• Top News
  • New York Times/Reuters/The Hill/Daily Caller/NewMax: Shooter kills two Minneapolis school children in Catholic church, wounds 17 others; FBI investigating as hate crime against Catholics
  • Daily Caller/NBC News/Breitbart/Blaze/The Hill: Catholic School Shooting Suspect Reportedly Identified, Manifestos Found
  • USA Today: Church mass shooting follows rash of gun violence in Minneapolis
  • ABC News: Multiple Minneapolis shooting victims released from hospital, police chief says
  • New York Times/Washington Post: ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center May Be Empty Within Days
  • CNN: ICE has deported nearly 200K people since Trump returned to office, on track for highest level in a decade
  • AP: US deportation flights hit record highs as carriers try to hide the planes, advocates say
  • FOX News: Federal judge blocks Abrego Garcia deportation, extending court fight
  • Politico/CBS News: Kilmar Abrego Garcia files new bid to stay in the US
  • NBC News: More than two dozen Israeli citizens file court document backing Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi
  • New York Times: State Department Agents Join Trump’s Deployment in D.C.
  • Reuters: Inside Trump’s DC crackdown: Swarms of agents and arrests for minor offenses
  • NBC News/Axios: Mayor Muriel Bowser says Trump’s surge of federal law enforcement has lowered crime in D.C.
  • NewsMax: Mark Meadows to Newsmax: Dems Should Welcome Federal Help on Crime
  • AP: In DC, a heated standoff between police, neighbors shows unease amid Trump’s law enforcement surge
  • Reuters: Grand jury declines to indict man arrested for throwing sandwich at US agent, source says
  • CNN: ‘It’s a real mess’: DC courts buckling as Trump’s crime crackdown brings deluge of new cases
  • Washington Examiner: Trump pitches ‘comprehensive’ crime bill while Congress readies DC measures
  • New York Times: Trump’s D.C. Law Enforcement Takeover Has Black Parents on Edge
  • CBS Chicago: Trump administration in talks to house ICE agents at Naval Station Great Lakes; could National Guard troops go there as well?
  • FOX News: Chicago Teamsters, backed by mayor, want ICE blocked without warrants in strike fight
  • New York Times: Immigration Officials Conduct Operation at Wildfire Site in Washington State
  • New York Times: Trump Far Outpaces Predecessors in Calling National Emergencies
  • FOX News: Bodycam video shows illegal immigrant truck driver speaking limited English with New Mexico officer
  • CBS News: Texas man sentenced to over 6 years for supplying belt-fed rifles, other weapons to Sinaloa Cartel
  • FOX News: DEA makes mass arrests in New Hampshire fentanyl and meth bust tied to Sinaloa Cartel
  • Washington Post: U.S. sends 8 warships south on anti-cartel mission, unsettling Venezuela
  • Breitbart: Venezuela Deploys 15,000 Forces to Border as Nicolás Maduro Warns of Alleged U.S. Invasion
  • Breitbart: Venezuela Asks U.N. to Help Stop American Anti-Drug Efforts in Caribbean
  • Politico: Lewandowski’s veto power over DHS contracts frustrates admin officials: ‘Corey is part of the problem’
  • Washington Examiner: HUD threatens funding for public housing authorities shielding illegal immigrants
  • ABC News: To replenish their ranks, DOJ loosens requirements for temporary immigration judges
  • New York Post: ‘El Mayo’ guilty plea gives Trump ‘powerful political leverage’ in cartel crackdown: ex-DEA agent
  • NewsMax: Mexico’s President: No Evidence Pols Tied to Sinaloa Cartel
  • FOX News: Family member of infants burned alive by cartel thanks Trump for crackdown: ‘Hopeful for the first time’
  • Telemundo: More than 7,500 deported Mexicans receive care in Tijuana shelters
  • Bloomberg: Mexico to Increase China Tariffs, Satisfying Trump
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Washington Examiner: [CA] DHS and ICE deserve praise for arresting 5,000 illegal migrants in Los Angeles
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • New York Post: Trump admin fines illegal migrants $6.1B for refusing deportation orders: report
  • CNN: E-Verify was supposed to make it easy for companies to follow immigration law. Now even the feds say it can’t be trusted
  • Washington Examiner: DHS denies ICE training cut to 47 days to coincide with Trump’s being 47th president
  • NBC News Daily: [PA] ICE Releases More Details About I-99 Roundup
  • Axios: [VA] "ICE is not welcome here": Richmond businesses are pushing back
  • FOX News: [SC] Biotech CEO ‘shocked’ by Uber’s response to alleged assault by illegal immigrant driver
  • Breitbart: [FL] ‘Legion’ of Florida Sheriff’s Deputies Sent to Arrest Illegal Alien for Alleged Assault of ICE Agents
  • NewsNation: [FL] ICE officer attacked while trying to take man into custody: Sheriff
  • CBS Chicago: [IL] Trump administration in talks to house ICE agents at Naval Station Great Lakes; could National Guard troops go there as well?
