• Top News
  • New York Times/AP/Washington Post: Federal Judge Deals Another Blow to Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
  • Reuters: US homeland secretary plans to visit Guantanamo migrant site on Friday
  • CNN: White House pressures ICE to pick up pace of migrant arrests, sources say
  • FOX News: Over a dozen Venezuelan criminal illegal migrants sent to Guantanamo Bay: ‘Highly dangerous’ people
  • CBS News: Trump officials eye daily migrant detainee flights to Guantanamo Bay
  • FOX News: Tough decisions’ in store for ‘sanctuary’ cities after Bondi turns off federal funding spigot
  • FOX News: Sanctuary city mayors to testify at House Oversight after AG Bondi cuts them off from federal funds
  • NBC News: Bondi ends FBI effort to combat foreign influence in U.S. politics
  • Newsweek: Pam Bondi Ends Task Force On Russian Oligarchs To Focus On Cartels
  • Yahoo! News: Attorney General Pam Bondi vows to bring the DOJ back to its ‘core function,’ declares ‘weaponization’ over
  • Newsweek: Homeland Security Chair Sounds Alarm Over Cartels Using Drones
  • FOX News: Ex-Navy SEAL introduces CARTEL Act to pull back veil on border drug, human trafficking
  • New York Times: Tariffs and Tightening Controls Threaten a Way of Life on the Border
  • SFGate: Trump Pauses Harsh New Tariffs on Canada and Mexico, Easing Homebuilder Fears of Higher Construction Costs
  • Bloomberg: Trump Team Taps Bird Flu Expert to Lead Pandemic Response Unit
  • Border Report: Border politicos go to bat for ‘Dreamers,’ Mexico trade
  • Telemundo: U.S. immigration courts are badly behind deportation proceedings
  • Reuters: Trump administration sued by government workers over cuts to USAID
  • NBC News: GOP tension grows on Trump agenda bill as Senate diverges from House’s path
  • USA Today: [VT] Grand jury indicts woman accused in Vermont Border Patrol shooting that killed agent
  • AP: [NY] Man charged after pregnant woman dies in attempt to cross US-Canada border
  • CNN: [DC] Senators grill investigators on the midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk military helicopter
  • New York Times: [DC] Army Helicopter’s Tracking Technology Turned Off at Time of Crash
  • Washington Post: [DC] Flights into National being slowed after crash, as Musk intervenes
  • AP: [DC] President Donald Trump blames ‘obsolete’ US air traffic control system for the plane and chopper collision near DC
  • Axios: [AR] Arkansas joins birthright citizenship fight
  • FOX News: [LA] Super Bowl LIX: Inside elite SWAT team’s final sprint to secure New Orleans
  • Yahoo! News: [LA] National Guard working Bourbon Street for Super Bowl
  • Wall Street Journal: [IL] Justice Department Sues Chicago and Illinois Over ‘Sanctuary’ Protections for Immigrants
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Area residents gearing up for anti-immigrant deportation rally Sunday in downtown Elgin
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Trump administration sues Illinois, Cook County and Chicago over sanctuary immigration laws
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Chicago’s more than 40-year history as a sanctuary city
  • Washington Examiner: [CO] Denver mayor says he will testify before Congress about immigration
  • New York Times/AP: [AK] Small Plane With 10 Onboard Goes Missing in Alaska
  • ABC News: [Mexico] Border czar’ threatens military action against Mexican cartels if necessary
  • NPR: [Cuba] Deported migrants are already landing at Guantanamo Bay as part of Trump’s plan
  • Bloomberg: [India] India Pledges ‘Crackdown’ on Illegal Migration to the US
  • EFE: [India] India seeks humane treatment after US deports 104 Indians
  • AP/New York Times: [India] Opposition lawmakers protest alleged mistreatment of Indian deportees by US
  • New York Times: [India] U.S. Military Deportation to India Creates Headache for Trump Ally
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • The Hill: Elites, criminal networks and aid failures drive the immigration crisis
  • Bloomberg: Trump’s ‘Iron Dome’ Must Succeed Where Reagan’s ‘Star Wars’ Failed
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • New York Times: Several Accused of Impersonating Agents Amid Trump Push on Deportations
  • Border Report: Nearly a third of those in ICE custody have criminal convictions, DHS says
