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FOX News/Daily Signal: DHS launches ‘Worst of the Worst’ webpage targeting alleged criminal illegal immigrants nationwide
NewsMax/Daily Wire: Homan: Trump Rescues Over 62K Kids From Human Trafficking
NewsNation: Kristi Noem gives Tampa TSA employees $10K bonus
FOX Business: DHS Secretary Noem holds a press conference on TSA operations at US airports
FOX News: Left’s vile anti-ICE rhetoric ‘absolutely’ fuels violent attacks: Kristi Noem
FOX News: Trump, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem have ‘taken the handcuffs’ off of ICE, acting director says
Reuters/New York Times/Axios: Trump administration sued over removal of app for tracking immigration agents’ whereabouts
FedScoop: Republicans want Big Tech to stop hosting DHS enforcement-tracking apps
Los Angeles Times/Washington Examiner: Judge orders the release of an immigrant with family ties to White House press secretary
The Hill: Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew pushes back on ‘disgusting’ narrative
Politico/ABC News/NewsMax/CNN/AP: Boasberg escalates contempt inquiry over Alien Enemies Act deportations
Axios: DHS statements unravel as evidence, courts contradict claims
AP: Trump says survivors of scrutinized US strike were trying to right boat before 2nd missile was fired
Wall Street Journal: Trump Backs Away From Pledge to Release Boat-Strike Video
Reuters: US judge orders lifting of Trump-backed limits on pro-Palestinian Tufts student
Breitbart: Report: Migrant Crime Soared in Obama’s ‘Welcoming Cities’
Chicago Tribune: DHS claims man detained in prolonged immigration arrest in Elgin Saturday is member of Tren de Aragua
Axios: New Orleans immigration crackdown following city-by-city playbook
New York Times: New Orleans Restaurants Feel Squeezed as Border Patrol Sweeps In
Univision: In immigration operations in Louisiana, DHS and local police also monitor what is written in Reddit forums.
FOX News: New Orleans DHS immigration crackdown sparks protests, backlash from local officials
ABC News: Somalis in Minnesota say ICE agents are already targeting their community
AP: Trump’s attacks on Minnesota’s Somali community cast a spotlight on fraud cases
Daily Wire: Ilhan Omar Tries To Argue That Somalis Are Also Victims In Massive Welfare Fraud Scheme
NewsMax: Homan to Newsmax: Deep Dive Underway on Somali Visas
CNN: On opposite sides of the country, the same fear descends on immigrant communities
NBC News: Suspect arrested after stabbing on Charlotte light rail train
New York Post: Man stabbed by illegal migrant on NC train was good Sam trying to help other riders: authorities
AP: Honduran man is held without bond in North Carolina train stabbing that drew comments from Trump
Daily Signal: Second Charlotte Train Stabbing Draws Sharp Comments From Trump
FOX News: Migrant who was deported twice accused of Charlotte light rail stabbing
CNN News Central: Suspect in Charlotte Train Stabbing Enters No Plea in Court
FOX News/Los Angeles Times: US deports more Iranians, Islamic republic says
ABC News: Asylum-seeker who fled Taliban is at risk of deportation back to Afghanistan: Lawyer
Telemundo52: US government to impose $5,000 detention fees on undocumented immigrants
NewsMax: Sen. Marshall to Newsmax: Blue States Clearly Tap Fed Funds for Immigrant Care
NewsMax: DHS to Illegals: ‘You’re Going Ho, Ho, Home’ for Christmas
FOX News/Washington Examiner: White House calls report about Trump considering firing Noem ‘total fake news’
Opinion – Editorials
Wall Street Journal: A Trump Doctrine of Contradictions
Opinion – Op-Eds
Wall Street Journal: The Problem With Taking Narco-Traffickers to Court
Wall Street Journal: Introducing the ‘Trump Corollary’
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Breitbart: Trump Deports More Nicaraguans in His First 9 Months than All of 2023-2024
AP: ICE arrests of Afghans are on the rise in the wake of National Guard attack, immigration lawyers say
Los Angeles Times: High schools bullying is up, attendance down as ICE raids sow ‘climate of distress,’ study says
ABC News: Here’s how immigration enforcement is affecting school enrollment in some districts
Los Angeles Times: After National Guard shooting, administration cracks down on legal immigration
CNN: New data: Nearly 75,000 arrested by I.C.E. have no criminal record
NBC News Daily: Data: ICE Arrested Nearly 75K With No Criminal Records
Blaze: Law enforcement isn’t to prevent crime’ — Jasmine Crockett makes wild claims about ICE and National Guard
Washington Post: [MA] Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew granted bond after ICE arrest
New York Times: [MA] Massachusetts Church Keeps Anti-ICE Nativity Scene, Defying Diocese Leaders
New York Times: [NY] Democrats’ Proposal Would Halt Courthouse Arrests of Migrants
New York Times: [NY] Wrenching Pain, a Severe Infection: An ICE Detainee Is Ordered Released
NBC News: [NY] Hundreds in NYC rally to support 6-year-old separated from dad after ICE check-in
CBS New York/Breitbart: [NY] Zohran Mamdani Tells Illegal Aliens in New York City How to ‘Stand Up’ to ICE Agents
