• Top News
  • New York Times/NBC News: Judge Blocks Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order Nationwide
  • Newsweek: Trump Administration Reverses Course, Will Restart Legal Aid for Migrants
  • Miami Herald: DHS Secretary Noem will go to Guantanamo to check on plans to hold thousands of migrants
  • The Hill/FOX News: Bondi sworn in as attorney general in Oval Office
  • CBS News/Washington Examiner: Attorney General Pam Bondi orders review of Trump prosecutions, focuses on "sanctuary" cities
  • Wall Street Journal: Trump Considers Labeling Migrants a Measles, Tuberculosis Risk
  • Newsweek: Donald Trump to Sell Off Half of All Federal Property: What to Know
  • ABC News: Republicans block Musk from congressional subpoena as DOGE continues to access government data
  • The Hill: Democrats accuse DOGE of going after NOAA
  • ABC News: Protesters across the US rally against Trump administration policies
  • FOX News: ‘Who she is’: Noem allies extol DHS boss as ‘definition of South Dakota toughness’ amid wardrobe criticisms
  • The Hill: [NY] Eric Adams to testify before House Oversight Committee on ‘sanctuary cities’
  • Yahoo! News: [DC] All 67 victims of American Airlines, Black Hawk helicopter collision identified
  • Washington Examiner: [DC] Plane crash: NTSB says Army helicopter flying at 300 feet at time of collision
  • The Texas Tribune: [TX] Abbott meets with Trump at White House to discuss border issues
  • Axios: [CO] Mayor Johnston agrees to testify before Congress on Denver’s sanctuary city policies
  • AZCentral: [AZ] Protesters gather at Arizona Capitol to denounce Trump immigration policy, political agenda
  • FOX News: [NV] Deadly bird flu detected in Nevada dairy cattle
  • CBS Los Angeles: [CA] Protests against immigration crackdown continue in Los Angeles for a fourth day
  • Univision: [Mexico] Criticism of Sheinbaum for sending 10,000 soldiers to the border after Trump’s threats: "We are taking care of the US, not Mexico"
  • Newsweek: [Mexico] Republican Suggests Using Drones Against Mexican Cartels
  • FOX News: [Mexico] Mexico says it will not allow US to send Mexican migrants to Guantanamo Bay
  • NBC News: [Cuba] Trump admin plans to use notorious Guantanamo detention facility and nearby tents to hold immigrants
  • VOA News: [Cuba] 10 ‘high-threat illegal aliens’ arrive at Guantanamo Bay
  • USA Today: [Cuba] Migrant flights to Guantánamo Bay have begun. Satellite images show activity at naval base
  • CBS Austin: [Cuba] First flights to Guantanamo Bay from Fort Bliss spark debate over military resource use
  • AP: [Guatemala] Guatemala gives Rubio a second deportation deal for migrants being sent home from the US
  • NPR: [Guatemala] Secretary Rubio in Guatemala: Migration and the dismantling of USAID
  • NBC News/FOX News: [India] Washington sends first group of Indian migrants with US military plane to home country
  • AP: [India] Opposition lawmakers protest alleged mistreatment of Indian deportees by US
  • Yahoo! News: [India] India engaging US to ensure deportees not mistreated, foreign minister says
  • New York Times: [China] U.S. Postal Service Reverses Decision to Halt Parcel Service From China
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • US News & World Report: Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Ban Is Reckless and Wrong
  • Wall Street Journal: [Panama] U.S. Blindsides Panama, Saying American Government Ships Will Get Free Canal Passage
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Newsweek: Sanctuary Cities Asked to Work With ICE
  • CBS News: Local law enforcement officials across U.S. say they lack resources needed to help detain migrants
  • Yahoo! News: DEA, DHS target illegal immigrants linked to drug trade
  • CBS Austin: ICE arrests nearly 200 Tren de Aragua members, prepares deportation flights to Venezuela
  • The Hill/Univision: ICE impersonations lead to arrests in at least 3 states: Police
  • CBS News/Telemundo/The Hill: Overfilled ICE centers release some detainees
  • Reuters: US seizes $39.5 million in fake sports gear before Super Bowl
  • Reuters: [MA] Trump’s new Massachusetts prosecutor vows to probe officials impeding immigration arrests
  • Yahoo! News: [MA] ICE arrests Chinese fugitive in Mass. wanted for embezzlement, fraud and drug crimes in Taiwan
  • FOX News: [PA] El Salvador man wanted for raping child in home country detained in Philadelphia: ‘Dangerous criminal alien’
  • FOX News: [MD] ICE arrests Guatemalan illegal immigrant linked to deadly weapons charge
  • WKRG: [FL] Niceville man convicted of child porn possession arrested again: OCSO
  • Yahoo! News: [MO] Springfield man arrested after threatening ICE employees in several cities
  • FOX News: [TX] ICE arrests illegal immigrant in Texas wanted for Guatemala murder
  • CBS Austin: [TX] ICE arrests 2 Tren de Aragua members amid heightened border security efforts in Texas
  • CBS 7: [TX] Man arrested for Child Pornography in Andrews
  • Washington Examiner: [OK] Oklahoma moves to turn over criminal immigrants in its prisons to ICE
  • NBC News/Border Report/Newsweek/USA Today: [CO] ICE raids Denver-area apartment buildings
  • CBS Austin: [WA] School district vows to protect community after student’s parent arrested by ICE
  • Miami Herald: [WA] ICE contractor flight to Seattle may signal Washington state detention center will fill up
  • Newsweek: [CA] Support ICE Raids’ Flag Spotted in California
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • AP: As Case Involving Prince Harry’s Immigration Paperwork Inches Forward, Judge Considers Next Steps
  • CNN: What to know about Trump’s birthright citizenship order, in charts and maps
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Yahoo! News: Border seizures of fentanyl, drug central to tariff war, fell in FY 2024
  • FOX News: Drone footage of cartel warfare is ‘indicative’ of danger still present at border, says Rep. Chip Roy
  • NBC News: [FL] Chinese migrant smuggled to Florida shares why she was desperate to flee to U.S.
