• Top News
  • Breitbart/FOX News: Detained illegal immigrants will face $5K ‘apprehension fee’: Border Patrol chief
  • AP: Trump administration will expand travel ban to more than 30 countries, Noem says
  • Daily Caller: Trump Admin Launching New Vetting Unit In Wake Of National Guard Attack
  • NewsMax: Rep. Downing to Newsmax: Biden Lied About Afghan Vetting
  • Breitbart: GOP Rep. Tiffany: All Afghans Should Have to Go Through SIV Process
  • Chicago Tribune: Ahead of Kristi Noem’s visit to Chicago Saturday, immigration agents make show of force in west suburbs
  • Bloomberg: Noem, Top US Lawyers Reveal Little in Judge’s Contempt Probe
  • ABC News: DOJ does not detail legal advice to Noem on El Salvador deportations, citing privilege
  • New York Times: Judge Rules Trump Exceeded Authority by Holding Deportees at Guantánamo
  • NewsMax: New Orleans Leaders Demand Transparency in DHS Sting
  • Washington Examiner: Louisiana attorney general demands New Orleans police stop enforcing ‘sanctuary’ policies
  • Telemundo: Gregory Bovino reappears in New Orleans, where resistance to immigration raids is growing.
  • AP: New Orleans leaders blast immigration crackdown, pointing to video of agents chasing US citizen
  • AP: Shops empty in a Hispanic neighborhood as immigration crackdown comes to Louisiana
  • New York Times: What to Know About New Orleans’s Immigrant Community
  • New York Times: The Mayor-Elect of New Orleans Is Already Awash in Challenges
  • New York Post: Illegal immigrant with history of drunk driving charged with killing girl 8, in booze-fueled crash in San Diego
  • AP: Federal judge appears skeptical of Trump’s effort to retain control of California National Guard
  • FOX Business: Trump ICE sweeps hit Minneapolis to root out illegal Somali immigrants
  • Breitbart/FOX News: ICE operation in Minneapolis nabs a dozen ‘worst of the worst’ criminal illegal aliens, including Somalis
  • FOX News: Ilhan Omar says there are few undocumented Somali migrants in the country
  • Breitbart: Small Business Administration Uncovers $1M Somali Community Fraud in Minnesota
  • Reuters: Minnesota Somalis fearful but defiant after Trump insults, ICE surge
  • FOX News: Photos emerge of Somali illegal’s ties to top Minnesota Dems after ICE arrest
  • Blaze: Tim Walz tries gaslighting Americans again — this time about Trump’s ‘garbage’ remark
  • NewsMax: Amnesty Intl: Alligator Alcatraz ‘Box’ May Amount to Torture
  • Reuters: US lawmakers press Google, Apple to remove apps tracking immigration agents
  • Breitbart: U.S. Military Strike Kills Four Narco‑Terrorists, Destroys Drug Vessel in Eastern Pacific
  • New York Times: 6 Republican Voters on U.S. Strikes on Boats Suspected of Smuggling Drugs
  • Washington Post: Democrats press for expanding inquiry into Caribbean boat strike
  • AP: What to know as lawmakers disclose vivid new details of US boat strikes
  • CBS News: Survivors of Sept. 2 boat strike were waving before second attack, sources say
  • FOX News: Expert reveals what it would take for Trump to deploy troops to Venezuela: ‘Possibility of escalation’
  • CNN: Federal agents have repeatedly detained or used force against people who seem to be protesting peacefully, videos show
  • Daily Caller: ‘Grow A Backbone’: Tom Homan Nukes Heckler Who Calls Him Traitor
  • Federalist: Normal Americans Are The Ones Who Pay The Price For Biden’s Disastrous Immigration Policies
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Washington Post: The National Security Strategy is less a strategy than a mood board
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • New York Post: Trump’s new national-security plan beats Biden’s but muddles our biggest threats
  • USA Today: Hegseth’s strikes show concerns about unlawful orders have merit
  • The Hill: [DC] ICE is shattering DC’s promise of sanctuary
  • Blaze: [WA] Washington’s new favorite lie: ‘Most migrants are safe’
  • Washington Post: [Venezuela] There is no middle ground on the Venezuela strikes
