• Top News
  • ABC News/USA Today: DHS cuts at least 405 employees from workforce
  • New York Times: Trump Administration Toughens Rules for Release of Migrant Children
  • Washington Examiner: Helene: Answers sought for $59M to ‘illegal alien housing,’ corrective action
  • CNN: Exclusive: FEMA firings reveal roiling tension and confusion within the Department of Homeland Security
  • Yahoo! News: Sen. Bernie Moreno calls on Depts. of Homeland Security, Transportation to investigate ‘alarming’ drones
  • Reuters: FBI dismisses Homeland Security secretary’s claims that called FBI corrupt
  • ABC News: Judge continues to block Musk, DOGE from Treasury data while mulling injunction
  • AP: Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk DOGE team’s access to the US government’s payment system
  • Miami Herald: Elon Musk’s DOGE Begins IRS Audit. What to Know
  • New York Times: Judge Lets Musk’s Team Keep Access to Records at Some Agencies, for Now
  • The Hill: Thousands of workers fired in federal purge
  • FOX News/New York Daily News: [NY] NYC Mayor Adams, Trump border czar Homan announce ‘game changer’ for ICE enforcement
  • Washington Examiner: [NY] Eric Adams expands cooperation with ICE, sidelines NYC sanctuary city protections
  • Newsweek/New York Times/AP: [NY] Border Czar Says NYC Mayor ‘Can’t Back Away’ on Immigration Enforcement
  • FOX News: [NY] NYC council moderates ‘thrilled’ at Homan visit, pledging to help border czar fight ‘progressive monopoly’
  • New York Times/Washington Examiner: [NY] U.S. Asks Judge to Drop Adams Case After Manhattan Prosecutor Quits
  • Newsweek: [NY] Eric Adams’ Office Threatens to Sue Trump WH Over $80M in Migrant Funds
  • Alabama Public Radio: [AL] Alabama legislative proposals mirror Trump’s immigration crackdown push
  • CBS Austin: [FL] DeSantis signs sweeping immigration laws for Florida in effort to fulfill Trump’s agenda
  • CBS Miami: [FL] Florida’s tougher immigration laws could face legal challenges
  • Washington Examiner: [MI] Pam Bondi should stop Michigan from sheltering criminal illegal immigrants
  • Border Report: [TX] Cartel del Noreste leader sentenced to 16 years
  • CBS Austin: [TX] Mexican cartel leader sentenced to life in prison for Texas drug trafficking operations
  • Newsweek: [TX] Cartel Crack Squad Proposed for Texas: ‘Show of Force’
  • FOX News: [Mexico] Rubio greenlights $7M+ in waivers to keep border security efforts in Mexico alive amid funding freeze
  • CBS News/Yahoo! News: [Mexico] Mexico takes aim at U.S. gunmakers if cartels deemed terrorist groups
  • AP: [Panama] US deports 119 migrants from a variety of nations to Panama
  • FOX News: [Venezuela] Trump performs jiu-jitsu flip on judge’s order, sends Guantanamo rejects back to Venezuela
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Yahoo! News: [Cuba] Sending immigrants to Gitmo will be a fiasco for Trump and everyone else
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Bloomberg: Trump Child Refugee Agency Shares Data With Immigration Enforcers
  • ABC News: Males detained by ICE to be housed in federal prisons, new memo says
  • FOX News: Illegal immigrant arrests skyrocket under Trump ICE compared to Biden levels last year: ‘Worst of the worst’
  • CBS Austin: ICE finishing first 4 weeks in Trump’s stepped-up immigration enforcement
  • NBC News: The latest on Trump’s immigration crackdown — and the reality of limited resources
  • FOX News: ICE deports migrant gang member who illegally entered US 10 times and is wanted for murder
  • Wall Street Journal: ICE Raids Send Chill Through Migrant Workforces
  • Newsweek: Thousands Sign Christian Petition Against ICE Raids
  • CBS Austin: Tom Homan warns AOC may ‘be in trouble’ over ICE webinar: ‘Is she crossing the line?’
  • Yahoo! News: [RI] Warwick man sentenced to prison for trying to meet minor for sex
  • Yahoo! News: [MO] Undocumented immigrant in St. Charles County indicted on child porn charge: DOJ
  • AP: [FL] Fearful immigrants ask Florida activist to sign guardianship papers for their children
  • CBS Austin: [TX] Suspected human smugglers caught in stolen pickup truck with $20,000 cash
  • Yahoo! News: [TX] 6 victims rescued, 5 suspects arrested during human trafficking sting in Abilene
  • CBS News: [TX] Are North Texas sheriff’s offices playing a role in deportation operations and ICE raids?
