• Top News
  • Politico/Wall Street Journal/Washington Post: Trump moves to end protections for 500K Haitian migrants — paving the way for deportations
  • Reuters/CBS Miami: Trump administration faces legal challenge over end of Venezuelan Temporary Protected Status
  • NBC News/New York Times/Washington Post: Trump administration has cleared migrants out of Guantánamo Bay
  • AP/Bloomberg: Venezuela to Welcome Migrants ‘Unjustly’ Detained in Guantanamo
  • AP: New arrivals at Guantanamo Bay are Venezuelan immigrants with final deportation orders
  • ABC News: Migrants held at Guantanamo now allowed to phone attorneys, filing says
  • AP: Facing pressure from Trump, Costa Rica and Honduras join Panama as stopovers for foreign deportees
  • Washington Post: Trump deports hundreds to third countries, leaving them in legal limbo
  • Washington Post: Appeals court denies Trump’s bid to reinstate birthright citizenship order
  • AP: Judge won’t immediately block Trump administration’s abrupt halt to Catholic refugee funding
  • NPR: Trump order aims to cut benefits for those without legal status. Most already don’t qualify.
  • FOX News: Trump ‘border czar’ Tom Homan says billions saved on illegal migrants can be used to help Americans
  • Washington Examiner: Tom Homan welcomes birthright citizenship court battle: ‘Long overdue’
  • AZ Central: Trump is now cruelly forcing immigrant children to be their own lawyers
  • AP: In the Trump administration, nearly every major department is an immigration agency
  • Reuters: Anti-Asian online hate in US saw ‘alarming surge’ after election, report says
  • FOX News: VP JD Vance speaks on ‘fundamental goal’ of Trump administration at CPAC address
  • New York Times: Justice Dept. to Drop Discrimination Case Against Elon Musk’s SpaceX
  • Telemundo: Scammers pose as immigration lawyers to steal undocumented
  • Yahoo! News: [NY] Stripped of security clearance due to indictment, Adams kept in dark on NYC terror threats: lawyer
  • AP: [NY] New York governor won’t remove NYC mayor, for now, but plans to increase oversight of City Hall
  • FOX News: [NY] Reputed migrant gang members busted in NYC drug, gun raid but likely to avoid prosecution
  • AP: [FL] Florida holds off updating population projections because of uncertainties over immigration policies
  • Northeast Indiana Public Radio: [IN] House Republicans approve bill to force Indiana to play bigger role in immigration enforcement
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Texas’ largest immigrant legal aid group is firing dozens, citing Trump funding freeze
  • AZCentral: [AZ] GOP ‘bounty bill’ would pay AZ law enforcement for migrant arrests leading to deportation
  • AP: [Canada] Following US lead, Canada designates 7 Latin American criminal groups as terrorist entities
  • Washington Examiner: [Mexico] Rubio names eight Latin cartels as terrorist organizations
  • Washington Post: [Mexico] Mexico eyes constitutional reform after U.S. terrorism designations
  • NPR/CBS Detroit/CNN/FOX News: [Mexico] Mexico warns the US not to ‘invade our sovereignty’ in fight against cartels
  • The Hill: [Mexico] Sheinbaum warns US cannot ‘invade’ Mexico in fight against cartels
  • Telemundo: [Mexico] Stranded migrants seek alternatives in Tijuana one month after the elimination of CBP One
  • New York Times: [Cuba] Can Migrants Be Lawfully Transferred to Guantánamo? Here’s What to Know.
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Bloomberg: America’s Flooding Problems Are About to Get Much Worse
  • Yahoo! News: [IN] Mooresville school shooting plot shows long-term toll of Indiana’s opioid crisis
  • AZCentral: [AZ] Should Arizona put a ‘bounty’ on migrants heads? Hell no | Opinion
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • USA Today: Iranian Christians feared death in Iran. Then the US deported them to Panama.
  • Yahoo! News: Officials reject claims ICE vehicle was deliberately set on fire
  • Yahoo! News: [CT] Jamaican citizen wanted in shooting deported following threatening conviction in CT
  • Yahoo! News: [NY] Fugitive with cartel ties wanted for Long Beach murder
  • CBS Miami: [FL] Man in custody after entering Miramar ICE facility carrying package with "suspicious" substance, police say
  • CBS Miami: [FL] Homeland Security conducts investigation at North Miami home
  • Yahoo! News: [MN] Feds get eighth guilty plea in smuggling ring that mailed fentanyl in stuffed animals
  • Newsweek: [TX] Texas Schoolgirl’s Death After ICE Threats Leaves ‘Community Shaken’
  • Texas Tribune: [TX] ICE arrests South Texas bakery owners accused of hiring undocumented workers
  • Border Report: [NM] Alleged ICE harassment of tribal members in New Mexico concern lawmakers
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Politico: Judge bars immediate deportation of 8 asylum seekers fleeing torture, rape and other violence
  • Yahoo! News: [CA] Viral TikTok warns green card holders after woman says her niece was deported at LAX
• Customs and Border Protection
  • AP: Joint Chiefs chairman heads to US-Mexico border to assess rapid military buildup
  • CBS News: Illegal crossings at U.S.-Mexico border down 94% from last year, Border Patrol chief says
  • Miami Herald: [OH] Customs agents seize $1.4 million in counterfeit sports merchandise
  • Telemundo 48 El Paso: [TX] Bail denied to CPB agent arrested for drug trafficking and human trafficking, fears he will flee to Mexico
  • CBS Austin: [TX] Construction resumes on border wall as Trump pushes for enhanced border security
  • Border Report: [TX] $213K worth of narcotics found in tractor-trailer at Border Patrol checkpoint
  • Border Report: [TX] Large loads of cocaine seized at South Texas border crossings, CBP says
  • Yahoo! News: [Mexico] Military’s Border Mission Now Includes Coordinated Patrols with Mexican Counterparts
  • FOX News: [Mexico] US, Mexico agree to coordinated border patrols
  • NBC News: [Mexico] Mexico ramps up troop levels at US-Mexico border
  • NBC News: [Mexico] Inside Mexico’s border troop deployment following Trump’s tariff threats: Can it make a difference?