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • FOX News: Dem-backed ‘dignity’ bill could strip ICE of detention powers, erase immigration enforcement, critics warn
  • CNN: Native American actress: ICE called my Tribal ID ‘fake’
  • New York Times/National Review: [MA] ICE Arrests Harvard Professor Charged for Shooting a Pellet Gun
  • CBS News: [MA] ICE removes 19-year-old to Honduras after detaining her at Boston’s Logan Airport
  • CBS New York: [NY] ICE illegally detained woman at LaGuardia Airport before Thanksgiving, New York federal judge rules
  • FOX News: [MD] Dem state election board under fire after ICE-arrested superintendent surfaces on voter rolls
  • AP: [AR] How one Arkansas county helps ICE make hundreds of arrests and spreads fear among immigrants
  • FOX News: [LA] Louisiana AG urges NOPD to cooperate fully with federal immigration authorities
  • DailySignal: [OH] Ohio Republican Releases Plan to End Dual Citizenship
  • USA Today: [IL] Church displays Nativity scene with baby Jesus in zip ties, ICE agents
  • AP: [MN] ICE says agents have arrested 12 people in Minneapolis as part of immigration operation
  • FOX News: [MN] ICE operation in Minneapolis arrests seven ‘worst of the worst’ criminal illegal aliens
  • Daily Wire: [MN] ICE Nabs Violent Somalis Including Gangbanger And Pedophile In Minneapolis Raids
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Texas woman sues after sudden ICE detention despite pending asylum
  • Los Angeles Times/Politico: [AZ] Democratic Rep. Grijalva says federal agents sprayed her during an operation in Arizona
  • Daily Caller/New York Post: [AZ] DHS fires back after Dem Rep. Adelita Grijalva claims she was ‘pushed aside and pepper sprayed’ during ICE raid
  • The Hill: [AZ] Grijalva says ‘very aggressive’ ICE officer pepper-sprayed her during Tucson raid
  • Blaze: [AZ] Democrat claims she was pepper-sprayed by ICE — but her video and DHS say otherwise
  • FOX News: [AZ] Wild scene as protesters trap federal agents in taco shop parking lot, multiple arrests made
  • FOX News: [CA] ICE arrests Azerbaijani national with multiple criminal convictions, including animal cruelty, arson
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] Another S.F. protester charged with assault after downtown confrontations with ICE
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Wall Street Journal: Supreme Court to Decide if Trump Birthright Citizenship Order Is Constitutional
  • SFGate: Supreme Court’s decision on birthright citizenship will depend on its interpretation of one key phrase
  • New York Times: One Step From Citizenship, Some Find It Eludes Their Grasp
  • Bloomberg: Can Trump Really End Birthright Citizenship?
  • ABC News: What longstanding legal precedent says about birthright citizenship and the process to restrict it: Analysis
  • AP: Around the world, refugees are shut out of the US by Trump’s new policies
  • Bloomberg: Trump’s World Cup Welcome Is Undercut by His Migrant Crackdown
  • New York Times: Haiti coach on U.S. Government’s travel ban ahead of 2026 World Cup: ‘It depends on Mr. Trump’
  • Reuters: US immigration pause blocks Afghan refugees’ ‘path of hope’
  • Bloomberg: Foreign Student Spending in US Is Dropping on Visa Crackdown
  • New York Times: Here’s How Trump Has Made it Harder for Migrants Seeking Asylum and Citizenship
  • Telemundo Washington DC: 19 suspects arrested for defrauding 700 people with fake US work visas
  • Breitbart: Trump’s $100,000 Fee for H-1B Visa Is a ‘Rounding Error’ says Silicon Valley CEO
  • Telemundo20: [CA] Judge grants freedom to veteran’s wife detained by ICE during interview with USCIS
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Breitbart: Border Patrol Announces $5,000 Apprehension Fee for Illegal Aliens as DHS Declares ‘Most Secure Border in History’
  • NewsMax: [NY] DOJ: N.Y. Woman Busted for Running Illegal Alien Pipeline From Canada
  • NPR: [NC] The immigration crackdown in Charlotte seems to be over, but the community is struggling
  • Telemundo: [LA] A woman with a baby confronts Border Patrol agents in New Orleans.
