• Top News
  • Daily Signal/Axios/NewsMax: Gabbard: 2,000 Afghan Refugees In U.S. Have Ties to Terrorism
  • FOX News/Univision: Trump cuts family reunification programs for seven countries citing fraud and security concerns
  • FOX News: Tricia McLaughlin speaks out after NJ twins allegedly threaten to hang her
  • Reuters/NewsMax: Supertanker Skipper seized by US near Venezuela is heading to Houston, sources say
  • NewsMax: Seized Venezuelan Oil Tanker Concealed Its Location
  • New York Times: Behind the Seized Venezuelan Tanker, Cuba’s Secret Lifeline
  • Telemundo: The U.S. publishes a federal court order authorizing the seizure of the oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela
  • Washington Examiner: Seizing the tanker was the Monroe doctrine in action
  • CBS News/NewsMax/CNN: Commander in charge of US military operations in the Caribbean retires after clashes with Hegseth over boat strikes
  • Reuters: Venezuela says migrant repatriation flight suspended, US says they will continue
  • Reuters: Venezuela-US tensions spike in wake of seized tanker as Nobel winner vows change
  • CNN: Venezuelan opposition leader says she aims for a peaceful transition after Maduro
  • Bloomberg: Trump Says ‘Starting’ Land Strikes Over Drugs in Latest Warning
  • CBS News: Trump says land operations in Venezuela could start "pretty soon" after oil tanker seizure
  • Washington Examiner: Venezuela’s long war against the US
  • Breitbart: Dem Rep. Crow: Trump’s Actions in Caribbean ‘Exactly How Wars Start’
  • NewsMax: Rep. Babin to Newsmax: Release Unedited Venezuelan Drug Boats Airstrike Video
  • Washington Times/Politico/ABC News: Court pauses Judge Boasberg’s criminal contempt pursuit of Trump officials
  • NewsMax: Justice Dept Wants Judge Boasberg Off Deportation Case
  • AP/Washington Post: Federal judge issues order to prohibit immigration officials from detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia
  • Daily Wire: Kilmar Abrego Garcia Emerges From Detention, Vowing To ‘Fight’ Trump Admin
  • CBS News: Kilmar Abrego Garcia speaks in front of ICE facility, saying he will continue to fight
  • CBS Baltimore: Kilmar Abrego Garcia checks in at Baltimore ICE office after judge orders his release from custody
  • AP: What to know about Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release from immigration custody
  • Daily Caller: Border Patrol Chief Gives Update On When Feds Can Finally Deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia
  • Blaze: ‘Naked judicial activism’: Judge issues restraining order on ICE in Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation case
  • Breitbart: Rep. Pramila Jayapal Praises Release of Alleged MS-13 Illegal Alien Kilmar Abrego Garcia
  • Breitbart: U.S. Sanctions Nicolás Maduro’s ‘Narco-Nephews,’ Convicted in U.S. Court but Freed by Biden
  • NPR: The Justice Department has now sued 18 states in an effort to access voter data
  • New York Times: Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
  • NewsMax: TSA Quietly Shares Air Passenger Lists With ICE
  • FOX News: Noem fires back at Dem who called National Guard member’s death an ‘unfortunate accident’
  • FOX News: Bennie Thompson says he misspoke after calling DC National Guard shooting an ‘unfortunate accident’
  • New York Post: Tulsi Gabbard rips Dem rep for ‘infuriating’ claim DC National Guard shooting was ‘unfortunate accident’
  • Los Angeles Times: L.A. Army vet who self-deported is focus of congressional hearing
  • NBC News: Noem & Lewandowski ‘pointing fingers’ amid pressure to ramp up immigration enforcement
  • NewsMax: Rep. Rulli to Newsmax: Dems Reveal ‘Party of Violence’ at Noem Hearing
  • Daily Wire: Here Are The Illegals Arrested As Anti-ICE Protesters Disrupted Noem’s Testimony
  • Breitbart: Tom Homan on Rampant Somali Migrant Fraud: ‘Multiple Deportations Coming’
  • AP: Treasury rachets up investigations targeting Minnesota’s Somali community for fraud
  • Breitbart: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to Announce ‘Fraud Prevention’ Program as Criticism Intensifies
  • FOX Business: Gov. Walz should be thanking law enforcement, DHS official says
  • Daily Caller: Stephen Miller Says Somali Fraud Scandal Could Create Unprecedented Milestone In US History
  • FOX News: DHS sweeps Twin Cities, arrests 400 as feds blast Walz for ‘failing to protect Minnesota’
  • NewsMax: DHS Slams Walz Criticism, Defends ICE Actions in Minnesota
  • CBS News: Over 250 people arrested since New Orleans immigration crackdown, DHS says
  • FOX News: Border Patrol chief urges Illinois to follow Louisiana blueprint as threats against agents surge
  • New York Post: Over 10K ‘worst of the worst’ illegal immigrants arrested in sanctuary city Los Angeles
  • FOX News: DHS takes victory lap after arresting over 10K illegal aliens in deep blue city despite violent riots
  • NewsMax: Rep. Miller to Newsmax: Blue States Flouting Federal Laws
  • CNN: Reeling from DC shooting, National Guard prepares for a more permanent deployment
  • FOX News: Counterterrorism expert warns of threats, vetting after Dem downplays National Guard attack
  • NBC News: Rising tensions and finger-pointing at DHS amid pressure to ramp up deportations
  • USA Today: Unfair for those who fought’: Self-deported US Army vet speaks out
  • Raw Story: Everyone is worried’: Trump’s DHS rocked as unnerved leaders fear emails are monitored
  • FOX News: Pop star SZA lashes out at White House for ‘evil n boring’ deportation post using her song
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Washington Post: Forcing visitors to share five years of social media history is nuts
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Washington Post: The fate of Trump’s birthright citizenship order will hinge on five words
  • NewsMax: Require all Federal Officeholders to Be Natural Born Citizens
  • FOX News: [MN] Minnesota’s Somali fraud scandal exposes the hidden cost of immigration
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] ICE arrests at green card interviews are outrageous
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • The Hill: DHS changing immigration enforcement tactics amid negative polling
  • USA Today: Exclusive look inside ICE: How the agency operates in Trump’s America
  • NewsMax: Homan to Catholic Leaders: Illegal Immigration Isn’t Victimless
  • CNN: [MA] Woman with family ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says she hasn’t seen her son since ICE detainment
  • Wall Street Journal: [NY] ICE Holding Chinese Man Who Documented Uyghur Camps
  • FOX News: [MD] ICE arrests criminal illegal immigrant accused of fleeing head-on crash that severely injured Maryland woman
  • USA Today: [MO] A father and his three kids work for ICE. Why they do it.