  • FOX News: Homan sends message to liberal states: ‘Don’t cross that line’
  • FOX News: Trump’s ICE limits illegal immigrant releases amid moves to shake off Biden ‘hangover’
  • New York Times: [NY] N.Y.C. Officials Give City Workers Leeway to Yield to ICE Agents
  • Yahoo! News: [NY] Adams revises rules limiting ICE searches at schools and shelters if NYC workers feel “threatened”
  • FOX News: [MA] Massachusetts migrant shelter resident charged with impregnating his teen daughter
  • Newsweek: [PA] Students Suspended for Impersonating ICE Agents on Campus
  • Yahoo! News: [PA] Pennsylvania immigrant jail must let N.J. detainees attend criminal hearings remotely, judge says
  • Newsweek: [IA] Sheriff Vows to Block ICE immigration Requests
  • Newsweek: [TX] Texas Warns Parents Over Immigration Raids on School Buses
  • Washington Examiner: [TX] Greg Abbott offers Trump 4,000 prison beds to detain immigrants amid ICE shortages
  • Colorado Public Radio: [CO] Immigration raids in Colorado, both highly visible and cloaked in secrecy, rattle advocates and local authorities
  • FOX News/Washington Examiner/AP: [CO] Media ride-alongs on ICE raids may be suspended after Aurora leaks: Homan
  • Yahoo! News: [CA] California parole agent allegedly tricks transgender woman into leaving home, leading to arrest by ICE agents
  • CBS Los Angeles: [CA] Superintendent Carvalho addresses reports of individuals impersonating ICE agents in communities
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Newsweek: Prince Harry’s Redacted Visa Files May Be Released, Judge Hints
  • Washington Post: The asylum seekers deported in the first days of Trump’s presidency
  • Politico: [FL] Facing fire from DeSantis, agriculture says it doesn’t rely on undocumented foreign workers
  • NBC News: [Mexico] Fear: Dreamers travel to Mexico to stay in the U.S.
  • USA Today: [Venezuela] Trump revokes temporary protected status for 600,000 Venezuelans
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [Afghanistan] Afghan journalist barred from U.S. under Trump refugee ban says he has ‘no plan left’
• Customs and Border Protection
  • New York Times: Why It Is So Difficult to Stop the Flow of Fentanyl Into the U.S.
  • CBS Austin: [NY] 8 migrants arrested by US border agents in Rochester
  • Miami Herald: [FL] Two suspected of smuggling Chinese migrants into Coral Gables held until trial: Judge
  • UPI: [KY] Customs officials in Ky. seize $27 million in fake jewelry last month -- mostly from Hong Kong, China
  • FOX News: [TX] Border state’s crucial crackdown on illegal immigrants could get new federal protections: ‘Finish the job’
  • Miami Herald: [TX] Soft drinks used as disguise for 120 pounds of cocaine, Texas border cops say
  • Yahoo! News: [TX] Border Patrol chief calls report that agents will board buses to check students’ citizenship “absurd”
  • Border Report: [NM] Trump to build more border wall in Sunland Park
  • Washington Examiner: [NM] World War II-style barriers placed along border in New Mexico
  • New York Times: [CA] Dozens of Live Beetles Found in Japanese Snacks During Customs Check at LAX
  • Border Report: [CA] Suspected smuggling boat carrying children enters Mission Bay
  • New York Times: [Canada] What to Know About Canada’s Role in the Fentanyl Crisis
  • Miami Herald: [Canada] What drugs are often seized at US-Canada border? Data shows less than 1% is fentanyl
  • Yahoo! News: [Canada] Canadian government outlines border security agreement to stave off tariffs
  • FOX News/Yahoo! News: [Mexico] Mexican troops begin arriving at US-Mexico border following deal made to pause Trump-approved tariffs
  • Border Report: [Mexico] Shelter for deported migrants in Tijuana ‘relatively empty’
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Reuters: TSA says airport security personnel excluded from buyout offer
  • ABC News: ‘Combative’ man restrained by fellow passengers on Frontier Airlines flight after breaking window
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • The Hill: EPA administrator, Trump special envoy join LA mayor to evaluate fire recovery
  • CNN: First winter storm of many forces water rescues, knocks out power and creates dangerous travel conditions
  • The Hill: Senators proposing new wildfire agency
  • Politico: He asked: ‘What the hell is going on with FEMA?!’ Now he’s in charge of the agency.
