• Top News
  • NBC News/Breitbart/Axios/New York Post: Kristi Noem calls for new travel ban after National Guard shooting
  • NewsMax: Noem to Newsmax: U.S. Must Vet Immigrants Before They Arrive
  • Breitbart: DHS’s McLaughlin: I Expect Migration Pause List to Expand, ‘Especially As There’s More and More Analysis’
  • FOX News: DHS launches ‘Cyber Monday deal’ in retro 90s holiday ad: $1,000 for illegal immigrants who self-deport
  • CBS News: Afghan suspect in ambush of National Guard members could have been radicalized in U.S., Noem says
  • Daily Wire: Suspected National Guard Shooter Was ‘Radicalized’ Through ‘Connections’ In Afghanistan, Noem Says
  • FOX News: Tricia McLaughlin slams Biden-era program after Afghan national arrested in Texas
  • DailySignal: Trump Promises to Honor National Guard Members Shot by Afghan National
  • Daily Caller: Patrick Morrisey Provides Hopeful Update About Surviving National Guard Member Andrew Wolfe
  • Breitbart: Federal Watchdog Warned in 2023: Afghan Resettlement to U.S. ‘Relies on Taliban Cooperation’
  • Breitbart: White House: Biden’s Disastrous Afghanistan Withdrawal ‘Continues to Haunt’ United States
  • Roll Call/AP: US toughens immigration policies after National Guard shooting
  • AP: Shooting of National Guard members prompts flurry of US immigration restrictions
  • FOX News: Trump admin ‘actively re-examining all of the Afghans imported into the country’ following DC shooting
  • NPR: Afghans seeking asylum say the dream of reaching the U.S. seems ever further away
  • Federalist: Claims Afghans Were ‘Vetted’ Contradict Federal Investigations And Common Sense
  • CBS News: What we know about the vetting and immigration process of National Guard shooting suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwall
  • CBS News: Expert explains how asylum seekers are vetted in the U.S. after National Guard attack
  • Daily Caller: Alleged National Guardsmen Shooter Was ‘Not Functional’ For Months, Emails Warned
  • ABC News: Death of Afghan commander, financial stress surface in National Guard shooting investigation: Sources
  • FOX News: US escalation with Maduro halts deportation flights to Venezuela
  • NBC News: White House confirms second Sept. 2 strike on alleged drug boat
  • New York Post: White House says admiral ordered second strike on Venezuelan drug boat: ‘Right to take them out’
  • Breitbart: White House confirms admiral ordered 2nd strike on alleged drug boat
  • New York Post: Trump backs Hegseth after report claims war secretary ordered no survivors in drug boat strike: ‘I believe him’
  • AP: White House says admiral ordered follow-up strike on alleged drug boat, insists attack was lawful
  • USA Today: Trump under scrutiny after strike on suspected Venezuelan drug boat
  • ABC News: White House account of 2nd strike on alleged drug boat at odds with what Trump said
  • USA Today: Trump says he’ll look into reported second strike on suspected drug boat
  • Reuters: Trump met with advisers on Venezuela as US ramps up pressure
  • CNN: Trump struggles with Venezuelan dilemma as Maduro digs in and storm builds at home over potential ‘war crime’
  • FOX News: Legal fight erupts over second strike on suspected Venezuelan drug-smuggling vessel
  • Roll Call: Bipartisan outcry grows over alleged double-tap boat strike
  • Reuters: Venezuelan parliament suspends session on US attacks investigation
  • Reuters: Trump rejected Maduro requests on call, options narrow for Venezuela leader, sources say
  • DailySignal: Trump Reportedly Gives Maduro Opportunity To Leave Venezuela Safely
  • CNN: Trump holds Venezuela Oval Office meeting amid growing questions about his military moves
  • FOX News: Lawmakers skeptical of alleged Hegseth kill orders in Venezuela — but issue stark warning
  • AP: Son of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty in US drug trafficking case in deal with prosecutors
  • Chicago Tribune: Son of ‘El Chapo’ Guzman admits flying cartel boss to US, pleads guilty in Chicago trafficking case
  • New York Times: Son of El Chapo Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping Father’s Former Cartel Partner
