• Top News
  • Chicago Tribune: Kristi Noem appearance at annual Christmas tree offload sparks protests at Navy Pier
  • Chicago Tribune: Secretary Kristi Noem visits Chicago’s Christmas tree ship
  • Chicago Tribune: On day of Kristi Noem visit to Chicago, federal immigration agents use tear gas on Elgin crowd
  • Bloomberg/Reuters: Iran awaits second plane of nationals deported from US
  • CNN/ABC News/NewsMax: Suspect arrested in stabbing on the same Charlotte light rail line where Ukrainian refugee was killed
  • Politico: ‘Blatant lawlessness’: Judge decries another ‘unlawful’ deportation
  • AP: Judge rejects Trump administration’s bid to toss lawsuit challenging Guantánamo migrant detentions
  • CNN: Hegseth defends action in the Caribbean amid mounting questions
  • AP: Hegseth defends strikes on alleged cartel boats, says Trump can order use of force ‘as he sees fit’
  • CBS News: Hegseth won’t commit to releasing video of second strike on alleged drug boat: "We are reviewing it right now"
  • FOX News: Hegseth hints at major defense spending hike, reveals new details on Trump’s anti-narco-terrorism operations
  • NBC News: Admiral told lawmakers everyone on alleged drug boat was on a list of military targets
  • CNN: Boat at center of double-tap strike controversy was meeting vessel headed to Suriname, admiral told lawmakers
  • Telemundo: The admiral told members of Congress that everyone on the alleged drug-carrying boat was on a military target list.
  • CNN: Trump blames Maduro for migrants, but a war in Venezuela could create millions of refugees
  • Politico: Immigration hawks push for new restrictions in wake of National Guard shooting
  • FOX News: Biden-era migrant program faces scrutiny after high-profile arrests of Afghan nationals
  • New York Post: Afghan man accused of supporting ISIS held top government intel post in former country
  • New York Post: National Guard shooting suspect’s close military ties with accused Afghan ‘suicide bomber’ arrested in Texas revealed
  • Washington Post: National Guardsman shot in D.C. ‘slowly healing,’ West Virginia governor says
  • CNN: Scorned by the president, Somalis in Minnesota are embraced by the state that took them in
  • CBS News: Immigration crackdowns in Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York
  • New York Post: Stephen Miller calls billion-dollar Minnesota welfare scam ‘single greatest theft of taxpayer dollars’ with dozens of Somali migrants convicted
  • FOX News: Dr. Oz warns Walz to address alleged Somali Medicaid fraud or lose federal funding: ‘We’ll stop paying’
  • Wall Street journal: A Small Minnesota Town Defends Somali Residents as Critical to the Economy
  • NBC News: In New Orleans, a sanctuary city’s policies are being tested in a state that supports immigration enforcement
  • Washington Post: The U.S. citizens getting caught in Trump’s immigration crackdown
  • Chicago Tribune: From shooting to Slim Jims, immigration agents’ poor tactics made for needless safety risks
  • FOX News: Kash Patel: FBI’s focus is on preventing future acts of terrorism
  • FOX News: FBI chief pushes for ‘accountability and transparency’ to regain public trust
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Chicago Tribune: Somalis should be welcome in America. But not those who commit crimes en masse.
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • FOX News: Trump’s aggression toward Venezuela a warning to Putin
  • USA Today: Can we just abolish the TSA and start over already?
