• Top News
  • Wall Street Journal/Reuters: U.S. Labels Latin American Criminal Groups as Terrorist Organizations
  • AP: Trump signs order aimed at ending federal benefits for some immigrants
  • Reuters/Bloomberg/FOX News: US appeals court rejects Trump’s emergency bid to curtail birthright citizenship
  • VOA News: Trump administration suspends immigration requests for humanitarian parole beneficiaries
  • FOX News: US Coast Guard expands border patrol efforts to combat illegal immigration
  • CNN: Trump administration expected to issue public health order to restrict immigration at US-Mexico border
  • Washington Examiner: Noem deputizes up to 600 State Department employees as immigration officers
  • FOX News: Kristi Noem: We are deporting dangerous criminals
  • Bloomberg: Trump to Block Federal Funds for Undocumented Migrants
  • The Hill/ABC News: DHS fires roughly 400 probationary employees
  • Newsweek: Donald Trump’s Migrant Children Move Sparks Anger
  • FOX News: DHS says it ‘can, should and will’ administer polygraph exams amid ICE raid location leaks
  • CBS News: Lawyers helping migrant children facing deportation ordered by Trump administration to "stop all work"
  • Border Report: Feds pause contract providing legal services to thousands of unaccompanied migrant children
  • FOX News: Fired Biden immigration judge lashes out at Trump: ‘It was political’
  • Washington Examiner: Catholic bishops sue Trump administration for lost income after refugee aid stopped
  • New York Times: Trump Rebuffs Senate G.O.P. and Backs House Budget Plan
  • Reuters: Senate Republicans to push ahead with border bill despite Trump opposition
  • NBCNews.com: At least 11 lawsuits are taking on DOGE over data access and privacy laws
  • Washington Post: [NY] Acting deputy AG Emil Bove defends move to drop Eric Adams case
  • USA Today: [NY] Judge holds off on deciding whether to drop NYC Mayor Eric Adams case
  • Yahoo! News: [NY] NYC Mayor Eric Adams told feds his case blocked him from helping Trump immigration crackdown, court docs say
  • USA Today: [MD] Who are the Zizians, the cult-like group under FBI investigation?
  • Miami Herald: [FL] Boat stopped off Key Biscayne with Chinese, Haitian and Bangladeshi migrants: Feds
  • CBS Miami/Washington Examiner/Florida Phoenix/Telemundo: [FL] DeSantis signs three more agreements between ICE and state agencies
  • Yahoo! News: [LA] Department of Homeland Security top official talks New Orleans Mardi Gras safety
  • CBS Detroit: [MI] Monroe police, federal authorities, make arrest in credit union ATM theft
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Federal judge hands down first prison sentence over 2017 Gulfton gang brothel case
  • AP: [Mexico] Mexico President Says Her Government Requested US Surveillance Drone Flights
  • NPR: [Cuba] Military doctors prepare to deploy to Guantánamo for extended stay
  • NBC News: [Costa Rica] On a U.S. deportation flight of 135 mostly Asian migrants to Costa Rica, half will be minors
  • AP: [Panama] Panama sends 97 deportees from US to the Darien camp after they refused to return to their countries
  • Reuters: [Panama] Senior US military leader visits Panama to discuss security, canal
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Wall Street Journal: The Case Against Designating Cartels as Terrorists
  • Newsweek: Climate Change Is Forcing Americans to Move—And They Need Help
  • Washington Examiner: FEMA’s DEI problem
  • Washington Examiner: Trump’s immigration policies kick criminals out and make country safe
  • Newsweek: [Cuba] Guantanamo Bay Is the Stage for Human Tragedy
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • CBS Austin: White House Border Czar Tom Homan shares insight on immigration policy
  • Newsweek: White House ASMR Deportation Video Likened to Images of Slavery
  • Telemundo52: Figures reveal that 41% of recent ICE arrests have no criminal record
  • Yahoo! News: [MA] ‘Years of bloodshed’: Feds say they’ve dismantled violent transnational gang terrorizing North Shore
  • Reuters: [PA] No evidence video of ICE van burning in Philadelphia shows foul play
  • Telemundo Amarillo: [GA] ICE and FBI Agents Arrest Alleged Member of the Aragua Train
  • CBS 7: [TX] Men accused of attempting to use a cannon to launch meth and tobacco into prison
  • Univision: [TX] ICE arrests and deports a man wanted in El Salvador: he is accused of terrorist organization.
