• Top News
  • New York Times/CBS New York/NPR: Trump to Reopen 1,000-Bed Detention Center for Migrants in New Jersey
  • NBC News/New York Times: Trump signals Canada, China and Mexico tariffs could take effect next week, with ‘reciprocal’ tariffs planned for April
  • NPR: Trump says new tariffs will cut U.S. drug deaths but fatal overdoses were already plummeting
  • CNN: Trump’s tariffs chaos is contributing to delivery delays of goods
  • Reuters: US judiciary raises concerns about Marshal Service’s new immigration focus
  • AP: Refugee aid groups say Trump administration is trying to circumvent court order
  • FOX News: DHS must fully account for migrant crimes linked to Biden parole program, lawmaker says
  • AP: Panama and Costa Rica turning into a ‘black hole’ for migrants and deportees from US, observers warn
  • Washington Post: Judge blocks Trump administration’s mass firings of federal workers
  • New York Times: Judge Orders Trump Officials, Including a DOGE Member, to Testify
  • The Hill: Trump’s latest DOGE order aims to cut costs through federal contracts, travel
  • Newsweek: DOGE Has Added Years to Immigration Backlog, Says Fired Judge
  • USA Today: Mass job cuts hit NOAA, agency that oversees hurricane center and weather service
  • Washington Post: Harsh findings on Trump’s aid freeze kept secret by USAID watchdog
  • CBS Boston: [VT] 3 people airlifted after small plane crashes in Vermont
  • ABC News: [LA] Additional tactical teams, police in New Orleans for Mardi Gras
  • FOX News: [IL] Blue state governor’s ‘gross mismanagement’ cost taxpayers $1.6B for illegal immigrant healthcare: audit
  • The Texas Tribune: [TX] Trump administration removes five immigration judges in Texas, union says
  • AP: [Mexico] Mexico sends drug lord Caro Quintero and 28 others to the US as officials meet with Trump team
  • Reuters: [Mexico] Mexico extradites two suspected former cartel leaders to US, says Texas sheriff’s office
  • Reuters: [Mexico] Mexico to coordinate anti-crime actions with US, ministry says
  • Washington Examiner: [Cuba] Hegseth calls ‘bulls***’ on ACLU criticizing Trump’s use of Guantanamo Bay
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Miami Herald: Here’s why Secretary of State Rubio was right to make Central America his first foreign trip
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Time for Mexico to get bold in its U.S. policies
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Wall Street Journal: White House Touts Arrests of Violent Migrants, but Trump’s Crackdown Is Much Broader
  • Politico: Trump appears open to using private forces to help deport millions of undocumented immigrants
  • Newsweek: Map Shows Where ICE is Expanding Immigrant Detention Facilities
  • Yahoo! News: [NH] NH State Police apply to be deputized with ICE for immigration enforcement powers
  • Yahoo! News: [NY] ICE Buffalo arrests man from Mexico convicted of rape
  • Yahoo! News: [NY] NYSP arrest Theresa man on sex offense charges
  • CBS Philadelphia: [NJ] Camden County leaders speak out after New Jersey restaurant owner detained by ICE
  • DC News Now/Staunton News Leader: [VA] ‘They should be sent back where they came from’: Governor Youngkin deputizes Virginia State Police to help ICE enforcement
  • Washington Post: [VA] Virginia governor orders state police, prisons to cooperate with ICE
  • WNCT: [NC] Richlands Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Production of Child Pornography
  • Washington Examiner: [FL] Florida becomes first state to require police to carry out some ICE duties
  • Miami Herald: [FL] ICE arrests 11 migrants in Oakland Park during a ‘criminal investigation’, feds say
  • Miami Herald: [FL] Feds ordered him deported, but lost him. He’s now accused of murdering 2 South Florida men
  • CBS Miami: [FL] Sheriff’s deputies across Florida are now allowed to act as ICE agents
  • Alexandria Town Talk: [LA] Rapides search warrants lead to 170 pounds of marijuana, 6 arrests and pending deportation
  • Newsweek: [TX] Texas School District Issues Update On Jocelynn Rojo Carranza’s Death
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Former Conroe ICE officer pleads guilty to money laundering charges in federal court Thursday
  • Oklahoma Voice: [OK] Bill would repeal controversial immigration law, create new felony for undocumented Oklahomans
  • AZCentral.com: [AZ] Arizona veteran detained by ICE to remain in custody while immigration case proceeds
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Fake ICE agents terrorized California businesses for social media stardom, police say
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Health clinic workers brush up on constitutional protections as immigration raids loom
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] What are the rules of an ICE raid? Here’s what you should know.