  • FOX News: [TX] Two arrested after dozens of guns, including ‘cop-killer’ model, found in spare tire at southern border: DPS
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] San Diego’s new Border Patrol chief says agents will work more in county’s interior
  • Telemundo: [CA] Migrants pay on credit to cover cartel fees in order to cross into the United States
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Daily Signal: Real ID the Latest Step Toward a ‘Total Surveillance Society,’ Critics Say
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • The Hill: [NC] GOP North Carolina senator lifts holds on DHS nominees after FEMA funds approved for his state
  • AP: [TX] 911 calls from Texas floods reveal chaotic and desperate pleas for rescues
  • AP: [TX] 911 calls reveal terror of July 4 floods as those trapped in attics and camp cabins beg for help
  • Politico: [CA] Newsom accuses Trump of wildfire aid snub
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Newsom, seeking federal funds for L.A. wildfire recovery, is denied meeting with key Trump officials
  • New York Post: [CA] White House slams Newsom after gov claims Trump admin turned down LA wildfire aid meeting: ‘No idea what he’s talking about’
• Coast Guard
  • FOX News: Coast Guard helicopter sniper takes out narco-boat engines in stunning exclusive video
  • Telemundo: Coast Guard seizes over 20,000 pounds of cocaine during operation in Eastern Pacific waters
  • CBS Miami: [FL] Federal agencies seize over 3,700 pounds of narcotics off coast of Miami Beach
  • The Hill: [OR] Rescue helicopter returns to Oregon town following Trump administration lawsuit
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Daily Caller: Pam Bondi Gives FBI Marching Orders For Tackling Antifa Terrorists
  • AP: [NY] Former DEA agent charged with agreeing to launder millions of dollars for Mexican drug cartel
  • Reuters: [DC] Virginia man faces charges of planting pipe bombs ahead of Capitol riot
  • FOX News: [DC] DC pipe bomb suspect admitted to planting the devices, expressed doubts about 2020 election outcome: source
  • AP: [DC] Suspect in DC pipe bomb case was ‘disappointed’ after Trump lost 2020 election, prosecutor says
  • Breitbart: [DC] J6 Pipe Bomb Suspect Confesses, Claims to Support Trump Despite Family’s Business Suing Administration
  • FOX News: [DC] They are clearly building a case toward terrorism: Jonathan Turley on DC pipe bomb suspect’s first day in court
  • New York Times: [DC] As Bongino Celebrates Arrest in Pipe Bomb Case, Others on the Right Remain Skeptical
  • USA Today: [CA] FBI, groups offer $80K in rewards after Stockton mass shooting
  • Los Angeles Times: [Mexico] Trump wants to attack cartels. Many Mexicans welcome it.
• National Security News
  • FOX News: Trump pledges to reassert Monroe Doctrine to restore American power
  • Axios: Trump’s "Monroe Doctrine" bashes immigration and globalization
  • AP: Trump’s security strategy slams European allies and asserts US power in the Western Hemisphere
  • Daily Wire: ‘A New Golden Age’: Trump’s New National Security Strategy Revives ‘America First’
  • CNN: Army merges three commands in move to prioritize homeland defense
  • FOX News: Trump rewrites national security playbook as mass migration overtakes terrorism as top US threat
  • FOX News: Trump national security blueprint declares ‘era of mass migration is over,’ targets China’s rise
  • Breitbart: Trump’s National Security Plan: ‘Era of Mass Migration Is Over’
  • Daily Caller: White House National Security Plan Slams Climate Change Policies Biden Foisted On America
  • Bloomberg: Trump’s National Security Strategy Veers Inward in Telling Shift
  • Wall Street Journal: Trump’s New National-Security Strategy Takes Aim at Europe
  • Reuters: US sets 2027 deadline for Europe-led NATO defense, officials say
  • Washington Post: Trump warns of European ‘civilizational erasure’ in realigned national security strategy
  • Wall Street Journal: U.S. Flips History by Casting Europe—Not Russia—as Villain in New Security Policy
  • Bloomberg: Trump’s New Security Strategy Rages at Allies Instead of US Foes
  • Daily Caller: 3 Down, Thousands To Go: Intel Reveals Many Afghan Terrorists Left Lurking In US
  • New York Post: Trump national security strategy calls out ‘anti-democratic’ Europe, warns of ‘civilizational erasure’
  • AP: [Mexico] Trump meets Mexican President Sheinbaum in person for the first time at World Cup draw
  • Axios: [Ukraine] U.S. and Ukraine hold marathon talks in Miami on Trump’s peace plan
  • AP: [Ukraine] US, Ukraine officials say they’ll meet for 3rd day after progress on creating a security framework
  • AP: [Syria] US raid allegedly killed Syrian undercover agent instead of Islamic State group official

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