  • Yahoo! News: [SD] City of Mitchell, FEMA reach agreement to remove flood-prone homes along Dry Run Creek
  • FOX News: [CA] Newsom praises ‘very productive’ Trump meeting as he seeks more federal wildfire money
  • CBS Austin: [CA] GOP blames California’s policies for extent of LA wildfire damages as they debate aid bill
  • New York Times: [CA] Power Company Finds Irregularities in Equipment Where Eaton Fire Started
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Behind the arson arrests during the firestorm: Cases reveal L.A.’s burning problem
  • Miami Herald: [CA] Los Angeles launches online wildfire relief tool to navigate government aid programs
  • Hawaii Public Radio: [HI] Hawaiʻi Supreme Court to hear arguments in case tying up $4B Maui wildfire settlement
• Secret Service
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] CPS security video shows Secret Service trying to enter Chicago’s Hamline School
• Coast Guard
  • ABC News: US Coast Guard ramps up operations at southern border
  • CBS News: [RI] Coast Guard releases images after crew seizes $91 million in drugs at sea
  • FOX News: [DC] Former Coast Guard commandant evicted from base housing 2 weeks after firing: report
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] 2 suspected smuggling attempts by sea thwarted in San Diego
  • Yahoo! News: [CA] Newport Coast Guard cutter seizes $91M of cocaine in Caribbean, Eastern Pacific Ocean
  • Yahoo! News: [CA] Coast Guard searching for member reported missing in Eastern Pacific
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Federal News Network: Lawmakers warn hiring freeze could thwart cyber workforce efforts
  • CBS Austin: Chinese cameras may be able to spy on U.S. infrastructure; according to DHS bulletin
  • NPR: CISA staffers offered deferred resignations, extending broader cybersecurity fears
• Terrorism Investigations
  • AP: Newly unsealed documents reveal more details of prosecutors’ evidence in 9/11 attacks
  • AZCentral: [OH] Second Ohio mass shooting victim dies; 4 still hospitalized: What we know
• National Security News
  • Yahoo! News: US cuts task forces on foreign influence, Russian sanctions
  • Newsweek: Chinese and Russian Militaries Detected Near US Allies
  • Wall Street Journal: Lawmakers Push to Ban DeepSeek App From U.S. Government Devices
  • Newsweek: [DC] CIA Agents’ Names Risk Exposure After Trump Demands List In Unclassified Email
  • VOA News: [Panama] Treaty obliges US to defend Panama Canal, says Rubio
  • Wall Street Journal: [Panama] Panama Accuses U.S. of Lying About Deal for Free Navy Canal Passage
  • Yahoo! News: [Panama] Panama formally exits China’s Belt and Road Initiative as US claims ‘victory’ in decision
  • CNN: [Venezuela] US formally seizes second plane belonging to Venezuelan President Maduro
  • New York Times: [Syria] U.S. Waives Funding Freeze at Syrian Camp Holding Thousands of ISIS Fighters
  • Reuters: [Hong Kong] HongKong Post to continue to suspend parcels to the US
  • New York Times/CBS News: [Philippines] 4 dead after DOD-contracted aircraft crashes in Philippines
  • Washington Examiner: [Australia] Pete Hegseth to meet with Australian counterpart with focus on Indo-Pacific

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