  • ABC News: Immigration judge fired by Trump administration files lawsuit claiming discrimination
  • New York Times: Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York
  • ABC News: Lawyer says student who was removed despite a court order was ‘deported in shackles’
  • Federalist: SCOTUS Signals Willingness To Side With Trump Admin In Asylum Cases Dispute
  • CNN: Four immigration courts. One day. And a window into a world the public rarely sees
  • Daily Wire: Portland Radical Accused Of Threatening To Kill ICE Agents, Sexually Assault Their Wives
  • FOX News: DHS reveals Illegal alien behind fatal crash was given license by deep blue state
  • New York Times: Trump Administration Revokes Licenses of Thousands of Training Centers for Truckers
  • AP: Federal review finds 44% of US trucking schools don’t comply with government rules
  • New York Times: Haunted by History, Japanese Americans Fight Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
  • New York Times: As Trump Deepens Immigration Crackdown, Even Long-Held Exceptions Disappear
  • NPR: ICE raids have deterred foreign farm workers, but farmers hope to make hiring easier
  • NBC News: Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs
  • AP: GOP-Led States Settle Lawsuit Against Federal Government Over Checking Citizenship Status of Voters
  • Univision: Trump plans to invoke Section 212(f) again to make his changes to the immigration system permanent
  • Daily Caller: Soros-Backed DA Ditches Death Penalty Against Machete-Wielding Illegal Immigrant In Beheading Case
  • Washington Examiner: Leavitt says ‘threat in our interior remains real and urgent’ when asked if US is facing cultural invasion
  • Chicago Tribune: Nearly 1,900 immigrants were detained during the first half of Operation Midway Blitz. Most had no criminal record.
  • Washington Post: How Trump’s ICE crackdown is impacting Chicago’s economy
  • Politico: White House defends pardon of ex-Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Washington Post: Pete Hegseth’s Caribbean lawlessness
  • New York Post: [NY] Anti-ICE chaos in Lower Manhattan is a sign of trouble ahead
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • The Hill: Immigrant investor program is a boon — Trump is right to expand on it
  • Washington Post: Pete Hegseth, not Mark Kelly, should be facing justice
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • FOX News: ICE arrests two illegal immigrants convicted of ‘heinous’ crimes against children in New Jersey and Texas
  • Los Angeles Times: Despite court wins, immigrants stay detained as ICE seeks to deport them
  • Los Angeles Times: Attacks on ICE up 1,000%? Trump administration claim not backed up by court records
  • FOX News: Radical ‘feminist’ group in the hot seat after anti-ICE ad goes viral: ‘BEYOND evil’
  • CNN: Religious leaders sue to block ICE raids at houses of worship
  • Breitbart/Blaze: [NY] DHS: Sanctuary New York City Is Harboring 7,169 Criminal Illegal Aliens
  • New York Post: [NY] New York released 7,000 illegal migrant criminals onto streets this year alone — including a machete-wielding maniac, a rapist and an attempted killer
  • Just the News: [NY] Homeland Security calls for New York AG Letitia James to turn over 7K illegal migrants
  • USA Today: [OH] In Trump country, suburban grandmas push back against ICE
  • Blaze: [IL] Chicago school district lets children ditch class over ICE fears: Report
  • New York Times: [TX] College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving.
  • CNN: [TX] A college freshman deported while flying home for Thanksgiving is fighting to return. Here’s what we know about her case
  • AP: [TX] Babson College supports student deported to Honduras
  • Bloomberg: [UT] Deaf Immigrant Sues ICE Over Utah Bus Stop Encounter With Agents
  • Daily Caller: [OR] Illegal Indian Trucker Accused Of Killing Two In Horrific Crash
  • NBC News: [CA] ICE arrests at San Diego green card interviews include military spouses
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] L.A. County supervisors are set to ban masks worn by ICE agents. Can they win a battle with Trump?
