• Top News
  • AP/The Hill/New York Times/FOX News: Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Mexico, Canada after they pledge to boost border enforcement
  • AP/Bloomberg/ABC News/Reuters/NBC News: Trump administration ends temporary deportation protection for 350,000 Venezuelans
  • New York Times/The Hill/USA Today/Washington Examiner: Defense Secretary Vows to Use Thousands of Active-Duty Troops to Secure Border
  • BorderReport: Wiping out cartels will be ‘great gift’ to Mexico, ‘border czar’ says
  • FOX News: DHS Secretary Noem gives helicopter, horseback tour of agents’ enhanced border measures
  • Reuters: US forms task force to battle antisemitism, focusing on schools and campuses
  • ABC News: Trump’s order seeking to block birthright citizenship to face next legal hurdle
  • FOX News: Republican state AGs back Trump birthright citizenship order in court filing: ‘Taxpayers are on the hook’
  • Reuters: Trump plans to invoke obscure 18th century wartime law in bid for mass deportations
  • FOX News: Counter-drug sea drones utilized by Navy as Trump ramps up military resources at the border
  • Washington Post/Roll Call/New York Times: Immigrant rights groups file lawsuit to stop Trump asylum policy
  • The Hill/USA Today: Restaurants in multiple cities closing for one day to mark ‘day without immigrants’
  • AP/Washington Examiner: Trump and Musk move to dismantle USAID, igniting battle with Democratic lawmakers
  • New York Times: Rubio Says He Now Runs Aid Agency, as Staff Are Blocked From Systems
  • Federal News Network: Trump administration tells agencies to push forward with return-to-office despite union agreements
  • The Hill: EPA tells 1,000 employees they could be fired ‘immediately’
  • The Hill: Warren presses Treasury secretary over Musk access to payments system
  • The Hill: Jeffries vows to use government shutdown fight to combat Trump orders
  • USA Today: [VT] Feds probe ties between Vermont border agent shooting, cross-country killing spree
  • CBS Boston: [MA] Mayor Michelle Wu plans to testify before Congress on sanctuary cities
  • Yahoo! News: [NY] Hundreds march in New York against Trump’s trans policy
  • AP/Washington Examiner: [DC] Crews begin removing wreckage from last week’s deadly midair collision from the Potomac River
  • NBC News: [DC] Names of FBI agents who investigated capitol riots to be handed over to Trump DOJ officials
  • Yahoo! News: [VA] GOP immigration bills crushed in Virginia Senate committee
  • Yahoo! News: [MS] ICE holds several suspected undocumented workers after sexual assault at Miss. restaurant
  • Orlando Sentinel: [FL] Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rolls out $115 billion budget plan to support immigration enforcement
  • FOX News: [LA] DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Gov. Landry, Mayor Cantrell discuss Super Bowl security, honor victims of New Orleans terror attack
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Immigration crackdown prompts weekend protests across the country and in the Houston area
  • FOX News: [AZ] Demonstrator steals police car during anti-deportation protest in Arizona
  • Yahoo! News: [OR] Police arrest 5 after street takeover in north Salem during Saturday protest
  • Politico: [CA] California lawmakers approve $50M for Trump lawsuits, immigrant aid
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Thousands in L.A. protest Trump’s immigration actions
  • CBS News: [Mexico] Mexico president says U.S. claim about cartel alliance is "slander," vows to retaliate against Trump tariffs
  • BorderReport: [Mexico] Shelter for deported migrants reports ‘lower than expected numbers’ in Tijuana
  • Yahoo! News: [Cuba] Troops arrive at Guantanamo Bay to prepare migrant detention center
  • New York Times: [Cuba] Guantánamo Bay Prepares for President Trump’s Migrant Surge
  • CBS Austin: [Cuba] Over 150 troops arrive in Guantanamo Bay to support ‘illegal alien holding operations’
  • VOA News: [El Salvador] Rubio in El Salvador to push US migration crackdown, counter China’s growing influence
  • Wall Street Journal: [El Salvador] El Salvador Offers to Take U.S. Deportees of Any Nationality Including Imprisoned Americans
  • VOA News: [Panama] Rubio hails US-Panama cooperation as deportation flight returns undocumented Colombians
  • CBS Austin: [Panama] Panama offers US Navy ships free passage through Panama Canal, report says
  • Reuters: [India] US military flight deporting migrants to India, official says
  • FOX News: [China] How Trump’s tariffs closed the loophole used by Chinese retailers
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Wall Street Journal: Donald Trump’s Mexican Tariff Standoff
  • Washington Post: How undocumented immigrants helped my police work
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • FOX News: ICE scoops up illegal immigrants with murder, robbery convictions in weekend crackdown
  • NBC News: Some migrants arrested in Trump’s immigration crackdown have been released back into the U.S.