FOX News: [NY] Mamdani’s ‘dangerous’ ICE evasion video fuels public safety fears in NYC
Free Beacon: [NY] Mamdani Transition Adviser’s Nonprofit Under Congressional Investigation for Allegedly Teaching Illegal Aliens How To Evade ICE
Breitbart/Blaze: [IL] JB Pritzker’s Sanctuary Policy Frees Nearly 1,800 Illegal Aliens Charged with Murder, Assault, Sex Crimes Back into Illinois Neighborhoods
FOX News: [IL] ICE warns Illinois is releasing violent criminal illegal aliens despite detainers, risking public safety
Washington Examiner: [IL] ICE puts pressure on Illinois attorney general to honor illegal immigrant detainers
New York Post: [IL] Furious anti-ICE protesters threw snowballs at feds to protect Chicago Tren de Argua gangbanger, DHS says
Chicago Tribune: [IL] Glenview Board lukewarm to residents’ requests to ban ICE from village property
CNN: [TX] Exclusive: Migrant families paint grim picture of life in Texas ICE detention facility, new court documents show
Telemundo 48 El Paso: [TX] Human rights organizations demand ICE close immigration detention center at Fort Bliss
Washington Post: [TX] ACLU claims Cuban detainees were beaten for refusing removal to Mexico
Chicago Tribune: [TX] OC photographer, on his way to shoot a wedding, is deported to El Salvador instead
Telemundo Amarillo: [TX] ICE confirms it carried out 16 tax and immigration search warrants
Breitbart: [CA] Gavin Newsom’s California: Illegal Alien Accused of Killing 8-Year-Old Girl in Drunk Driving Crash
NBC News: [CA] ICE detains Ukrainian woman at green card interview appointment
Post Millennial: [CA] Guatemalan illegal immigrant charged with killing 8-year-old California girl in crash while driving drunk
Citizenship and Immigration Services
NBC News: Trump administration abruptly cancels citizenship ceremonies for some immigrants
CNN: [DC] Trump administration has revoked 85,000 visas since January, State Department official says
FOX News: State Department reportedly orders visa denials tied to speech censorship as Trump team slams Europe
Washington Examiner: DOJ to revoke citizenship of former Marine originally from Ghana
Washington Post: Rural America relies on foreign doctors. Trump’s visa fee shuts them out.
Federalist: Senator Who Helped Write Birthright Citizenship Clause Specifically Said It Doesn’t Include Aliens
Washington Examiner: Trump wants to stop migrants coming to US for freebies
Telemundo: [MA] Trump Administration abruptly cancels citizenship ceremonies for some immigrants
USA Today: [OH] I’m an American-born dual citizen. My senator wants to take my passport.
San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Ukrainian woman fleeing war arrested at green card interview in front of her U.S. citizen husband
Customs and Border Protection
Washington Examiner: Gonzales moves to grant ‘long-overdue’ overtime pay to Border Patrol supervisors
Daily Caller/FOX News/Breitbart: [DC] Biden Repeatedly Ignored Warnings About Border Crisis, Feared Backlash From Left, Insiders Say
FOX News: [DC] DC sandwich-throwing case was a laughingstock in court, jurors reveal
Washington Examiner: [China] Chinese vape imports surge despite Trump administration’s crackdown, data suggests
Transportation Security Administration
Washington Post: Police investigation faults Nancy Mace for profanity-laced airport tirade
New York Times: New Biometric Tech May Let You Keep Your Passport in Your Pocket
Axios: [VA] Richmond airport set for major TSA checkpoint overhaul
CISA/Cybersecurity
MeriTalk: CISA Issues Guidance for Integration of AI With Operational Tech
HS Today: CISA Launches New Platform to Strengthen Industry Engagement and Collaboration
FOX News: Crime rings, hackers join forces to hijack trucks nationwide, fueling major holiday shipping security fears
Breitbart: Trump says to sign order blocking AI regulation by states
CyberScoop: Officials offer $10M reward for information on IRGC-linked leader and close associate
CyberScoop: Is ransomware finally on the decline? Treasury data offers cautious hope
Terrorism Investigations
Blaze: [DC] Alleged pipe bomber finally caught — and with the resume of a left-wing activist
Axios: [FL] Florida designates CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist groups
National Security News
Washington Examiner: Trump administration to hold meeting with ‘Gang of Eight’
FOX News: Congress moves to block Pentagon from cutting US troops in Europe and South Korea
Free Beacon: [MI] University of Michigan’s Partnership With CCP-Linked Shanghai School Brought Chinese Spies to Campus—And Dozens of US Universities Have Similar Arrangements
AP/CBS News: [Ukraine] Zelenskyy meets in London with European allies on the US peace plan and Ukrainian security
AP: [Ukraine] Zelenskyy meets NATO and EU chiefs in Brussels to discuss Ukraine peace plan developments
Bloomberg: [Ukraine] Zelenskiy Signals No Security Breakthrough in London Peace Talks
Reuters/AP: [China] Trump gives green light to Nvidia to ship powerful AI chips to China despite national security fears
Daily Caller: [China] Trump Admin Moves To Give China Leg Up In Key Arms Race
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