  • Univision: [NM] He was promised work and was arrested: Immigrant claims ICE agents pretended to be contractors to stop him
  • The Hill/FOX News/CBS Austin: [CA] Newsom threatens to veto bill limiting state prison ICE cooperation
  • Newsweek: [CA] Woman Reveals How ICE Raid Took Her Husband—’Political War’
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Washington Post: Soldiers are arriving at the border — but hardly any migrants are crossing
  • Border Report: Border lawmakers celebrate passage of high-speed chase bill
  • Yahoo! News: Democratic senators want more details on costs and impact of border mission
  • AP: [VT] What to know about the killing of a Border Patrol agent and ties to a cultlike group
  • Yahoo! News: [KY] US Customs intercepts $27 million in counterfeit jewelry at Kentucky airport
  • Yahoo! News: [MI] Feds: Truck driver arrested with $1.7M in suspected cocaine at Ambassador Bridge
  • Border Report: [TX] New head of Border Patrol to swear in National Guard, DPS who can arrest immigrants
  • AP: [TX] Idle buses, empty Border Patrol boats: Arrests for illegal crossings fall in the Rio Grande Valley
  • Border Report: [TX] With fewer migrants arriving, McAllen shelter spending less federal funds
  • CBS Austin: [NM] Migrant sentenced to one year for biting Border Patrol agent near Santa Teresa border wall
  • FOX News: [Mexico] Rubio greenlights $7M+ in waivers to keep border security efforts in Mexico alive amid funding freeze
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Miami Herald: FEMA Quietly Eases Rules Meant to Protect Buildings in Flood Zones
  • Politico: Trump’s acting FEMA leader undercuts president’s claims about disaster money
  • Reuters: Trump funding freeze halts wildfire prevention work
  • Los Angeles Times: Trump administration policy is slowing the very fire prevention work he endorsed, critics say
  • Yahoo! News: [GA] Gov. Beshear declares state of emergency ahead of expected flooding: ‘Dangerous conditions’
  • New York Times: [TX] Texas County Declares an Emergency Over Toxic Fertilizer
  • CNN: [TX] A 5.0 magnitude earthquake sends tremors across western Texas
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] FEMA defends L.A. wildfire cleanup strategy amid soil-testing backlash
  • VOA News: [CA] Southern California slammed with debris flows, mudslides
• Secret Service
  • Yahoo! News: [MA] Credit card skimmers found at multiple Trucchi’s including Taunton. What we know
  • KEDM 90.3 Public Radio: [LA] Defendant convicted in bank fraud conspiracy case receives sentence in federal court
• Coast Guard
  • Miami Herald: Coast Guard announces seizure of cocaine worth $275 million
  • MeriTalk: GAO Pushes Coast Guard to Beef Up Maritime Cyber Efforts
  • WAVY: [VA] Thousands of gallons of fuel spilled in Elizabeth River in Chesapeake: CFD
  • CBS News: [LA] Images show dramatic rescue of sailors after boat capsizes 40 miles off Louisiana coast
  • Border Report: [CA] More than $275M worth of cocaine offloaded by US Coast Guard in San Diego
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: Threat researchers spot ‘device code’ phishing attacks targeting Microsoft accounts
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Yahoo! News: [PA] 2 People Shot During Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl 2025 Parade
  • CBS 7/AP: [IN] High school student planned ‘Parkland part two’ in Valentine’s Day school shooting, police say
  • CNN: [IN] Here’s what helped thwart a potential Valentine’s Day school shooting in Indiana
• National Security News
  • Miami Herald: How DOGE Could Impact Pentagon Spending
  • CNN: Vance turns on European allies in blistering speech that downplayed threats from Russia and China
  • CNBC: JD Vance criticizes European democracy, says greatest threat is ‘from within’
  • Newsweek: Map Shows Where US Troops Are in Europe as Trump Threatens Withdrawal
  • NBC News: [Ukraine] Zelenskyy: ‘Very difficult’ for Ukraine to survive without U.S. military support
  • Yahoo! News: [Ukraine] Zelenskyy: Putin wants peace talks to build up Russia’s forces and lift sanctions
  • Wall Street Journal: [Ukraine] Russian Drone Sets Fire to Chernobyl’s Containment Shield
  • Wall Street Journal: [Russia] Vance Wields Threat of Sanctions, Military Action to Push Putin Into Ukraine Deal
  • FOX News: [Russia] US citizen allegedly carrying cannabis detained in Moscow, charged with narcotics smuggling: Russian media
  • Wall Street Journal: [Russia] A New Spy Unit Is Leading Russia’s Shadow War Against the West
  • Bloomberg: [Israel] US, Russian Nationals Released in Sixth Gaza Ceasefire Swap
  • New York Times: [Lebanon] Tensions Mount in Lebanon as Deadline Nears for Israeli Withdrawal
  • Wall Street Journal: [Lebanon] Israel Wants to Extend Presence in Lebanon, Testing Trump Diplomacy
  • Reuters: [China] China will ‘play along to the end’ with U.S., its top diplomat says
  • VOA News: [Philippines] Philippines increases defense efforts amid ongoing tension with China

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