  • Newsweek: Does ICE Need a Warrant? Questions Loom Over Trump’s Deportation Raids
  • Rolling Stone: TikTok Teachers Are Using Shooter-Drill Skills to Prep for ICE Raids
  • CBS New York: [NJ] New Jersey’s top ICE official issues stern warning to migrants in U.S. illegally
  • CBS Philadelphia: [PA] Temple University student and 2 others accused of impersonating ICE agents on campus
  • Yahoo! News: [FL] Traffic stops, ID-related charges lead to IRC arrests in immigration enforcement operation
  • Palm Beach Post: [FL] ICE reports 32 arrests of undocumented immigrants in Palm Beach County under Trump crackdown
  • FOX News: [IL] Chicago leaders encourage residents to exercise ‘their rights’ in resisting Trump’s deportation policies
  • Telemundo Amarillo: [TX] ICE reacts to rumors that it is offering rewards for operations
  • FOX News: [TX] Man allegedly in country illegally accused of murdering elderly partner: police
  • FOX News: [OK] Oklahoma superintendent who brawled with CNN over ICE entering schools doubles down: ‘Deported together’
  • Axios: [CO] Johnston weighs defending Denver’s immigration policies in D.C.
  • Colorado Public Radio: [CO] Rep. Jason Crow says Buckley Space Force Base will not house detained immigrants – for now
  • Yahoo! News: [UT] How one bill could boost ICE deportations in Utah
  • Newsweek: [Guam] ICE Raids Expand to Guam
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • CBS Miami: [FL] South Florida’s Venezuelan community outraged by protected status revocation
  • Yahoo! News: [IA] Gov. Reynolds introduces bill requiring citizenship test for high school students
• Customs and Border Protection
  • CBS 7: ‘Taking Advantage of That Trusted Brand’: Counterfeit auto parts pose serious risks to drivers
  • Washington Post: [TX] Texas and CBP order state troops to enforce immigration law at border
  • FOX News: [Mexico] Mexican cartels targeting Border Patrol agents with kamikaze drones, explosives amid Trump crackdown: report
  • Reuters: US says packages from China to face formal customs entry under new tariffs
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Axios: Real ID deadline is May 7: What you need to know to fly and access federal facilities
  • Newsweek: What Is a TSA Auction? Confiscated Items Put Up for Sale
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Yahoo! News: [NC] Governor Josh Stein requests $1.07 billion in funding for Helene recovery in western NC
  • AP: [NC] New governor tests relations with North Carolina lawmakers with aid request for Helene recovery
  • CBS Los Angeles: [CA] Southern California Congress members call for investigation into LA County’s emergency alert system
  • CBS Los Angeles: [CA] State, local officials call for federal action to protect families from pollutants after deadly wildfires
  • Washington Examiner: [CA] California wildfires fully contained after month of efforts
  • FOX40: [CA] Placerville man convicted of starting two El Dorado County wildfires
  • Yahoo! News: [CA] They lost everything in the Palisades fire. Then, someone stole their identities
  • Yahoo! News: [HI] FEMA completes over 165 temporary homes for Lahaina fire survivors
• Secret Service
  • Yahoo! News: [NC] Man accused of printing counterfeit money arrested in Anderson Co.
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Federal News Network: CISA hires former DHS CIO into top cyber position
  • StateScoop: [TX] Texas to launch cyber command center, Gov. Abbott declares in State of State address
  • Washington Post: [China] Alarmed by Chinese hacks, Republicans mute attacks on cybersecurity agency
• Terrorism Investigations
  • AP: [MD] Neo-Nazi group leader convicted of plotting Maryland power grid attack
  • FOX News: [LA] New Orleans sued over Bourbon Street terror attack, accused of negligence that cost lives
  • USA Today: [TX] 4 band dads hailed ‘heroes’ after stopping gunman in Texas high school shooting
• National Security News
  • AOL: Trump says new US sovereign wealth fund could play role in TikTok rescue
  • Washington Examiner: [Panama] Trump threatens ‘something very powerful is going to happen’ if Panama doesn’t give back canal
  • FOX News: [Ukraine] Zelenskyy warns peace talks without Ukraine ‘dangerous’ after Trump claims meetings with Russia ‘going well’
  • Newsweek: [Israel] Palestinian Official Responds to Trump’s Gaza Population Transfer Proposal
  • Wall Street Journal: [Israel] U.S. Readies New $1 Billion Arms Sale to Israel
  • AP: [China] China counters with tariffs on US products. It will also investigate Google
  • FOX News: [China] JD Vance says Trump administration eyeing China crackdowns, with stocks in crosshairs
  • VOA News: [China] Exclusive: US ‘aware’ of reports Iran trying to ship missile propellant chemical from China
  • Newsweek: [Japan] US Quietly Arms Key Treaty Ally Near China
  • Newsweek: [Philippines] China Troubles US Ally in Coastal Waters for 30 Days
  • AP: [Philippines] US and Philippine fighter aircraft jointly patrol disputed shoal region guarded by China

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