• Top News
  • Reuters/New York Times: US deports to Panama nearly 120 migrants of different nationalities
  • Reuters/CBS News/New York Times: Fourth Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
  • CBS New York: U.S. Department of Justice sues over NY’s Green Light law. Here’s why.
  • Washington Examiner: Pam Bondi lays waste to the lawless Garland regime
  • FOX News/Northern Public Radio: Trump temporarily thwarted in DOGE mission to end USAID
  • Washington Examiner: Fourteen states sue Elon Musk and DOGE over alleged ‘unchecked authority’
  • Washington Examiner: Democratic governors challenge Trump’s federal funding freeze
  • AP/CNN: [NY] NYC mayor meets with Trump border czar over immigration enforcement
  • AP/New York Times: [NY] After Meeting With Trump’s Border Czar, Adams Opens Rikers to ICE Agents
  • AP/New York Times: [NY] Trump Official’s Demand in Adams Case Forces Justice Dept. Showdown
  • CBS Miami: [FL] Florida Gov. DeSantis signs two sweeping immigration bills
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] ACLU Texas questions Houston ISD student suspensions after ‘disruptive’ immigration protest
  • AP: [OK] Oklahoma governor says he’ll stop plan to collect kids’ immigration status
  • Axios: [CO] Denver Public Schools says other districts may join immigration suit
  • USA Today: [CA] 2 pilots in ‘good condition’ after military plane crash near San Diego: See crash footage
  • Reuters: [Canada] US, Canada to collaborate on tackling Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, US Justice Dept says
  • Reuters: [Mexico] US military ramping up surveillance of Mexican cartels, general says
  • New York Times: [Cuba] Some Migrants Sent by Trump to Guantánamo Are Being Held by Military Guards
  • VOA News: [Cuba] Number of accused ‘high-threat’ migrants at Guantanamo Bay rising
  • Texas Tribune: [Cuba] U.S. claims migrants held at Guantanamo are “worst of the worst.” Their families say otherwise.
  • CNN: [Cuba] ‘Nobody really knows what’s going on’: US officials scramble to expand Guantanamo Bay for migrants
  • USA Today: [Cuba] ACLU sues over immigrants sent to Guantanamo
  • VOA News: [Guam] Guam a doorway to US for Chinese asylum-seekers
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • FOX News: DOGE discovers the Biden-Mayorkas illegal migration funding machine
  • The Hill: President Trump stops the global assault on America’s steel industry 
  • CNN: [NY] Drama over Adams case raises questions about Trump administration’s ‘weaponization’ of justice
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Yahoo! News: ICE now going ‘100 miles per hour’ under new administration, director says
  • USA Today: ICE efforts ‘gone too far’: Schools, churches sue Trump administration over immigration
  • FOX News/Newsweek: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Under Investigation Over Illegal Migrant Advisory Video
  • Newsweek: [MA] ICE Arrests Illegal Migrant Accused of Child Rape After Detainer ‘Ignored’
  • CBS Austin: [VA] ICE arrests seven in Northern Virginia amid heightened crackdown on immigration
  • Yahoo! News: [OH] Woman arrested by ICE in Sugarcreek Twp. had felony related to entering USA
  • Univision: [NM] 2 stories of Venezuelans accused by the US of being members of the Aragua Train with "unsubstantiated and unverified claims"
  • Washington Examiner: [CA] Newsom backs away from ICE fight as Bondi goes after blue states
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Immigrant rights activists vow to disrupt ICE raids in California
  • Yahoo! News: [CA] ICE officials visit FCI Dublin amid fears it may be used as detention center: union source
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Newsweek: GOP Bill Would Ban Criminals From Asylum. Most Already Are
• Customs and Border Protection
  • New York Times: House passes bill to crack down on immigrants fleeing police near border.
  • NPR: [IL] Thousands of counterfeit Forever postage stamps are seized in Chicago
  • Yahoo! News: [IL] Customs inspectors in Chicago seize $118,000 in fake Forever Stamps
  • Newsweek: [TX] Texas Border Agents Warned of Major Mexican Cartel Attack
  • Border Report: [TX] Border Patrol agent involved in use-of-force incident
  • CBS Austin: [TX] Indictment reveals years of alleged human smuggling, drug trafficking by US CBP officer
  • Yahoo! News: [TX] El Paso CBP officer arrested for human smuggling was allegedly in Mexican drug cartel
  • Yahoo! News: [TX] Texas officials warn of mystery seed bags from China — again. What to do if you get one
  • CBS News: [TX] Gov. Greg Abbott pushes Congress for $11.1 billion reimbursement to secure Texas border
  • AZCentral [AZ] Border Patrol seizes 140 pounds of methamphetamine in 2 separate incidents: What to know
  • VOA News: [Mexico] How new scanners at US-Mexico border detect fentanyl
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Newsweek: TSA Knife Auction: Full List of Confiscated Items Available to Buy
  • CBS Pittsburgh: [PA] Loaded, pink handgun confiscated at Pittsburgh International Airport checkpoint
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • NBC News: Congress approved FEMA funding that DOGE allies have criticized
  • AP: Trump wants states to clean up forests to stop wildfires. But his administration cut off funds
  • Washington Examiner: Ex-FEMA employee who discouraged helping pro-Trump homes violated Hatch Act: OSC
  • Newsweek: [TX] Texas County Declares Disaster After ‘Shocking’ Water Contamination Test
  • USA Today: [CA] Giant storm pummels Southern California as flooding, mudslides hit areas charred by fires
• Coast Guard
  • Federal News Network: What the Coast Guard can expect under the Trump administration
  • Yahoo! News: [LA] Coast Guard rescues fishermen after vessel capsizes off Louisiana’s coast
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • MeriTalk: Trump Nominates Sean Cairncross as National Cyber Director
  • CyberScoop: [VA] ‘Sophisticated’ cyberattack downs systems at Virginia attorney general’s office
• Terrorism Investigations
  • ABC News: [IN] Indiana teen arrested for allegedly plotting a mass shooting
• National Security News
  • The Hill: Trump signs off on proposed reciprocal tariffs
  • The Hill: Senate panel advances Kash Patel bid to lead FBI
  • Wall Street Journal: Kennedy Confirmed as Health Secretary
  • FOX News: Apple and Google restore ability to download TikTok app
  • FOX News: Some drones over US bases may have been conducting surveillance: NORTHCOM General
  • VOA News: [Ukraine] Zelenskyy rejects bilateral US-Russia pact to end Moscow’s war against Ukraine
  • Wall Street Journal: [Russia] Vance Wields Threat of Sanctions, Military Action to Push Putin Into Ukraine Deal
  • AP: [Russia] Russia rejoices at Trump-Putin call as Zelenskyy rejects talks without Ukraine present
  • Reuters: [Russia] Kremlin says a Russian citizen will be returned within days from the U.S.
  • Reuters: [Russia] Russia detains a US citizen at Moscow airport on drug smuggling charges, Mash says
  • Reuters: [Egypt] US Navy aircraft carrier collides with vessel near Egypt, in stable condition
  • Chicago Tribune: [India] President Trump calls Indian Prime Minister Modi a ‘great friend’ but warns of higher U.S. tariffs on Indian goods
  • Reuters: [India] Trump says US to increase military sales to India, eventually provide F-35 jets
  • FOX News: [China] China carrying out customs fraud, trade expert says: ‘No doubt’
  • Newsweek: [Philippines] US Ally Makes ‘Dream’ Submarine Plans To Counter China

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