump Says He Welcomes Chinese Students, as His Administration Blocks Them
  • AP: Global Immigration Partners Announces Major EB-5 Green Card Update
  • US News & World Report: Why You Should Care About the $800 Duty-Free Loophole Closing
  • Telemundo: [CA] Federal judge pauses decision on TPS for Venezuelan nationals
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Citing settlement breaches, San Diego judge extends asylum deadlines for separated families
• Customs and Border Protection
  • The Hill: ‘De minimis’ exemptions set to end globally Friday: What does it mean?
  • Axios: [IL] U.S. Customs and Border Protection accessed Illinois license plate data
  • Breitbart: [TX] ‘Operation Pick-Off’ Leads to Arrest of 78 Criminal Aliens in South Texas over Weekend
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] L.A. congressional Democrats demand answers on Border Patrol force outside Newsom event
  • Univision: [CA] Immigration raid at Home Depot in Playa Vista leaves four people detained
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Border Patrol agent dies facing charges of drunken attack on Long Beach police
  • NewsNation: [CA] Car batteries used in growing drug smuggling trend
  • Reuters: [India] Trump’s doubling of tariffs on Indian imports takes effect, hiking tensions
• Transportation Security Administration
  • New York Post: TSA launches faster PreCheck system at 15 airports — including 3 in the NYC area
  • San Diego Union Tribune: New eGates at US airports promise faster screening under Trump’s ‘vision’
  • ABC News: [FL] 1st look at TSA family lanes
  • Axios: [FL] Miami International Airport projecting 900,000 travelers Labor Day weekend
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • FOX News: DHS juggles ‘mass deportation’ push with Helene relief, adds $124M after Biden backlash
  • NPR: Hurricane Katrina forced changes at FEMA. Trump is rolling them back
  • CBS Colorado: [CO] Lee Fire becomes 4th-largest wildfire in Colorado history, surpassing Hayman Fire
• Secret Service
  • Reuters: Trump critic Bolton concerned by lack of Secret Service protection
  • NewsMax: [DC] Man Arrested After Burning Flag Near WH to Protest Trump Order
• Coast Guard
  • CBS News: [WA] U.S. and Canada militaries medevac 52-year-old woman, 99-year-old man from cruise ship near border
  • USA Today: [AK] In Alaska’s far north, a $400 million plan to open the Arctic
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Federal News Network: CISA’s new SBOM update reflects steady rise in adoption
  • CyberScoop: Hundreds of Salesforce customers impacted by attack spree linked to third-party AI agent
  • Federal News Network: Lawmaker calls for an independent review of cybersecurity in the U.S. courts system
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Washington Post: Swatting hoaxes on college campuses spark panic and an FBI probe
  • New York Times: A Spate of Fake Shooting Calls Disrupts College Campuses
  • NewsNation: Active shooter hoaxes mar return to US college campuses
  • NewsMax: Sen. Cotton Urges IRS to Probe Palestinian Youth Movement’s Funding
  • NewsNation: [KY] Active shooter hoax reported near University of Kentucky’s William T. Young Library
• National Security News
  • FedScoop: DOGE employees uploaded Social Security database to ‘vulnerable’ cloud, agency whistleblower says
  • CBS News: [Russia] Trump’s DOJ investigating whether ex-FBI officials mishandled Russia investigation docs, source says
  • NewsMax: [China] Top Chinese Trade Negotiator to Head to US for Talks
  • FOX News: [China] Chinese embassy dismisses concerns over land grabs in US: ‘Smearing and obstructing’

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