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Reuters: Jewish American group helping refugees scrambles after Trump aid cuts
  • NBC News: Trump administration weighs closing office overseeing resettlement of Afghans to the U.S.
  • The Texas Tribune/Yahoo! News: [Afghanistan] These soldiers risked their lives serving in Afghanistan. Now they plead with Trump to bring their sister to the U.S.
• Customs and Border Protection
  • New York Times: Trump Administration Has Fired Health Inspectors at Some Border Stations
  • Yahoo! News: Border patrol agents officers make major drug seizures at Texas, Calif. borders with Mexico
  • FOX News: Pentagon announces coordinated border patrols with Mexican military amid push for immigration control
  • Washington Examiner: Military presence at southern border expected to increase as illegal crossings drop
  • Washington Examiner: Senators move to crack down on cross-border smuggling at ports of entry
  • CBS Austin: Border encounters fall sharply as Trump cracks down on illegal immigration
  • FOX News: Activists in Mexico report flow of migrants has ‘enormously decreased’ one month into Trump admin
  • AZCentral: US reports more than 30% drop in migrant apprehensions at Southwestern border. Here’s why
  • AZCentral: [AZ] Border Patrol installs concertina wire along Arizona border despite low illegal crossings
  • FOX News: [AZ] Border state officials put cartels on notice as they await green light to take major action
  • Telemundo: [CA] Since 2023, $300 million in illegal fentanyl has been seized in California
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Newsweek: Real ID Deadline: Everything You Need to Know
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] In exchange for a free vacation, she agreed to fly with 44 pounds of meth, prosecutors say
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Bloomberg: FEMA Targets Climate, Diversity Workers as Trump Purge Widens
  • Politico: FEMA email: Firings will affect ‘majority of our staff’
  • NPR: Forest Service layoffs will leave the U.S. more prone to wildfires, employees say
  • FOX 56: FEMA dispatches emergency medical suppliers to Kentucky, Tennessee
  • Washington Post: Heavy snow will hit Virginia, Maryland and Carolinas as storm tracks east
  • Washington Post: [NC] Months after Hurricane Helene, North Carolina farms are still in crisis
  • Yahoo! News: [NC] In NC, hundreds remain in FEMA hotels after Helene. 30% have left since the beginning of February
  • Yahoo! News: [NC] Helene damaged more than 11,000 homes in Buncombe County, according to FEMA data
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] FEMA doubles down on its decision to not test soil as part of wildfire cleanup
• Coast Guard
  • FOX News: [CA] Coast Guard intercepts ‘panga’ boat with 20 suspected illegal migrants in waters off San Diego
  • Air Force Times: [CA] Salvage effort gets underway in San Diego following Growler jet crash
  • Yahoo! News: [PR] Federal agents make major bust after halting attempted smuggling operation: ‘Successful arrest and prosecution’
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: Edge device vulnerabilities fueled attack sprees in 2024
  • CyberScoop: [China] Salt Typhoon telecom breach remarkable for its ‘indiscriminate’ targeting, FBI official says
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Yahoo! News: [MN] Cambria County man arrested over alleged mass shooting threat
  • ABC News: [TX] 2 Texas teenage girls in custody after FBI, police disrupt possible ‘mass casualty’ school plot
• National Security News
  • Washington Examiner: Federal judge places hold on firing of 11 CIA agents
  • CBS News: [DC] Hegseth wants Pentagon to cut 8% from defense budget for each of the next 5 years
  • CBS News: [AK] Russian military planes detected flying near Alaska yet again, NORAD says
  • The Hill: [France] Trump to meet with Macron, Starmer next week
  • New York Times: [Ukraine] Zelensky and Trump Trade Blows as Feud Escalates Over Peace Talks
  • CBS News: [Ukraine] U.S. envoy visits Ukraine after Trump blames Zelenskyy for Russia’s invasion
  • VOA News: [Egypt] Trump says he has not seen the Egyptian counter to his plan for Gaza
  • NBC News: [Israel] Bodies of youngest Hamas hostages said to be among those returned to Israel
  • Newsweek: [China] China’s Rival Eyes $10 Billion US Arms Deal
  • Reuters: [China] Trump expects visit from Chinese President Xi without giving timeline
  • NBC News: [Philippines] U.S. condemns ‘dangerous’ Chinese maneuvers after close encounter with Philippine plane
  • VOA News: [Philippines] Philippines to hold large military drills as China tensions simmer
  • Newsweek: [Austraila] US Ally Shadows Chinese Warships Sailing Near Coast

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