Top News
Wall Street Journal/FOX News/Washington Post: U.S. Begins Migrant Flights to Guantanamo Bay
Reuters/New York Times: U.S. military plane deporting Indian immigrants lands in India
AP: Federal judge to hear arguments in suit aiming to stop Trump’s birthright citizenship order
Newsweek: US Border Agents Now Face Drone Bombs Threat: Report
NPR: Homeland Security’s workforce might not be as big as Trump’s immigration goals
Newsweek: Donald Trump Administration Hit With Slew of Legal Challenges
FOX News: ‘Extraordinary’: Trump secures rapid-fire victories on border cooperation amid tariff push
NBC News: Democrats question diversion of federal law enforcement officers to Trump migrant crackdown
Washington Examiner: Congress pushes to classify fentanyl permanently as Schedule I narcotic
AP: Trump says he’s exploring option to send jailed US criminals to other countries
Federal News Network: Senate Democrats raise concerns about Musk team access to Treasury payment systems
CBS Austin: Protests against Trump’s immigration policies sweep the nation on ‘day without immigrants’
CBS Austin: [MD] Hundreds urge Maryland leaders to advance legislation protecting immigrants during rally
Wall Street Journal/Washington Post: [DC] FBI Agents Sue to Stop Release of Names Involved in Trump and Jan. 6 Probes
CBS Austin: [NC] Hundreds attend Asheville rally against Trump immigration policy
Bloomberg/ABC News/Yahoo! News: [LA] Super Bowl Security Tightens After New Orleans Terrorist Attack
Border Report: [TX] Migrant rights protests take to the border
Los Angeles Times: [CA] Hundreds of LA students join immigration protests; buildings vandalized, rocks thrown, LAPD says
FOX News: [Canada] Canada will not be ‘51st state,’ ambassador protests amid Trump tariff threat
Reuters: [Mexico] Mexico will not allow US to send Mexicans to Guantanamo, foreign minister says
Wall Street Journal: [El Salvador] El Salvador Offers to Take U.S. Deportees of Any Nationality Including Imprisoned Americans
New York Times: [El Salvador] El Salvador’s Prisons Are Notorious. Will They House Trump’s Deportees?
AP: [El Salvador] What to know about El Salvador’s mega-prison after Trump deal to send people there
New York Times: [El Salvador] Trump Says He Would Jail Americans in El Salvador ‘in a Heartbeat’
AP: [Panama] Rubio says Panama must reduce Chinese influence around the canal or face possible US action
Opinion – Op-Eds
The Hill: Harboring undocumented immigrants? You could face decades in prison.
The Hill: Trump and Congress are skipping out on the bill for mass deportations
Washington Post: Can the right to asylum be saved?
Bloomberg: [Canada] Trump Lost the Trade War He Started With Canada
The Hill: [Mexico] Even Mexico should recognize cartels as terrorist organizations
Wall Street Journal: [Panama] The U.S. Has Rights Over the Panama Canal
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Newsweek: ICE Runs up on Space Constraints in Mass Deportation Efforts
CBS News: ICE releases some migrant detainees as detention facilities reach 109% capacity
Washington Post/CNN: Rash of ICE impersonation follows Trump immigration crackdown, police say
NBC News: Rep. Jamie Raskin demands details on U.S. citizens caught up in ICE enforcement
FOX News: ICE arrests under President Trump continue in migrant ‘sanctuary’ cities
New York Times: [NY] N.Y.C. Suburb Deploys Detectives to Aid Trump’s Deportation Crackdown
AP: [NY] Police in Long Island county will team up with ICE for Trump’s immigration crackdown
CBS New York: [NY] Nassau County police joining forces with ICE agents. Here’s how officials say it will work.