  • Miami Herald: [MI] ‘Problematic’ invasive bug — just a half-inch long — found at MI airport, officials say
  • Border Report: [TX] Search continues for second smugglers’ border tunnel
  • USA Today: [TX] Gov. Abbott says Texas National Guard can now make immigration arrests
  • The Texas Tribune: [TX] After teasing border security rollback, Texas plunges in deeper
  • FOX News: [TX] Texas school district warns parents Border Patrol may question or deport students
  • Border Report: [NM] Normandy-style barriers placed on Mount Cristo Rey
  • Yahoo! News: [AZ] Additional 500 Fort Drum soldiers deploying to U.S. southern border
  • CBS Los Angeles: [CA] Agriculture officials seize 37 live beetles disguised as Japanese snacks at LAX
  • Border Report: [CA] Tariffs threaten $60B worth of cross-border commerce in San Diego region, business leader says
  • Washington Examiner: [Mexico] Mexico’s 10,000 troops begin to arrive at US border
  • AZCentral: [Mexico] 1,500 Mexican National Guard arrive in Sonora to reinforce border with Arizona
  • AP: [Mexico] Mexican border cities are in limbo as tariff threats spark fears of a recession
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • WSOC: [NC] FEMA, USDA assess farms damaged in Avery County during Hurricane Helene
  • Yahoo! News: [WV] FEMA assistance tops $2.1 million in Mercer
  • AP: [NC] North Carolina lawmakers propose next Helene package that’s half the price of the governor’s
  • SC Daily Gazette: [SC] A series of disasters taught SC how to work with FEMA. Leaders encourage reform, not ending it.
  • CBS Los Angeles: [CA] Los Angeles grocers partner with FEMA for wildfire resource assistance
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] In D.C., Newsom takes his case for wildfire aid directly to Trump
  • Yahoo! News: [HI] FEMA finishes 167-home project for Lahaina fire survivors
• Secret Service
  • New York Times: Trump Revokes Security Detail for Mark Esper, Former Defense Secretary
  • FOX News: [DC] Authorities nab White House fence climber just two weeks into Trump’s new term
• Coast Guard
  • Washington Examiner: Stopping maritime immigration part of Trump’s plan
  • NBC News: Trump administration evicts former Coast Guard leader from her house with 3 hours notice
  • FOX News: [FL] Chinese migrant on paddleboard with suitcase in tow apprehended near Bahamas days after separate Florida bust
  • FOX News: [CA] Coast Guard using ship, helicopter to search for missing crew member in Eastern Pacific Ocean
  • Miami Herald: [Bahamas] Coast Guard says it stopped a Chinese migrant on a paddleboard off the Bahamas
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: Ransomware payments dropped 35% in 2024
• Terrorism Investigations
  • CNN: [OH] Manhunt continues for suspect who killed 1 and injured 5 in Ohio warehouse shooting, police say
• National Security News
  • New York Times: C.I.A. Extends Resignation Offers as Effort to Shrink Work Force Spreads
  • New York Times: C.I.A. Sends White House an Unclassified Email With Names of Some Employees
  • Yahoo! News: [Panama] Panama Reportedly Rethinking Deal with Canal-Adjacent Port Operator
  • Wall Street Journal: [Panama] U.S. Blindsides Panama, Saying American Government Ships Will Get Free Canal Passage
  • AP: [Venezuela] US to seize Venezuelan president’s plane held in Dominican Republic during Rubio visit
  • AP: [Israel] US officials now say Trump only wants to displace Palestinians from Gaza temporarily
  • CBS News: [Israel] Trump adviser says Gaza plan will "bring the entire region" to reach its own solution
  • New York Times: [Israel] ‘Riviera’ in Gaza and Aid Agency Assault Capture Trump’s Vision of U.S. Power
  • Wall Street Journal: [Israel] Mideast Powers Reject Trump Proposal to Take Over Gaza
  • AP: [Israel] Israel begins preparations for Gaza exodus as Egypt lobbies against Trump plan
  • FOX News: [Iran] Iran’s foreign minister responds to Trump ‘maximum pressure’ campaign amid regime panic
  • CNN: [Pakistan] Pakistan issues deadline for Afghan refugees after Trump blocks US resettlement pathway
  • Reuters: [China] China commerce ministry says US tariffs ‘vile’, ‘unilateralist’
  • AP: [China] Researchers say China’s DeepSeek chatbot is linked to state telecom, raising data privacy concerns
  • ABC News: [China] DeepSeek coding has the capability to transfer users’ data directly to the Chinese government
  • ABC News: [China] Lawmakers propose new legislation to ban DeepSeek from federal devices
  • Newsweek: [China] China’s Rival Wants US Radar Planes To Track Chinese Stealth Jets
  • AP: [Philippines] A flurry of international naval drills around the Philippines prompts complaints from Beijing
  • Yahoo! News: [Australia] Hegseth to host Australian leader in first visit with a foreign peer

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