• Top News
  • CBS Austin: Kristi Noem says Guantanamo Bay will ‘rapidly’ be prepared to house illegal immigrants
  • FOX News/Washington Examiner: Pete Hegseth confirms ‘worst of the worst’ criminal migrants will be sent to Guantanamo Bay
  • Politico/Reuters: Pentagon plans to start migrant flights to Guantanamo this weekend
  • AP: Pentagon prepares to deploy 1,000 more troops to bolster Trump’s immigration crackdown
  • AP/CNN: Rubio is off to Central America with the Panama Canal and immigration top of mind
  • CNN/AP: Rubio and Bukele to discuss sending suspected gang members from US to El Salvador
  • Yahoo! News: Rubio says he approved re-creation of Cuba Restricted List
  • USA Today: Trump appoints FAA-veteran Chris Rocheleau to serve as agency’s acting administrator
  • AP: Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Guts Grassroots Groups Helping Migrants in Latin America
  • Reuters: Trump readies order for steep tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada, China
  • New York Times/FOX News: More Than a Dozen Prosecutors at Washington U.S. Attorney’s Office Are Dismissed
  • New York Times: Trump’s Deportations Only Work if Countries Agree to Take Their Citizens Back
  • New York Times: What to Know About Trump’s Military Deportation Flights
  • New York Times: Trump Raises New Threat to Sanctuary Cities: Blocking Transportation Dollars
  • Newsweek: Donald Trump-Appointed Judge to Decide Birthright Citizenship Case
  • Newsweek: These Are the Immigration Bills Congress Has Introduced So Far
  • Washington Examiner: Border Patrol and ICE ineligible for Trump’s deferred resignation offer to federal employees
  • FOX News: Since taking office, what are the legal challenges launched against the Trump admin?
  • ABC News: Immigrant advocacy groups file lawsuit after legal orientation programs are shuttered
  • AP/ABC News: [NY] Feds and New York sheriff spar over who is to blame for release of wanted migrant
  • FOX News: [NY] New York doctor indicted for allegedly prescribing abortion pill to patient via telemedicine in Louisiana
  • AP: [PA] A medical plane carrying a child patient and 5 others crashes in Philadelphia, setting homes ablaze
  • New York Times: [DC] Deadly Crash Focuses Attention on Helicopter Traffic at Reagan Airport
  • AP: [DC] ‘Heartbreaking’ search for those killed in DC air crash as army helicopter’s black box recovered
  • PBS: [DC] Helicopter flights heavily restricted near Washington airport after mid-air collision
  • Newsweek: [DC] Who Was Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot in DC Plane Crash? What We Know
  • CBS Austin: [TX] Military planes repurposed for deportations to Guatemala
  • NPR: [TX] No other state has sided with Trump’s immigration initiatives like Texas
  • FOX News: [CA] Newsom-proof California’: Lawmaker proposes bill to strengthen fight against illegal immigration, trafficking
  • Yahoo! News: [CA] Drone pilot agrees to plead guilty in collision that grounded aircraft fighting Palisades fire
  • BNN Bloomberg: [Canada] ‘Nothing’ Canada can do to prevent tariffs, says Trump
  • CBS News: [Mexico] Mexico announces another big fentanyl seizure before Trump’s tariff deadline
  • New York Times: [Mexico] Trump’s Tariffs Would Reverse Decades of Integration Between U.S. and Mexico
  • ABC News: [Cuba] Housing migrants at Guantanamo comes with challenges, national security expert says
  • FOX News: [Cuba] Trump praised for plan to send criminal migrants to Guantanamo Bay: ‘Clever move’
  • New York Times: [Honduras] U.S. Military Planes Deliver Deportees to Honduras
  • AP: [Venezuela] Venezuela frees 6 Americans after meeting between President Maduro and Trump’s envoy
  • Newsweek: [Colombia] Colombia Offers Incentives for Migrants to Return From US
  • VOA News: [China] US deportations to China continue amid shifts in immigration crackdown
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Newsweek: Donald Trump Is Emphatically Correct About Birthright Citizenship
  • The Hill: Mass deportations are popular, but they have economic consequences
  • Houston Chronicle: Trump wants to deport violent criminals. Venezuelan families are collateral damage.
  • The Hill: A US Iron Dome won’t work and will weaken nuclear deterrence
  • FOX News: Here’s why US Iron Dome is necessary, but will differ from Israel’s
  • Washington Post: [DC] A tragedy reveals D.C. has run out of sky
  • Newsweek: [AZ] I’m the Mayor of Yuma, Arizona. Trump Is Already Transforming Our Border
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • NBC News: Trump’s stepped-up immigration arrests escalate need for more detention space
  • Newsweek: Trump’s Reliance on Military Planes for Deportations Is Costing Taxpayers
  • Washington Post/Reuters: Trump administration seeking access to database of immigrant minors
  • Newsweek: Multiple Legal Migrants Detained by ICE Amid Trump Blitz
  • FOX News: New FOIA on migrants potentially avoiding the draft could open new deportation predicate: attorneys
  • FOX News: More illegal migrants busted running massive gun-running operations
  • Yahoo! News: A pro-Israel group says it gave the Trump administration a list of students to deport
  • FOX News: ICE getting ‘no cooperation’ from sanctuary cities on criminal migrants
  • Yahoo! News: [RI] RI bill would create ‘protected spaces’ to prevent ICE sweeps. How it would work.