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Breitbart: USCIS Director: ‘We Owe a Huge Debt of Gratitude’ to Afghans Who Helped Us, But Number Brought Here Exceeds Those Who Helped
  • Breitbart: USCIS Director: We’ve Made ‘Quite a Bit’ of Changes Since Interviewing Alleged Guard Shooter in March
  • Breitbart: Sen. Bernie Moreno Introduces Bill to Outlaw Dual Citizenship
  • Axios: Trump wants revoke citizenship of some naturalized people: what to know
  • New York Times: Trump Pauses All Asylum Applications, and China’s Fast-Food Brands Make a Play for the U.S.
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Reuters: US Republican senator calls for DOJ and Homeland Security to investigate Shein, Temu for counterfeiting
  • Axios: [LA] Border Patrol begins "Swamp Sweep" in New Orleans
  • NBC News Daily: [LA] Official: Border Patrol Headed to New Orleans This Week
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Federal prosecutors subpoena Evanston for video of Oct. 31 clash between agents and public
  • Breitbart: [TX] Honduran National Charged with Smuggling 51 Illegal Aliens in Texas in Refrigerated Trailer
  • Breitbart: [CA] Two Migrant Women Fall While Climbing Border Wall in California
• Transportation Security Administration
  • The Hill/ABC News: Record 3.13M passengers screened at airports on Sunday
  • Breitbart: TSA Breaks Screening Record over Thanksgiving Weekend: ‘Highest Number Ever in TSA’s History’
  • AP/ABC News/Washington Examiner: US air travelers without REAL IDs will be charged a $45 fee
  • DailySignal: No Real ID? No Problem! TSA to Rollout Alternative Identity Verification Method for Air Travel
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • CNN: Suspended FEMA workers who criticized Trump administration got their jobs back — until DHS leaders found out
  • Axios: FEMA now says workers were "wrongly" reinstated
• Federal Protective Service
  • CBS Miami: [FL] Suspicious package triggers security response near Miami federal courthouse; scene later cleared, police say
• Secret Service
  • CBS News: [FL] F-16s scrambled, flares deployed to intercept plane near Mar-a-Lago
• Coast Guard
  • Daily Caller: [LA] Female Flight Instructor And Father-To-Be Presumed Dead After ‘Violent’ Crash Into Lake
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: Google addresses 107 Android vulnerabilities, including two zero-days
  • EdScoop: FTC requires Illuminate Education to shore up security after 2021 data breach
• Terrorism Investigations
  • FOX News: Foreign terror labels curb ISIS, but US radicals face fewer limits online, study finds
  • Washington Times: U.S. troops fighting ISIS alongside Syrian security forces
  • FOX News: House unanimously approves barring anyone tied to Hamas’ Oct 7 attack from entering US
  • Breitbart: [NY] Multiple bomb threats made against Sen. Schumer’s New York offices
  • CBS News: [NY] Luigi Mangione returns to court in NYC for pretrial hearings on evidence in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing
  • FOX News: [FL] Florida man arrested in wealthy beach town over alleged TikTok school-shooting threat
  • CBS News: [MN] Treasury investigating whether Minnesota welfare money went to Somali terror group al Shabaab, Bessent says
  • Washington Examiner: [MN] CAIR spins anti-Israel narrative about Somali fraud as scrutiny grows
  • Breitbart: [TX] Organizations Rage Over Texas Gov. Abbott Deeming CAIR a Terrorist Organization
  • NBC News: [CA] Manhunt continues in California birthday party shooting
  • USA Today: [CA] Police search for suspect after 3 children killed at California party
  • New York Post: [CA] First child victim of Stockton birthday party mass shooting ID’d as Amari Peterson: ‘My baby was innocent’
  • NBC News: [CA] What we know about the California birthday party shooting that killed 4
  • CBS News: [Mexico] Accused fentanyl kingpin wanted by U.S. killed by Mexican military
• National Security News
  • DailySignal: Education Department Ramps up Pressure on Universities to Disclose Foreign Funding
  • Reuters: [Ukraine] Europeans rally round Ukraine as Trump envoy heads to Moscow
  • CBS News: [Russia] Kushner and Witkoff to meet with Putin in Moscow Tuesday as Trump pushes for Russia-Ukraine deal
  • FOX News: [Russia] NATO considers ‘more aggressive’ response to Russia’s hybrid threats

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