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Breitbart: ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Convicted of Forcing Girls into Sex Trafficking Using Violence, Death Threats
  • NBC News: ICE has arrested nearly 75,000 people with no criminal records, data shows
  • NPR: The Families Hiding from ICE
  • Washington Post: Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest
  • The Hill: White House uses Sabrina Carpenter ‘SNL’ clip after she objects to ICE song use
  • NewsMax: [MA] Harvard Professor Who Fired Pellet Gun Near Synagogue Leaving US Before Deportation
  • New York Post: [MA] Boston Archdiocese calls for removal of ‘ICE was here’ sign from nativity scene
  • FOX News: [NY] Rep. Tenney slams Letitia James, says nearly 7,000 illegal criminals with ICE detainers released in NYC
  • Breitbart: [MD] Illegal Alien Accused of Leaving Woman in Critical Condition, Fleeing the Scene After Crash in Sanctuary Maryland
  • Univision: [FL] Family demands explanations regarding the deportation of a man accused of vehicular homicide in Miami-Dade
  • Telemundo: [FL] Cuban immigrant with no criminal record allegedly interned at Alligator Alcatraz
  • Telemundo: [IL] Several people require medical attention for chemical exposure following an ICE operation in Chicago
  • Breitbart: [MN] Minneapolis Police Chief Warns Officers ‘They’ll Be Fired’ if They Do Not Stop ICE’s ‘Unlawful Force’
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Police seize more than 200 pounds of meth hidden behind fake wall in Houston home
  • New York Times: [NE] This Prison Rehabilitated Inmates. Until ICE Paid to Fill It With Immigrants.
  • FOX News: [ID] Idaho bar owner faces death threats after viral promo offering free beer for assisting ICE
  • Breitbart/USA Today: [AZ] Rep. Adelita Grijalva says ICE agents shoved, pepper-sprayed her
  • NewsMax: [AZ] DHS Denies Rep. Grijalva’s Claims of Being Pepper Sprayed
  • NewsMax: [WA] DHS Rejects Claim ICE Ran Over Man’s Leg
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] L.A. County will ban masked immigrations agents. The feds almost certainly won’t listen
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Telemundo: USCIS deepens investigation of visa and immigration benefit applicants
  • Houston Chronicle: Trump securing border, but where is the action for dreamers he promised?
  • The Hill: [AZ] Gallego urges Trump administration to ramp up oversight of H-1B visas
  • NewsMax: Rep. Fine to Newsmax: Trump Must Halt ‘Undesirable Legal Immigration’
• Customs and Border Protection
  • NBC News: [LA] Video shows masked Border Patrol agent chasing woman back to her Louisiana home
  • Univision: [LA] Residents in New Orleans protest against the Border Patrol and Operation Catahoula Crunch
  • Univision: [IL] Border Patrol operations surprise residents in Cicero, following the withdrawal of Bovino and agents from Illinois
  • Univision: [TX] Immigrant who lost his leg crossing the border now faces possible deportation
  • The Center Square: [TX] Operation Lone Star: Paws and hooves integral to border security
• Transportation Security Administration
  • CBS Pittsburgh: [WV] West Virginia man charged after gun found at Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoint
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • New York Times: Potent Storm Is Expected to Drench the Pacific Northwest
  • AP: [AK] Magnitude-7.0 earthquake hits in remote wilderness along Alaska-Canada border
• Coast Guard
  • CBS News: 20,000-pound cocaine seizure by Coast Guard breaks 18-year-old record
  • Breitbart: GOP Rep. Alford: Coast Guard Helps with Drug Boats ‘Closer to’ U.S., Doesn’t Have Takeout Capability Military Does
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • FOX News: Some Americans fear US can’t stop cyber attacks, Reagan National Defense Survey finds
• Terrorism Investigations
  • AP: Trump administration plays up pipe bomb suspect’s arrest. Jan. 6 violence goes unmentioned
  • Breitbart: Former Obama DEA Official Who Left After Trump Election Charged with Agreeing to Launder Millions for Mexican Drug Cartel
• National Security News
  • Wall Street Journal: Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Targets Even Closest Wartime Allies
  • CNN: [FL] Ukraine peace talks in Miami end with lingering questions over security guarantees and territory
  • New York Times: [Honduras] In Honduras, Some Voters Were Swayed by Trump, Others Angered
  • FOX News: [Afghanistan] Afghan watchdog: US taxpayer-funded weapons left behind have formed ‘core of the Taliban security apparatus’
  • Wall Street Journal: [China] Trump’s National-Security Strategy Softens Language on China

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