  • Yahoo! News: [CT] Department of Education issues guidance on potential ICE visits
  • Yahoo! News: [MS] Sexual assault case leads to ICE arrests at Madison restaurant
  • Washington Examiner: [NY] Acting ICE deputy director dispels rumors that agents are arresting citizens
  • Reuters: [NY] Trump goes after New York migrants in publicity blitz, but arrests were routine
  • Yahoo! News: [NY] Immigrant arrested by ICE in Ithaca has been deported seven times before, federal prosecutors argue
  • Washington Post: [NJ] Workers detained after Newark ICE raid return to a changed community
  • CBS Pittsburgh: [PA] As President Trump calls for mass deportations, Pittsburgh area schools scramble to clarify their policies
  • Yahoo! News: [FL] 8 arrested, dozens taken into custody during sheriff’s, federal initiative in IRC
  • Yahoo! News: [WI] ICE denies report that officers detained Puerto Rican family in Milwaukee
  • Border Report: [TX] It’s ‘all hands on deck’ as immigration enforcement ramps up in El Paso
  • Univision: [TX] ICE Houston confirms arrest of two Central American immigrants with prior charges and previous deportations
  • Newsweek: [AZ] Arizona Town Declares Emergency Over Donald Trump’s Deportation Policy
  • CBS Austin: [AZ] Arizona State student group sparks uproar by asking peers to report illegal immigrants
  • AZCentral: [AZ] What are my rights against ICE? Immigrants flock to trainings as ICE raids ramp up
  • Yahoo! News: [WA] ICE arrests repeat offenders across Washington linked to sexual assaults
  • Newsweek: [WA] School Parent Detained in Washington ICE Raid
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • CBS News: Trump officials make plans to revoke legal status of migrants welcomed under Biden
  • New York Times: [TN] After Fleeing Violence in Guatemala, Their Child Was Killed in a U.S. School
• Customs and Border Protection
  • New York Times: How I Crossed the Border Back to Myself
  • CBS Miami: [FL] Coral Gables asking state for assistance in stopping migrant crossings, believing canal could be the entryway
  • CBS News: [TX] Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Texas is "determined" to secure the border
  • Dallas Morning News: [TX] Greg Abbott hopes Trump policies can whittle down $2.9 billion border security request
  • FOX News: [TX] Late-night CBP helicopter ride-along shows advanced tech used to apprehend migrants
  • AZCentral.com: [AZ] Pima County closes migrant shelters after Trump administration stops border releases
  • Telemundo 20: [CA] Migrants continue to cross the San Diego border irregularly
  • AP: [CA] Marines use Osprey aircraft and concertina wire to fortify the border wall
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • New York Times: [CA] The Los Angeles Wildfires Are Fully Contained
  • CBS Los Angeles: [CA] SoCal Edison customers to cover $1.6 billion in Thomas Fire settlement costs, state officials say
  • The New York Times: [HI] Heavy Rain and Floods Sweep Hawaii’s Big Island and Maui
• Coast Guard
  • Yahoo! News: Trump orders shutter DEI programs at Coast Guard, academy
  • Yahoo! News: [NC] U.S. Coast Guard rescues 2 from sinking boat off NC coast
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: WhatsApp says it disrupted spyware campaign aimed at reporters, civil society
  • Newsweek: Health Data of 1 Million Americans Stolen By Hackers
  • NBC News: Amid blood shortage, major blood bank cancels appointments after cyberattack
  • Yahoo! News: Gmail warns users to secure accounts after ‘malicious’ AI hack confirmed
• Terrorism Investigations
  • AP: [MI] Convicted mother of a Michigan school shooter seeks new trial over witness deals
• National Security News
  • NBC News: [DC] Head of FBI Washington Field Office is forced out in Trump administration purge
  • Yahoo! News: [TX] Abbott announces ban on Chinese AI, social media apps on government-issued devices
  • Reuters: [Venezuela] US envoy leaves Venezuela with six Americans after meeting Maduro
  • Reuters: [Norway] Norway releases ship suspected of Baltic Sea cable damage
  • New York Times: [Egypt] Gaza’s Border Crossing With Egypt Reopening to Let Sick and Wounded Leave
  • NPR: [Israel] A U.S. dual citizen is among 3 Israeli hostages exchanged for Palestinian prisoners
  • Reuters: [Russia] Russia condemns Trump missile defence shield plan, accuses US of plotting to militarise space
  • Wall Street Journal: [China] Former Fed Economist Accused of Passing Sensitive Info to China
  • Reuters: [China] Chinese chemical executives cleared of US fentanyl charge, convicted on other counts
  • Newsweek: [Japan] US Ally Scrambles Jets Against Russian Nuclear Bombers

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