  • Univision: [CA] Man bites ICE agent during arrest in Los Angeles, fractures finger
  • Desert Sun: [CA] California man sentenced to 24 years in prison for operating dark web child porn sites
  • Yahoo! News: [CA] Red Bluff man charged in federal child sex abuse case
  • CBS San Francisco: [CA] Protest planned at notorious former Dublin prison over possible ICE plan to use as immigrant detention center
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • AP: Trump’s $5 Million ‘Gold Card’ Visa Proposal Sparks Global Investor Interest
  • CBS Austin: 250k people waiting for $5 million ‘gold card’ visa, Commerce secretary says
  • FOX News: Trump’s ‘gold card’ visa could invite fraud, national security risks: expert
  • Yahoo! News: Trump cancels contracts with refugee groups one day after judge blocks suspension of resettlement program
  • CBS New York: [NY] NYC officials call on Trump administration to stop TPS rollback for Haitians
  • Newsweek: [FL] Trump Administration Moves to Stop Illegal Immigrants Getting SNAP Benefits
  • Northern Public Radio: [IL] Audit finds Illinois’ noncitizen health care programs far outstripped original cost estimates
  • NBC News: [OK] Oklahoma Republicans clash over requiring schoolchildren to prove citizenship status
  • Reuters: [Russia] US Deports Russian Man Wanted for Armed Robbery, Moscow Says
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Axios: Scammers impersonating border patrol target immigrants
  • Reuters: Migrant arrests at US-Mexico border approach record low in February
  • Miami Herald: [GA] On-duty officer smuggling 16 ‘bricks’ of cocaine is caught at Atlanta airport, feds say
  • Miami Herald: [TX] Fake band tries to smuggle $2.7M in cocaine hidden in bus over Texas border, CBP says
  • Border Report: [TX] Texas woman tried to smuggle Mexican children as her own
  • FOX News: [TX] Son of Texas rancher sounds alarm after father killed by cartel-linked explosive device near border
  • Reuters: [Canada] Canada Says Progress Made on Tightening Border Should Satisfy US
  • Border Report: [Mexico] Alleged smuggler extradited to US preyed on Asian, African migrants
  • Univision: [Mexico] Mexican authorities capture American with tactical weapons at Tijuana border crossing
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Newsweek: Elon Musk Warns Air Traveler Safety ‘At Serious Risk’
  • Yahoo! News: [PA] TSA: Gun intercepted from Portage man at Pittsburgh airport screening
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • New York Times: Senior Leaders Are Leaving an Already-Depleted Disaster Agency
  • West Virginia Watch: [WV] Federal funds to come for residents affected by flooding in four WV counties
  • Yahoo! News: [KY] Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem surveys flood damage in Kentucky
  • Kentucky Lantern: [KY] Beshear says flood relief talks with lawmakers ‘productive,’ warns Kentuckians beware scammers
  • Reuters: [MT] Montana scientists alarmed by wildfires encroaching on US towns
  • Newsweek: [CA] California Drought Map Reveals Wildfire Risk Amid Santa Ana Winds
• Secret Service
  • Newsweek/Washington Examiner: Secret Service Director Updates on Trump Assassination Attempts
  • Yahoo! News: [KY] Counterfeit $50 bills found in Laurel County bank bag
  • Yahoo! News: [LA] Groups hold ‘know your rights’ training sessions in response to Trump immigration crackdown
  • CBS Minnesota: [MN] Minneapolis business owner pleads guilty to trying to defraud $3.8M in federal funding for pandemic relief
  • Yahoo! News: [TX] Counterfeit money that passes ‘pen test’ circulating in Abilene
  • Miami Herald: [MT] Credit union worker swapped cash in vault with movie money in Montana, feds say
• Coast Guard
  • CNN: Cruise ship rescues 11 people adrift between Cuba and Mexico
  • FOX News: Biden-era Coast Guard failed to ‘consistently’ stop drug smugglers: watchdog
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • MeriTalk: Karen Evans Lands Executive Role at CISA
  • CyberScoop: Microsoft IDs developers behind alleged generative AI hacking-for-hire scheme
  • CyberScoop: [China] It’s not just Salt Typhoon: All China-backed attack groups are showcasing specialized offensive skills
  • AP: [North Korean] FBI accuses North Korean-backed hackers of stealing $1.5 billion in crypto from Dubai-based firm
• Terrorism Investigations
  • FOX News: [NY] Illegal immigrant, alleged ISIS operative, charged with financing terror, gun violations and immigration fraud
  • USA Today: [PA] Man with ‘violent extremist ideology’ charged with possession of child sex abuse material
  • Washington Post: [OH] Neo-Nazis targeted a majority-Black town. Locals launched an armed watch.
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] ‘You guys are looking for max damage, right?’: Ex-sailor pleads guilty to terrorist plot to attack Naval Station Great Lakes
  • Yahoo! News: [IA] Perry student charged for threatening to shoot up school, police say
• National Security News
  • The Hill: Bipartisan senators unveil bill banning DeepSeek on government devices
  • Washington Post: Judge allows intelligence agencies to fire officers in DEI roles
  • The Hill: Pentagon orders transgender troops to be separated from the military
  • New York Times: [China] China’s Military Puts Pacific on Notice as U.S. Priorities Shift
  • Yahoo! News: [TN] Drone sightings spread to McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base during fall 2024
  • CyberScoop: [WA] Army soldier linked to Snowflake attack spree allegedly tried to sell data to foreign spies
  • Washington Examiner: [United Kingdom] UK’s Starmer to press for US security guarantees ahead of high-stakes meeting between Trump and Zelensky
  • New York Times: [Ukraine] Trump Says He Believes Putin Would Abide by Any Ukraine Peace Deal
  • Reuters: [Ukraine] Trump, Zelenskiy to clinch minerals deal at White House meeting
  • CBS Austin: [Ukraine] Trump touts Ukraine mineral deal as key to recouping defense costs and boosting US economy
  • Newsweek: [Ukraine] Donald Trump Renews Barack Obama’s Executive Order on Ukraine
  • CNN: [Russia] Russia sees talks with US as an opening to rebuild its spy networks, officials say
  • New York Times: [Russia] Putin Praises Trump for Working to Thaw U.S.-Russia Tensions
  • The Hill: [China] China cyber espionage up by 150 percent in 2024: Report
  • Newsweek: [China] China and NATO Aircraft Carriers Deploy to Same Contested Waters
  • Newsweek: [China] China Flexes Naval Muscle Near Rival
  • Reuters: [Thailand] US condemns Thailand’s return of 40 Uyghurs to China
  • Reuters: [Vietnam] Vietnam to support deportations from US after tariff threats, lawyer says
  • Reuters: [North Korea] North Korea’s Kim orders nuclear readiness after missile test, KCNA says

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