• Top News
  • New York Times/Washington Post/AP/Reuters: Trump Administration Plans to Require Undocumented Immigrants to Register
  • Wall Street Journal/The Hill/CNN/Washington Post: Trump Proposes $5 Million ‘Gold Card’ That Would Grant U.S. Residency
  • Wall Street Journal/New York Times: Judge Overturns Trump Order Blocking Refugee Admissions
  • CBS Austin: Trump administration reportedly working on return of Title 42 for denying border crossers
  • Roll Call: DHS signs up local agencies in immigration enforcement push
  • AP: The US lines up Latin American cooperation for migrant deportations
  • FOX News: Noem reveals major milestone on border crossings amid Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigrants
  • Washington Examiner: Kristi Noem fires DHS leakers, plans to find more
  • FOX News: Homan issues stark warning for illegals amid clash with sanctuary city officials: ‘We’re coming’
  • CNN: White House point man at Homeland Security shared ‘martial law option’ post to keep Trump in office
  • Washington Examiner: Red states crack down on cities that won’t help Trump on immigration
  • Telemundo: Government bans use of CBP One app to target domestic flights
  • FOX News: Top Trump official moves to block illegal immigrants from receiving food stamps: ‘Follow the law, full stop’
  • Newsweek: Full List of Department of Homeland Security Offices Closing After DOGE Cut
  • AP: Elon Musk renews threat to fire federal workers despite pushback from various agencies
  • FOX News: Federal watchdog releases first DOGE-era report detailing areas of government prone to fraud, waste and abuse
  • FOX News: Federal agencies control fates of employees who bucked Musk ‘what did you do last week’ email
  • Newsweek: Elon Musk Suffers Blow as Federal Agencies Push Back on DOGE Demands
  • New York Times: 21 DOGE Staff Members Quit, Refusing to Assist Musk’s Effort
  • FOX News: [NY] Massive blue city migrant shelter opens despite residents furious opposition
  • AP: [NY] New York City is set to close a hub for migrants at the formerly grand Roosevelt Hotel
  • Univision: [GA] ‘El Niño Popis’, Omar Cuenca Marino, leader of the Mexican cartel Los Rojos, extradited to Georgia
  • Newsweek: [FL] Miami Police Nab Illegal Immigrant in Middle of Alleged Murder Rampage
  • Newsweek: [FL] Ron DeSantis Launches DOGE Task Force for Florida
  • Yahoo! News: [IL] Mayor Johnson to defend Chicago’s sanctuary city status in Washington
  • Yahoo! News: [TX] US Attorney’s Office exceeds 900 immigration cases filed in Western District of Texas
  • FOX News: Southern border state governor takes on cartels and security with signing of executive order
  • FOX News: [Mexico] Americans warned against travel to tourist hot spot amid spike in murders
  • Univision: [Mexico] Why Mexico insists that the US return ‘El Mayo’ Zambada after he evaded justice for decades
  • VOA News: [Cuba] US again sends ‘high threat’ migrants to Guantanamo Bay
  • New York Times/Washington Examiner: [Cuba] Hegseth Returns to Guantánamo, This Time as Defense Secretary
  • NPR: [Cuba] Venezuelan men allege mistreatment while in detention in Guantánamo Bay
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Washington Post: What happened to the border crisis?
  • Washington Times: To stop illegal immigration, stop the cash
  • Washington Examiner: Mexican cartels killed my sister. It’s time to call them all terrorist organizations
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • FOX News: Obama-appointed judge blocks ICE raids at certain places of worship, defying Trump administration
  • Telemundo: ICE operation to track and deport unaccompanied minors to begin as soon as this week, sources say
  • USA Today: Why some Native American citizens worry about getting caught in ICE’s net
  • Boston 25 News: [MA] ICE arrests Brazilian national accused of raping Massachusetts resident
  • CBS Philadelphia: [PA] ICE arrests 3 people working in US illegally at business in Chester County
  • Yahoo! News: [NC] NC Senate leader files bill requiring state law enforcement to cooperate with ICE
  • CBS Austin: [SC] Police, ICE investigate babysitter for alleged sexual crimes, urge public to provide info
  • Telemundo Amarillo: [GA] ICE agents and police arrest Hispanic man who had 10 arrest warrants
  • CBS Austin: [FL] Deputies detain 5 undocumented immigrants, driver faces re-entry charges
  • FOX News: [TX] Homeland Security, Texas agents arrest around 90 illegal immigrants
  • Univision: [TX] ICE confirms arrest of 118 people during immigration operation outside Houston
  • FOX News: [TX] Texas governor announces crackdown on massive illegal immigrant community near major city
  • Univision: [TX] ICE confirms arrest of child sex abuse suspect during immigration enforcement operation outside Houston
  • CBS Austin: [TX] Accused drug traffickers, child predators in ICE’s latest ‘worst first’ arrests
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] 1 arrested in Colony Ridge immigration operation near Houston, authorities say
