• Top News
  • New York Times/AP/Reuters/Axios: Venezuelan Migrants Ask Court to Block U.S. from Sending Them to Guantánamo
  • Newsweek/Washington Post/The Hill: Kristi Noem says she would recommend Trump ‘get rid’ of FEMA
  • The Hill: Noem confident in legality of housing migrants at Guantánamo Bay
  • CNN: ‘Not going to rule that out’: Kristi Noem on migrants staying indefinitely at Guantanamo Bay
  • FOX News: We’re moving in the ‘right direction’ with the Secret Service, says Kristi Noem
  • Reuters/CNN/Washington Examiner: US homeland secretary working with Musk to improve efficiency, defends DOGE access to DHS data
  • FOX News: DHS Secretary Noem appears to accuse ‘corrupt’ FBI of leaking LA ICE raids
  • Washington Examiner: Immigrant group suing Trump administration over birthright citizenship received millions in federal grants
  • CBS Austin: Study finds opioid epidemic cost the U.S. $2.7 trillion in 2023
  • Bloomberg: Trump’s Rush to Unleash Executive Power Hits a Judicial Wall
  • New York Times: Vance Says ‘Judges Aren’t Allowed to Control’ Trump’s ‘Legitimate Power’
  • Newsweek: DOGE Account Calls Attention to Removing LGBTQ+ Page on DHS Website
  • AP: Elon Musk dodges DOGE scrutiny while expanding his power in Washington
  • The Hill: Musk calls for annual firing of judges after blocked DOGE access at Treasury
  • Yahoo! News: Trump says Canada’s and Mexico’s responses to his tariff threats are ‘not good enough’
  • Wall Street Journal: How Trump’s Aid Freeze Could Drive More Drugs and Migrants to U.S. Streets
  • CBS 7: [LA] Air marshals normally tasked with protecting airplanes added to security for Super Bowl LIX
  • Yahoo! News: [Mexico] Mexico has received nearly 11K deportees since Jan. 20
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • The Hill: Congress should stop researching data center threats and start protecting them
  • FOX News: [TX] I represent a border district that was swamped by illegal immigration. What I’m seeing now might surprise you
• Top News (Sunday Talk Shows)
  • CNN’s State of the Union With Jake Tapper and Dana Bash: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem: “These Individuals Are The Worst Of The Worst” | Part One
  • CNN’s State of the Union With Jake Tapper and Dana Bash: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem comments to FEMA “redo” | Part Two
  • FOX News Sunday: We’re moving in the ‘right direction’ with the Secret Service, says Kristi Noem
  • FOX News Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo: Trump’s plan to implement ‘golden sphere’ over US slated to spark new era of innovation: Pete Hegseth
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • NPR: Some states ramp up pressure on local law enforcement to aid immigration efforts
  • CBS New York: [NY] NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ memo on possible ICE raids prompts schools chancellor to reach out to immigrant families
  • Miami Herald: [PA] Two more charged in ICE impersonations at Temple University
  • FOX News: [FL] Florida sheriff asks Trump’s ICE to remove Biden-era ‘shackles’
  • Yahoo! News: [OH] Demonstrators gather at Ohio Statehouse to support Latino community and protest ICE raids
  • Miami Herald: [WA] ICE fears sweep Washington’s Yakima Valley after Trump takes office
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Large scale’ ICE raid to hit L.A. soon, internal documents show
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] El Cajon to again consider controversial immigration resolution
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Newsweek: Republican Urges Trump Admin to Admit Afghan Allies During Refugee Freeze
  • FOX News: Trump doesn’t plan to deport Prince Harry, saying Meghan Markle is enough of a burden for the royal
  • Reuters/Newsweek: [South Africa] ‘No thanks’: White South Africans turn down Trump’s immigration offer
  • Reuters: [Afghanistan] Afghans who worked with US should be exempt from aid, refugee freeze, advocacy group says
  • AP: [Afghanistan] They helped U.S. order airstrikes against Taliban. Now Trump’s moves have left those Afghans in limbo
• Customs and Border Protection
  • CNN: US spy planes hunt for intel on Mexican drug cartels as surveillance flights surge near border
• Transportation Security Administration
  • ABC News: [TX] American Airlines flight delayed by suspected bomb threat
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • New York Times: [CA] How GoFundMe Became a $250 Million Lifeline After the L.A. Fires
• Secret Service
  • Newsweek: Donald Trump Demands Answers Over Assassination Attempts
  • The Hill: Secret Service unveils Super Bowl ad
  • UPI: [LA] President Donald Trump makes history as first U.S. sitting president to attend Super Bowl
  • Washington Examiner: [LA] Kristi Noem says Trump’s attendance at Super Bowl reinforces event’s safety
• Coast Guard
  • Yahoo! News: [FL] Coast Guard investigating reports of tar balls washed up on Florida beaches
  • Newsweek: [AK] All 10 Passengers in Missing Alaska Plane Identified: Authorities
  • Miami Herald: [PR] New lawsuit could delay Royal Caribbean’s return to key port
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • New York Times: Cyberattack Disrupts Publication of Lee Newspapers Across the U.S.
• National Security News
  • FOX News: Trump’s fourth week in office could include meeting with Zelenskyy, ironing out steel deal
  • New York Times/The Hill: Trump to Revoke Security Clearances for Prosecutors and Biden Officials
  • Reuters: Trump Says Musk’s DOGE to Find Billions in Pentagon Waste
  • Washington Examiner: Mike Waltz argues Defense Department does ‘too little’ for US soldiers
  • Newsweek: Security Adviser Mike Waltz Confronted on Trump’s Plans to Annex Canada
  • Miami Herald: [Israel] Israel pulls out of Gaza Corridor, Cairo to host crisis talks
  • Reuters: [India] India’s Modi to meet Trump with planned tariff concessions, sources say
  • Reuters: [South Korea] South Korea spy agency says DeepSeek ‘excessively’ collects personal data

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