• Top News
  • CBS News/Reuters: Judge blocks Trump administration from expanding fast-track deportations nationwide, citing due process concerns
  • AP/New York Times: Appeals court blocks Trump administration from ending legal protections for 600,000 Venezuelans
  • National Review: DHS Announces $110 Million in Safety Grants for Faith-Based Organizations
  • AP: Trump Administration Plans to Remove Nearly 700 Unaccompanied Migrant Children, Senator Says
  • Los Angeles Times/CNN: U.S. revokes visas of Palestinian officials ahead of U.N. General Assembly
  • New York Post/Reuters/CNN: DHS chief Kristi Noem fires two dozen FEMA employees after ‘massive’ cyber failures
  • Reuters: Most Trump Tariffs Are Not Legal, US Appeals Court Rules
  • CNN: DHS cut funding to mass shooting prevention programs in Minnesota before killings
  • The Hill: Abrego Garcia asks for gag order on Bondi, Noem
  • New York Times: U.S. Is Working With Guatemala to Return Hundreds of Children
  • CBS New York: Immigration raids are coming to New York City, Trump official says. Here’s how local leaders are responding.
  • Blaze: Trump prepares massive immigration enforcement in sanctuary city
  • The Hill: White House plans to use Chicago-area Navy base for DHS crackdown
  • USA Today: ‘Keep it peaceful,’ Chicago top cop warns ahead of Trump National Guard deployment
  • Breitbart: Liberals Squirm as Trump Admin Prepares Enforcement Sweeps from Chicago Naval Base
  • CBS News: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says sending military troops to Chicago would be an "invasion" by Trump administration
  • CBS Chicago: Pritzker reacts to Trump administration’s possible immigration crackdown in Chicago: "It’s un-American"
  • Breitbart: Brandon Johnson: Focusing on Chicago for Law Enforcement Is Due to ‘Disdain for Working People’
  • Chicago Tribune: Chicago mayor: ‘We do not want’ federal occupation as Naval Station Great Lakes reportedly to stage agents
  • FOX News: Trump’s looming Chicago takeover puts violent illegal immigrant crimes in spotlight: ‘Incompetent mayor’
  • NewsNation: Chicago plans to maintain peace amid federal deployment
  • AP: Chicago is in the Trump administration’s sights for its next immigration crackdown
  • Detroit Free Press: Hamtramck mayor meets with Stephen Miller and Marco Rubio about city funding, immigration
  • Blaze: Chinese researcher nabbed at Texas airport after allegedly stealing cancer-related data
  • CBS News: Venezuela’s Maduro says "no way" U.S. can invade after Washington deploys warships to region
  • Daily Caller: ‘Misinformed And Detached’: Homeland Security Representative Accuses Kim Kardashian Of Aiding Criminals
  • Newschannel 20 Sunrise 6a: Gabriel Calixto Arrested in Mexico, Suspect in 2023 Murder
  • New York Times: 2 Weeks, 1,000 Arrests: How a Surge of Feds Changed D.C. Policing
  • FOX News: Former DOJ worker who hurled sandwich at federal officer charged with misdemeanor
  • Bloomberg: Texas Migrant Deportation Law to Get Full 5th Circuit Rehearing
  • Reuters: Military Feared Mistakes in LA Deployment Could Have ‘Far-Reaching’ Implications, Records Show
  • Breitbart: Investigation Finds Migrants Used Hidden Cameras to Cheat on Truck License Tests
  • Daily Caller: HUD Secretary Says Illegals May No Longer ‘Live In Taxpayer-Funded Housing’
  • The Hill: Homeland Dems demand investigation into DHS’ potential ‘unlawful destruction’ of records
  • USA Today: More protests against Trump are planned nationwide. What to expect on Labor Day
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • New York Times: The Border Is Invading America
  • Daily Caller: JASON LEWIS: Illegal Immigration Kills More People
  • The Hill: [MS] 20 years after Katrina, Mississippi still stands strong
  • New York Times: [CA] Los Angeles Is Contaminated Now
  • Washington Examiner: [China] Revoke Chinese student visas, don’t double them
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • FOX News: ICE deportations surge under Trump with agency nearing decade-high removal numbers
  • DailySignal: Criminals Convicted of Sodomy, Murder Among Latest Illegal Aliens Taken Off US Streets
  • Los Angeles Times: ICE is hiring 10,000 agents. Some unexpected people want to join the Trump crackdown
  • Los Angeles Times: ‘It’s happening everywhere’: 1 in 3 ICE detainees held in overcrowded facilities, data show
  • Politico: AI is ummasking ICE officers. Can Washington do anything about it?
  • CNN: A volunteer firefighter, a beloved pastor, a prominent journalist: These are the community pillars being detained by ICE
  • Politico: [MA] Trump admin plans immigration enforcement surge in Boston
  • Bloomberg: [NY] Columbia Admits a Record 1,800 Freshmen Amid Trump Visa Threats
  • Univision: [LA] Detainees at ICE facility in Louisiana allege excessive use of force in transfer of Venezuelan immigrant to solitary confinement unit
  • CBS Chicago: [IL] Couple previously separated by ICE concerned over planned crackdown in Chicago
  • Breitbart: [TX] Venezuelan Torture Suspect Freed Under Biden-Era Policies Cries During ICE Arrest in Texas
  • Univision: [UT] Announcing partnership between ICE and Riverton Police Department
  • NBC News: [UT] Utah musicians rally around violinist detained by ICE after decades in the U.S.