  • CBS San Francisco: [CA] California Congress members oppose use of former Dublin prison as ICE detention center in letter to Trump administration
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Immigration enforcement at schools largely unchanged under Trump, feds argue in response to DPS lawsuit
  • Washington Examiner: [CA] Anti-deportation activists condemned for exposing ICE agents’ identities
  • Border Report: [Mexico] Mexico’s top general admits US drone surveillance flights led to cartel arrests
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Telemundo51: [FL] Miami has the highest number of pending immigration cases in Florida
  • Dallas Morning News: [TX] Iraqi refugee in Dallas, resettlement agencies sue Trump government over funding freeze
  • Univision: [CA] Posters with personal data from ICE agents appear in Southern California neighborhoods
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Border Report: [TX] Border Patrol arrests 6 people, seizes 560 pounds of cocaine at Sarita checkpoint
  • Border Report: [TX] Man allegedly kicks CBP supervisor three times in face at port of entry
  • Border Report: [TX] Man sentenced for assaulting Border Patrol agents at El Paso processing center
  • CBS Austin: [TX] IED kills at least 1 Texas rancher near border with Mexico, official says
  • Border Report: [TX] McAllen man admits to illegally pointing laser at CBP chopper
  • CBS Austin: [TX] Illegal border crossings at 15-year low under new Trump administration, White House says
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Border crossing numbers in Texas plummet as migrants begin a ‘reverse flow’
  • Yahoo! News: [TX] Why two border counties are joining Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star after migration slows
  • Telemundo 48 El Paso: [TX] Mexican sentenced for assaulting Border Patrol agents
  • CNN: [CA] Manhunt underway after police say woman killed her wife, a California fire captain, and fled to Mexico
  • Border Report: [Mexico] Migrant tent facility opens in Juarez
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Yahoo! News: [PA] 5 guns intercepted at Pittsburgh International Airport so far in February, TSA says
  • Miami Herald: [IN] Naked traveler from SC shoved underwear in TSA worker’s face, feds say. He gets prison
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Washington Examiner: Disaster relief funding would be made public under bipartisan SBA bill
  • AP: Three tropical cyclones are swirling in the South Pacific
  • Yahoo! News: [KY] Officials declare state of emergency after catastrophic weather event turns fatal: ‘There are still people at risk’
  • Yahoo! News: [KY] Trump declares deadly floods a major disaster: What this means for Kentuckians
  • Louisville Courier Journal: [KY] Kentucky flooding death toll rises to 23, Gov. Andy Beshear says
  • Washington Post: [SD] The rare conditions that led to a surprise tornado in South Dakota
  • Yahoo! News: [CA] California’s Wildfire Nightmare Continues As Debris Washes Onto L.A. Beaches
• Secret Service
  • CBS News: Sean Curran, "the unknown" leading the Secret Service
  • CBS News: [PA] Secret Service director recounts Trump assassination attempt
  • Yahoo! News: [MD] Maryland Girl Scouts selling cookies given counterfeit cash, deputies investigating
• Coast Guard
  • Yahoo! News: Local fire departments, dive teams work with Coast Guard during water rescue drill
  • Yahoo! News: [NY] Search suspended for missing fisherman after 3 killed when boat capsizes near Queens
  • Yahoo! News: [FL] Coast Guard shuts down 12 illegal charters in Florida, including 70-foot yacht
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • New York Times: State Election Officials Seek to Avert Deeper Cuts
  • CyberScoop: [DC] Purging cyber review board was ‘a great idea,’ DHS deputy secretary nominee says
  • MeriTalk: DHS Nominee Says Cyber Safety Review Board Will Be ‘Reconstituted’
  • Yahoo! News: Cyberattacks at EV charging stations are on the rise, report says
  • CyberScoop: Threat actors are increasingly trying to grind business to a halt
  • CyberScoop: Dragos: Surge of new hacking groups enter ICS space as states collaborate with private actors
  • AP: VA cybersecurity lead warns sensitive veterans data at risk from DOGE after Musk-led team fired him
• National Security News
  • Miami Herald: Trump says administration will move forward with Canada, Mexico tariffs
  • New York Times: Gabbard Says More Than 100 Intelligence Officers Fired for Chat Messages
  • Newsweek: [Poland] Poland Scrambles Aircraft Again Amid Russian Strikes
  • New York Times: [Ukraine] U.S. and Ukraine Agree to Minerals Deal, Officials Say
  • Washington Examiner: Zelensky to visit White House on Friday as sides close in on minerals agreement
  • Reuters: [China] China says Taiwan ‘manipulating’ undersea cable cutting before facts clear
  • New York Times: [Taiwan] Taiwan Detains a Chinese-Crewed Ship After Undersea Cable Severed
  • Yahoo! News: [Taiwan] Taiwan says China set up ‘live-fire training’ zone off its coast without warning

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