• Transportation Security Administration
  • USA Today: More than 200 TSA employees fired in Trump’s push to cut federal workforce
  • New York Times: Delta Offers $30,000 to Passengers on Plane That Crashed in Toronto
  • CBS News: [TX] Fire alarm triggers evacuation and rescreening at Dallas Love Field
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • NPR: FEMA pulls back on work to help homes survive hurricanes and floods
  • NPR: More than 200 FEMA employees fired, raising concerns among disaster experts
  • New York Times: Trump Team Plans Deep Cuts at Office That Funds Recovery From Big Disasters
  • San Diego Union Tribune: Trump’s cuts to federal wildfire crews could have ‘scary’ consequences
  • Yahoo! News: Disturbing trend puts millions of elderly Americans in harm’s way: ‘Now is the time to put an action plan into place’
  • Yahoo! News: 4 dead after snowstorm slams US, triggers hundreds of crashes
  • Yahoo! News: [KY] Gov. Andy Beshear confirms flooding death toll of 15 as search and rescue missions wrap up
• Secret Service
  • Yahoo! News: Secret Service Freaked Out by Trump’s Adoring Female Aide
  • WNCT: [NC] Woman charged after law enforcement says counterfeit money used in Duplin County
• Coast Guard
  • Yahoo! News: Multiple fishermen fall through Lake Erie ice; officials issue warning
  • Border Report: [TX] US Coast Guard intercepts 20 migrants off the coast of Point Loma
  • Yahoo! News: [CA] US Coast Guard intercepts 20 migrants off the coast of Point Loma
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: [China] Salt Typhoon gained initial access to telecoms through Cisco devices
  • CyberScoop: [China] FBI’s Cynthia Kaiser on Salt Typhoon’s ‘indiscriminate’ data collection
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Teen charged with attempted murder in stabbing at L.A. protests
• National Security News
  • New York Times: Senate Confirms Patel as Next F.B.I. Director
  • Government Executive: America’s ‘Iron Dome’ is going to need a lot more sensors: NORTHCOM
  • FOX News: [AK] Russian aircraft fly in Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone, US says
  • AP: [Panama] Panama exasperated over persistence of US allegations of Chinese control of canal
  • Bloomberg: [Sweden] Sweden Reports Another Damaged Submarine Cable in Baltic Sea
  • New York Times: [Ukraine] Zelensky Meets U.S. Envoy to Ukraine Amid Public Feud With Trump
  • Newsweek: [Ukraine] Trump Issues Zelensky Ultimatum Over Rare Earth Deal Snub
  • FOX News: [Ukraine] Trump’s frustrations with Zelenskyy escalate as US turns up pressure on Ukraine to reach peace deal
  • CBS Austin: [Ukraine] White House advisor says Ukraine needs to ‘tone it down’ after Zelenskyy criticizes Trump
  • ABC News: [Ukraine] Russia launches ‘massive’ attack into Ukraine amid Trump-Zelenskyy dispute
  • Reuters: [Ukraine] Ukraine’s military spy chief says ceasefire possible in 2025
  • AP: [Israel] Israeli military says remains of child hostages have been identified but body released by Hamas was not their mother
  • New York Times: [Israel] Multiple Bus Explosions in Israel Put Country on Terrorism Alert
  • Newsweek: [Israel] Hamas Official Says No Evidence Links Group to Israel Bus Bombings
  • Newsweek: [Iran] U.S. Bombers Step Up Flyovers Near Iran
  • Newsweek: [Iran] Iran Responds to US Show of Force
  • AZCentral: [China] Trump says ‘military-age’ migrants from China pose a national security threat. Do they?
  • Newsweek: [North Korea] America Can Outgun North Korea’s Nuclear Missiles, US General Says
  • Reuters: [Philippines] China’s military says it drove away Philippine aircraft near Spratly Islands
  • New York Times: [Australia] Chinese Warships Near Sydney Raise Alarm in Australia and New Zealand

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