  • AP: [IL] Church Nativity scenes add zip ties, gas masks and ICE to protest immigration raids
  • NPR: [WI] Trial starts for a Wisconsin judge accused of obstructing ICE
  • CNN: [MN] This US citizen went on his lunch break and ended up in a chokehold by a masked federal agent and detained, video shows
  • USA Today: [MT] Guatemalan is 25th immigrant to die in federal detention this year
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Homeland Security says it doesn’t detain citizens. These brave Californians prove it has
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Reuters: US ends temporary legal status for Ethiopians
  • New York Times/Bloomberg/Washington Examiner: 20 States Sue to Block $100,000 Fee for H-1B Visas
  • Politico: 20 states lodge lawsuit against Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee
  • Telemundo52: DHS announces end to Humanitarian Parole for family reunification for seven Latin American countries
  • NBC News: Many immigrants’ final legal step — citizenship — has become harder under the Trump administration
  • NBC News: Green card applicants married to U.S. citizens face new uncertainty amid arrests
  • Blaze: Trump’s DHS rolls back more of Biden’s immigration handouts for foreign nationals
  • NewsMax: [DC] Rep. Chip Roy Presses Plan to Pause All Immigration
  • NewsMax: [NY] N.Y. Faces $73M Loss Over CDL Licenses for Illegals
  • Univision: [FL] Mother and daughters arrested in Tampa after reporting asylum fraud
  • Washington Examiner: [WA] Trump signs emergency declaration after thousands evacuated during Washington floods
  • FOX News: [WA] Illegal immigrant caught and released by Biden administration now charged in Washington vehicular homicide
  • Reuters: [CA] Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee draws legal challenge from California, other states
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] California sues Trump administration over $100,000 fee for H-1B visas
• Customs and Border Protection
  • NewsNation: Border Patrol to change enforcement tactics: Sources
  • FOX News: Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino says cooperation with local law enforcement makes justice easier to achieve
  • ABC 10 San Diego: [CA] CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott to visit San Diego Saturday with border czar
• Transportation Security Administration
  • AP: TSA renews push to end collective bargaining agreement for airport security screeners
  • Bloomberg: [MD] Jewish TSA Worker’s Sabbath Accommodations Lawsuit Falls Short
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • NewsMax: [GA] Noem Announces More Than $1B in FEMA Funds for Georgia
  • NBC News: [WA] Washington state facing ‘historic’ flooding as more communities face deluge
  • CNN: [WA] More atmospheric rivers coming for flooded Washington and the West Coast
  • NBC News: [WA] Washington state takes stock of flooding damage as another atmospheric river looms
  • AP: [WA] Washington flooding forces an entire city to temporarily evacuate as rivers top historic highs
  • New York Times: [WA] 100,000 Ordered to Evacuate as Rivers Rise in Washington State
  • AP: [WA] Historic rains and flooding trigger dramatic rescues in Washington state
  • New York Times: [WA] Residents Clamber on Rooftops as Water in Western Washington ‘Just Kept Rising’
  • Daily Caller: [WA] Historic Flooding Swamps Western Washington To Trap Families On Rooftops, Damage Homes
• Coast Guard
  • AP: [WA] U.S. Coast Guard helicopter rescues residents from Washington floods
  • ABC 2 Portland: [OR] Oregon senators secure Coast Guard pledge to keep rescue helicopter in Newport
• Terrorism Investigations
  • FOX News: FBI labels online coercion ‘modern-day terrorism’ as sextortion cases surge
  • Washington Post: [DC] Social posts, messages reveal alleged National Guard shooter’s turmoil
  • NBC News: [UT] DOJ weighs novel federal hate crimes case against Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer
  • Breitbart: [CA] FBI: California Led Nation in ‘Active Shooter Incidents’ 2020-2024
• National Security News
  • NewsMax: US Could Owe Businesses $168B if Supreme Court Rules Against Tariffs
  • Axios: [Ukraine] Zelensky to meet Witkoff and Kushner on Trump’s peace push
  • Washington Post: [Ukraine] Secret meetings between FBI and Ukraine negotiator spark concern
  • Reuters: [Ukraine] Ukrainian, European, US security advisers met, head of Ukrainian negotiation team says
  • Reuters: [Israel] US briefly withheld some intelligence from Israel during Biden era
  • DailySignal: [China] Climate Litigation Hands China a Strategic Victory While Harming America
  • Wall Street Journal: [China] Trump’s OK of AI Chip Sales in China Called ‘Dangerous’ by Senate Democrats
  • Reuters: [Philippines] Philippines says fishermen hurt, boats damaged by China in South China Sea

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