New York Times: [NJ] A Governor’s Bizarre Comment Made Him a Target of Trump’s Border Czar
Miami Herald: [PA] ICE arrests suspected Venezuelan gang member in Pennsylvania
CBS Austin: [PA] Temple University student arrested for allegedly impersonating ICE agent
Yahoo! News: [FL] 5 detained by ICE after 1-year-old boy found alone in the middle of Florida road
Border Report: [TX] Venezuelans tied to Tren De Aragua arrested in El Paso
FOX News: [CO] Colorado councilwoman encourages people to ‘report’ ICE activity to help illegal immigrants avoid capture
FOX News: [AZ] ICE removes ‘foreign fugitive’ wanted in Mexico on rape charge
KTLA: [CA] Weeklong human trafficking sting operation nets 547 arrests across California
Citizenship and Immigration Services
Washington Post: Trump’s narrow view of TPS could imperil nearly 1 million immigrants
Miami Herald: [FL] In bipartisan vote, Miami-Dade County Commission urges Trump to keep TPS for migrants
Yahoo! News: [South Africa] Trump vows to save white South Africans while Musk calls for welcoming them as refugees
Customs and Border Protection
FOX News: Hegseth, Homan tour border as military helps with deportation flights, ops against cartels
CBS News/CBS Austin: Will agreements with Canada and Mexico help secure America’s borders?
Border Report/Reuters/New York Times: [Mexico] National Guard troops arrive at Mexican border
Border Report: [TX] 8 in custody after Border Patrol raid on apartment complex
Univision: [PR] CBP arrests five Dominican stowaways in Puerto Rico after previous deportation
CBS Austin: [Mexico] Loss of profits lead Mexican cartels to take action as border agents face new threats
Border Report: [Mexico] Police investigating 2nd possible cross-border tunnel
Transportation Security Administration
Federal News Network: DHS research in airport passenger screening never stops
Yahoo! News: [PA] TSA intercepts Batarang at Harrisburg International Airport
Federal Emergency Management Agency
WJHL: [TN] $9.77 million approved for Chestoa Pike bridge replacement
Yahoo! News: [GA] FEMA: Expect phone calls about housing resources
Newsweek: [CA] Donald Trump’s Release of California Waters Stuns Locals
Reuters: [CA] California Governor Newsom travels to Washington for wildfire aid
Hawaiʻi Public Radio: [HI] Completed FEMA housing site ready to welcome Lahaina families to nearly 170 homes
Secret Service
ABC News/Axios: [LA] Exclusive: Secret Service in New Orleans already ahead of Trump’s visit to Super Bowl
Coast Guard
Border Report: [CA] Coast Guard stops boat carrying 21 people near Point Loma
CISA/Cybersecurity
MeriTalk: Karen Evans Returns to DHS in Senior Advisor Role at CISA
Newsweek: Health Care Cyberattacks Are on the Rise. What’s Being Done About It?
Washington Post: [MD] Neo-Nazi convicted of plotting to destroy Baltimore’s power grid
Terrorism Investigations
New York Times: Man Sentenced to 44 Years in Prison After Pleading Guilty to Qaeda Ties
Newsweek: [MD] Neo-Nazi Convicted of Planning Power Grid Attack Wanted to Start ‘Race War’
Axios: [TN] Copycat school shooting threats skyrocket in Nashville after Antioch shooting
CBS News: [OH] Shooting in Ohio warehouse leaves 1 dead, 5 wounded and it may have been "targeted," authorities say
CBS Sacramento: [CA] 2 teens arrested after Nevada Union High School shooting threat
National Security News
Newsweek: [Mexico] Map Shows Mysterious US Spy Flight off Mexico Coast
New York Times: [Greenland] Greenland, Eyeing Trump, Bans Foreign Political Funding
CBS News: [France] Vance to attend global AI summit in Paris for first international trip as VP
AP: [Israel] Trump talks Gaza takeover and other takeaways from his appearance with Netanyahu
Roll Call/Wall Street Journal/Newsweek: [Israel] Trump sends message with Netanyahu visit, wants to ‘resettle’ Gazans and ‘own’ strip
Reuters: [Israel] US top diplomat Rubio backs Trump plan on US takeover of Gaza
The Hill: [Israel] Trump team extends timeline for Gaza reconstruction
New York Times: [China] China Swiftly Punches Back for Trump’s Tariffs
Newsweek: [China] US Ally Alarmed as China’s Warships Stage Show of Force in Coastal Waters
Newsweek: [China] U.S. Ally Bans China’s DeepSeek On Government Devices
New York Times: [China] U.S. Postal Service Halts Parcel Service From China as Trump’s Trade Curbs Begin
FOX News: [Philippines] US flies joint patrol with the Philippines near shoal region guarded by China
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