  • National Review: [CA] ICE Arrests Illegal Immigrant Pedophile Living at Home Daycare for Children
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] San Bernardino man arrested after he protested immigration officer shooting at his truck
  • Univision: [CA] Benjamín Guerrero-Cruz, the 18-year-old teenager detained by ICE in California and sent to Arizona without his family’s knowledge.
  • Telemundo20: [CA] Escondido family seeks answers after father’s ICE detention
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • FOX News: Trump admin blocks citizenship for illegal migrant voters
  • Bloomberg: Trump Proposes 90-Day Limit on Visas for Chinese Journalists
  • Breitbart: Trump Deputies Curb Student Visas, SInk ‘600,000 Chinese’ Claim
  • FOX News: Trump’s Chinese student visa push sets off alarm bells amid rising CCP ‘influence’ in US
  • Reuters: New $250 visa fee risks deepening US travel slump
  • AP: [ME] Employers have used E-Verify for years. ICE’s arrest of a Maine police officer raises new questions
  • AP: [TX] What is E-Verify, which is used to vet employment eligibility? A look at the system by the numbers
  • Daily Caller: [NC] Foreign National Suspected Of Illegally Voting In North Carolina For Over Two Decades
• Customs and Border Protection
  • AP: 14,000 US-Bound Migrants Have Returned South Since Trump Border Changes, UN Says
  • New York Post: Border crossings increase in August as feds see deportees trying to sneak back in: sources
  • FOX News: [ME] Woman tries to run over Border Patrol agents helping arrest illegal immigrants in Maine, DHS says
  • Washington Post: [WA] Border Patrol arrested firefighters as they were battling a wildfire
  • AP: [WA] Lawyers demand Border Patrol release firefighter arrested while battling Washington wildfire
  • AP: [WA] Lawyer: Oregon firefighter arrested by Border Patrol during wildfire was on track for legal status
  • Axios: [WA] Washington sees growth in undocumented immigrant population, per Pew
  • New York Times: [CA] The Border Patrol Chief Leading the California Immigration Crackdown
  • DailySignal: [Mexico] Border Crackdown Has Cost Mexican Cartels Over $1 Billion
• Transportation Security Administration
  • CNN: IT outages are plaguing air travel. Here’s what to know
  • USA Today: TSA needs you to do this if you’re traveling this weekend
  • AP: Labor Day travel surge expected as summer winds down
  • Bloomberg: TSA to Change How Flyers Pass Security
  • New York Times: Does T.S.A. PreCheck Save Much Time at the Airport? We Looked at the Data.
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • NewsMax: Noem Canceling FEMA Contracts After DOGE Finds Billions in Waste
  • Reuters: Exclusive: FEMA extends hiring freeze through 2025 as hurricane season looms
  • The Hill: Trump’s policies on FEMA face scrutiny 20 years after Katrina
  • The Hill: 20 years after Katrina, disaster communication is in crisis
  • New York Times: [LA] 20 Years After Katrina, New Orleans Is ‘at a Tipping Point’
  • Washington Examiner: [OK] Oklahoma governor backs Trump’s calls for greater state control of emergency FEMA funds
• Secret Service
  • CNN/CBS News/Wall Street Journal: Trump cancels Kamala Harris’ Secret Service detail that was extended by undisclosed Biden order
  • Washington Examiner: California Highway Patrol to protect Harris after Trump pulls Secret Service protection
• Coast Guard
  • Reuters: US builds up forces in Caribbean as officials, experts, ask why
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • FOX News: Hackers found a way to turn off Windows Defender remotely
  • CyberScoop: [China] Top FBI official says Chinese reliance on domestic firms for hacking is a weakness
• Terrorism Investigations
  • ABC News: [NY] Luigi Mangione may have influenced mass shooting at Manhattan’s NFL headquarters: Prosecutors
  • NPR/FOX News: [MN] There is no message’: The search for ideological motives in the Minneapolis shooting
  • New York Times: [MN] In Secret Diaries, the Church Shooter’s Plans for Mass Murder
  • CNN: [MN] Religious schools like Annunciation face particular security challenges in the age of school shootings
  • Washington Examiner: [MN] Frequent violence against Catholic churches was well documented before Minnesota shooting
  • Washington Post: [MN] Minnesota attack may be Catholics’ ‘wake-up call’ for security funds
• National Security News
  • AP: Social Security whistleblower who claims DOGE mishandled Americans’ sensitive data resigns from post
  • Bloomberg: [South Africa] South Africa Halts Parcel Deliveries to US Over Trump Tariffs
  • Bloomberg: [Ukraine] Zelenskiy, Europeans to Speak With Trump on Security Gurantees Next Week

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