• Top News
  • Washington Times/Washington Examiner/FOX News: DHS sees best border numbers in 15 years
  • FOX News: Noem ends Biden-era use of controversial app to allow migrants to board flights, except to self-deport
  • Washington Post/AP/Politico/New York Times: Federal judge pauses immigration raids in some houses of worship
  • NPR: DHS memo lays out plans to detain migrants at Fort Bliss and other U.S. bases
  • CNN: US halts plan to house migrants in tents at Guantanamo amid concerns over conditions
  • The Hill: Senate Democrats challenge transfer of migrants to Guantanamo Bay
  • NBC News: ‘Traumatized’: Venezuelan speaks on conditions inside Guantanamo Bay
  • Bloomberg: Hegseth Will Visit Guantanamo, Where Migrants Have Been Held
  • Roll Call: Trump administration seeks to boost awareness of immigration approach
  • CBS News: Trump may revive Title 42 policy to expel migrants citing tuberculosis, documents show
  • Washington Post: Democratic AGs score early wins against Trump’s birthright citizenship ban
  • New York Times: What Trump’s Deportation Plans Mean for Central America
  • Reuters: Trump says Canada, Mexico tariffs on schedule despite border, fentanyl efforts
  • CNN: Podcaster and ex-Secret Service agent Dan Bongino will be FBI deputy director, Trump says
  • The Hill: Democrats blast Trump for putting Bongino at FBI
  • The Hill: Trump defends Musk’s ‘genius’ email to federal workers
  • New York Times: Trump Administration, Breaking With Musk’s Directive, Says Replying to His Email Is Voluntary
  • MeriTalk: Musk’s ‘Five Bullets’ Directive Draws DoD, DHS, State, Hill Pushback
  • NBC News: DOGE will use AI to assess the responses of federal workers who were told to justify their jobs via email
  • FOX News: Trump tax cut plan hits turbulence ahead of House vote as Republicans split
  • CBS Austin: [MA] Boston the latest target for White House Border Czar
  • CBS Boston: [MA] Chelsea, Somerville sue Trump administration for "politicized attack" on sanctuary cities
  • New York Times/Bloomberg/CBS Austin/Newsweek: [NY] Shelter at Roosevelt Hotel Will Close as N.Y.C. Migrant Crisis Eases
  • Border Report: [TX] DOJ sues New York over immigration policies
  • NorthJersey.com: [NJ] Owner, employee at Oasis Spa in Denville arrested on prostitution charges
  • NBC News: [TX] Texas Gov. Abbott wages immigration operation in community targeted by conservatives
  • Yahoo! News: [TX] 2 alleged members of Barrio Azteca extradited in Consulate murders
  • FOX News: [TX] DEA official in Texas sounds alarm on fentanyl after linking teen deaths to Mexican cartel
  • Washington Examiner: [IL] Immigration group received over $63 million in Illinois taxpayer funds in 7 months
  • CNN: [OK] Oklahoma governor rejects plan to ask students about immigration status and slams ‘political drama’ at Board of Education
  • Yahoo! News: [CO] Homeland Security argues immigration policy shift did no harm to Denver Public Schools
  • Reuters: [AZ] Arizona latest state to consider bounties to aid Trump deportations
  • Reuters: [Mexico] Trump aid freeze disrupts anti-narcotics program at Mexican ports
  • Bloomberg: [Mexico] Deportation Fears Slow US Travel From Mexico, Volaris CEO Says
  • New York Times: [Panama] Exporting America’s Immigration Problem
  • Reuters: [Venezuela] Reverse migration: Venezuelans head back toward South America after US dreams dashed
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Los Angeles Times: Refugee program, halted by Trump, had 40 years of bipartisan success
  • The Hill: Trump’s dangerous theory on birthright citizenship contradicts the Founders’ goals
  • Washington Post: Your face could be in this database. Police should use it carefully.
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Yahoo! News: ICE directed to find and remove unaccounted for migrant minors
  • Yahoo! News: [NH] Reports: Berlin federal prison being eyed to house ICE detainees
  • FOX News: [MA] Brazilian illegal alien charged with rape caught in Massachusetts, handed over to ICE in rare case
  • Yahoo! News: [GA] Mexican national arrested by ICE for child sex crimes, HSI Atlanta says
  • Yahoo! News: [AL] Guatemalan man arrested in Alabama sentenced to prison
  • Yahoo! News: [AL] Nearly a dozen arrested in Opelika child exploitation operation
  • CBS Miami: [FL] Florida sheriffs move quickly on immigration enforcement
  • Miami Herald: [FL] Key West man nabbed on child porn charges. Feds say dozens of graphic images found
  • Yahoo! News: [FL] Jailed Florida undocumented immigrants to be handed over to ICE
  • Yahoo! News: [MO] 173 people detained in the Greene County Jail being held for ICE
  • Univision: [TX] Greg Abbott confirms immigration operations outside Houston: here’s what we know about the arrests
  • Yahoo! News: [TX] Feds to target “criminals and illegal immigrants” in Houston-area development, Abbott says
  • Univision: [TX] An immigrant community in Texas was trying to live without fear and then Abbott announces that ICE is coming for them
  • CBS Austin: [TX] Local attorney highlights cases of non-criminals detained in recent I.C.E. operations
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Houston-area development Colony Ridge targeted in Trump deportation push, Gov. Abbott says
  • FOX News: [CA] Anti-ICE activists disrupt LA operations, post photos, names and phone numbers of agents
  • CBS Los Angeles: [CA] Local activists track apparent ICE operations in Los Angeles
  • Univision: [CA] ICE in Los Angeles: Activists claim they managed to avoid arrests in at least two immigration raids
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] Sacramento Sikhs, Bay Area Baptists win protection from Trump immigration raids
  • Yahoo! News: [CA] Activists in LA mobilize against deportation efforts
  • NBC News: [Cuba] Deported Venezuelan says he’s ‘traumatized’ by his time in Guantánamo
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Dallas Morning News: Why are Christians fleeing persecution among Trump’s deportees?