  • Washington Post: [IL] ICE asks for access to Chicago-area Navy base to assist operations
  • CBS Mornings: [IL] Illinois Audit: Automated License Plate Reader System is Missing Data Safeguards
  • New York Post: [IL] Enraged Chicago woman allegedly tells ICE agent ‘I hope your kid dies,’ threatens to shoot officers
  • Daily Caller: [WI] Wisconsin Judge Who Helped Illegal Evade ICE Agents Loses Bid To Drop Charges
  • CBS News: [TX] Longtime North Texas dry cleaners detained after dropping daughter off at Texas Tech, facing possible deportation
  • The Hill: [UT] Utah violinist arrested by ICE on wife’s birthday
  • Breitbart: [CA] NOEM: 5K Criminal Aliens Removed from Sanctuary City Los Angeles by Trump’s Enforcement Actions
  • Telemundo20: [CA] ICE agents arrest a sex offender living in a San Diego daycare center.
  • Univision: [CA] ICE sued for detaining 15-year-old boy with special needs in California
  • FOX News: [CA] South Korean, Vietnamese nationals among ICE’s latest ‘worst of the worst’ roundup in Los Angeles: DHS
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Federal grand jury indicts two SoCal medical staffers on charges of interfering with ICE raid
  • AP: [CA] Emboldened Democrats are starting to push back on Trump’s immigration plans
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Politico: Trump administration plans to limit how long foreign students can study in the US
  • Breitbart: DHS announces new rule capping length of foreign student visas
  • Federalist: Trump’s Chinese Student Visa Policy Is An Un-American Security Risk
  • Washington Examiner: Chinese international students have threatened national security, boosted China’s economy
  • FOX News: Trump admin resurrects ‘neighborhood checks’ for citizenship applicants last used in first Bush-era
  • AP: As Legal Immigration Faces New Pressures, Immigration Attorney and Former U.S. Diplomat Ramin Asgard Offers Solutions
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Most refugees and asylees will be denied food stamps under Trump’s new law
• Customs and Border Protection
  • FOX News: US northern border smuggling creates ‘shopping grounds’ for migrants to sanctuary communities: attorney
  • Daily Signal: Illegal Crossings Are Down, So What Happens Now at the Border?
  • AP: [NY] 1 year in prison for US border agent accused of ordering women to show their breasts
  • NewsNation: [TX] DHS waives environmental rules to build more border wall in South Texas through wildlife refugees
  • FOX News: [TX] Chinese doctor accused of attempting to smuggle cancer research from US to China
  • NewsNation: [AZ] Woman headed to prison for pepper-spraying Border Patrol agent
  • AP: [Mexico] Mexico pauses postal shipments to the US over tariffs confusion
• Transportation Security Administration
  • AP: ‘One Stop Security’ Pilot Program Aims to Simplify International Travel
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Washington Post: DHS moves to bar aid groups from serving undocumented immigrants
  • NBC News: FEMA employees placed on leave after criticizing the Trump administration in open letter
  • Federal News Network: Post-Katrina reform law shapes FEMA staff’s public letter
  • New York Times: [WA] Immigration Officials Conduct Operation at Wildfire Site in Washington State
  • SFGate: [CA] Calif. wildfires are more severe on private land used for logging, study shows
• Coast Guard
  • Breitbart: U.S. Coast Guard Unloads the Biggest Illegal-Drug Haul Ever
  • Washington Examiner: Coast Guard highlights push for drones to aid operations
  • New York Post: Ex-Oceangate mission specialist defends controversial late CEO after damning Coast Guard report: ‘The design worked. They reached the Titanic’
  • USA Today: [WA] 2 Princess guests medically evacuated from Alaska cruise on same day
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: Google previews cyber ‘disruption unit’ as U.S. government, industry weigh going heavier on offense
  • CyberScoop: Microsoft details Storm-0501’s focus on ransomware in the cloud
  • CyberScoop: Salt Typhoon hacking campaign goes beyond previously disclosed targets, world cyber agencies say
  • Federal News Network: Can federal cybersecurity keep up with the quantum threats that are coming?
  • NBC News: A hacker used AI to automate an ‘unprecedented’ cybercrime spree, Anthropic says
  • Reuters: Anthropic thwarts hacker attempts to misuse Claude AI for cybercrime
  • CBS News: [NV] Cyberattack that crippled Nevada’s systems reveals vulnerability of smaller government agencies to hackers
  • Washington Post/Wall Street Journal: [China] FBI warns Chinese hacking campaign has expanded, reaching 80 countries
  • NBC News: [China] China used three private companies to hack global telecoms, U.S. says
• Terrorism Investigations
  • ABC News: School shooting hoaxes: Experts underscore the seriousness of these crimes, penalties at stake
• National Security News
  • Free Beacon: UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief Gets Round-the-Clock Security in Response to ‘Specific Iranian Threat’: Report
  • Daily Wire: [CA] Pete Hegseth Kills Obama-Biden Program That Gave Chinese Coders Access To DOD Cloud Systems
  • FOX News: [AK] US scrambles fighter jets to track 4th Russian spy plane near Alaska in less than week
  • CBS News: [Denmark] Denmark summons U.S. envoy over report people linked to Trump trying to foment dissent in Greenland
  • Bloomberg: [Ukraine] Zelenskiy Sending Top Envoys to US for Witkoff Talks This Week
  • Reuters: [Israel] Israel killed six Hamas members in hospital strike, says US envoy to UN
  • Washington Post: [India] White House trade adviser says India tariffs can drop if it ‘stops buying Russian oil’
  • Breitbart: [Russia] Russia Weaponizes U.N. Position to Protect Iran from Sanctions
  • CBS News: [China] China rules out participating in denuclearization talks with U.S. and Russia, as suggested by Trump

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