  • Yahoo! News: [CO] Colorado refugee resettlement agencies scramble for funding to help new arrivals
  • PBS: [Afghanistan] Groups call on veterans to protest Trump administration’s ‘intentional betrayal’ of Afghans who helped U.S. forces
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Border Report: 14 indicted for alleged role in ‘prolific’ migrant smuggling operation
  • Yahoo! News: US troops patrol quiet border as crossing numbers drop
  • AP/CBS Los Angeles: Thieves targeting freight trains in California and Arizona deserts make off with $2M worth of Nikes
  • Washington Post: Turned away at the U.S. border, migrants make a dangerous trek in reverse
  • Yahoo! News: [MA] JetBlue pilot arrested at Boston’s Logan Airport on child exploitation charges
  • Miami Herald: [AL] 200,000 fake US postage stamps — worth over $100K — seized in Alabama, officials say
  • Muncie Star Press: [IN] Deputies: Local man reportedly admits bringing undocumented immigrants to Muncie
  • Washington Examiner: [TX] ‘Hundreds’ of Texas National Guard soldiers stand ready to arrest and deport illegal immigrants
  • USA Today: [TX] Border patrol scrambles plans, stops at least 90 people from smuggling eggs into the US
  • Telemundo 48 El Paso: [NM] Congressman demands answers on incident between CBP and LCHS students
  • Newsweek: [NM] Border Patrol Agents ‘Harass’ Students on School Bus
  • Telemundo: [NM] LCPS speaks about incident between its students and CBP
  • Yahoo! News: [NM] LCPS meets with CBP after Border Patrol stop
  • AZCentral: [AZ] ‘Blow them out of the sky’: AZ wants to waive police liability for shooting border drones
  • CBS 7: [NV] FBI says woman drugged, robbed older men during deadly romance scheme in US and Mexico
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Border Patrol traffic stop on I-5 yields $1 million worth of cocaine
  • Yahoo! News: [CA] Over $1.2M worth of drugs seized in two traffic stops
  • Yahoo! News: [Mexico] Shelters for deportees set up by Mexican government along border sit mostly empty
• Transportation Security Administration
  • MeriTalk: Officials Push for Travel Security Overhaul, More Tech Deployments
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Federal News Network: FEMA Advisory board starts to take shape
  • USA Today: [KY] Kentucky flooding and cold weather death toll rises to 22; FEMA to tour damage
  • The Hill: [CA] Newsom asks Congress for almost $40B in wildfire recovery aid
• Secret Service
  • AP/CBS News: Clint Hill, Secret Service agent who leaped onto JFK’s car after he was shot, dies at 93
• Coast Guard
  • Yahoo! News: [MA] Coast Guard detains 2 undocumented immigrants off Massachusetts coast
  • New York Times: [NY] 1 Person Is Still Missing After Boat Capsizes Off the Coast of Queens
  • Yahoo! News: [NY] Coast Guard suspends search for missing person day after boat capsized near Staten Island, New York
  • AP/Miami Herald: [FL] Coast Guard crews rescue three boaters stuck at sea for 9 hours after their boat capsizes
  • FOX News: [LA] Coast Guard rescues 3 people in Gulf of America after boat capsizes
  • USA Today: [HI] Video shows Coast Guard chase down alleged yacht thief in Hawaii
  • Yahoo! News: [HI] Honolulu-based Coast Guard crew patrols South Pacific
  • Reuters: [Australia] US Coast Guard ship in Tasman Sea did not interact with Chinese navy, commander says
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • StateScoop: Secretaries of state ask DHS to retain essential election security services
  • Newsweek: The Best Thing’ Hospitals Can Do to Prevent Cyberattacks: CISO Weighs In
  • CNN: [North Korea] North Korean hackers steal record $1.5 billion in single crypto hack, security firm says
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Border Report: Terror designation might prompt cartels to target Americans, expert says
  • Yahoo! News: [TX] Authorities arrest 21-year-old Texas man plotting ‘mass casualty attack’ targeting police
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Jury selection begins in Highland Park parade shooting trial
  • AZCentral: [AZ] Teen accused of Phoenix Pride terror plot wants bond lowered from $1M
• National Security News
  • DefenseScoop: Space Force stands up planning team to assess tech for Trump’s ‘Iron Dome for America’
  • CBS News: [Mexico] 5 women, 3 men shot dead in street in cartel stronghold
  • FOX News: [Ukraine] Trump teases meeting with Zelenskyy amid US’ ‘serious discussions’ with Putin to end Russia-Ukraine war
  • FOX News: [Ukraine] Zelenskyy names his terms for giving up power as US, Ukraine lock in on mineral deal
  • The Hill: [Ukraine] Trump says he’ll meet with Zelensky soon to sign minerals deal
  • New York Times: [Ukraine] Trump and Europe Clashed Over Ukraine
  • USA Today: [Ukraine] Zelenskyy says he would step down if Ukraine can join NATO
  • Newsweek: [Ukraine] Ukraine Issues Update on North Korean Involvement in Russia War
  • Newsweek: [Russia] Russian Military Expert Warns Moscow ‘Must be Prepared’ for War With NATO
  • New York Times: [Israel] Israel and Hamas Trade Accusations of Violating Fragile Cease-Fire
  • AP: [Taiwan] Taiwan is investigating a Chinese-crewed ship believed to have severed an undersea cable
  • Newsweek: [North Korea] North Korea Threatens US With Nuclear Response

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