• Top News
  • Wall Street Journal/FOX News/VOA News: Trump’s Use of Guantanamo Bay Signals Hard Line Against Migrants
  • AP: Federal prisons being used to detain people arrested in Trump’s immigration crackdown
  • Reuters: ACLU leads push for access to migrant detainees shuttled to Guantanamo
  • The Hill: Graham unveils budget plan to beef up border security and defense
  • Yahoo! News: Congressman Vern Buchanan introduces bill to deport illegal immigrants with gang ties
  • The Hill: Judges curb Trump’s sweeping executive actions
  • Bloomberg: Judge Blocks Musk Access to Treasury Data After Some States Sue
  • Federal News Network: House Democrats introduce Taxpayer Data Protection Act in response to Musk’s actions
  • Newsweek: US ‘Spies Abroad’ Could Be Exposed via Payments Accessed by DOGE: Report
  • New York Times: U.S. Aid Agency’s Climate Programs Aimed to Curb Migration. Now They’re Gone.
  • CBS Austin: [DC] Helicopter’s safety system was off before deadly crash near Reagan Airport, officials say
  • New York Times: [DC] Trump Says He’ll Fire F.B.I. Agents Amid Fight Over Those Who Investigated Jan. 6
  • Wall Street Journal: [DC] Deal Reached to Protect Names of FBI Agents in Jan. 6 Probes
  • Yahoo! News: [NC] ICE boss Kristi Noem to visit Asheville to meet with Helene victims; What to know
  • Newsweek: [TN] Migrant Children Could Be Denied Education in Tennessee
  • Newsweek/CBS Miami: [FL] Ron DeSantis Gives Florida Troopers New Immigration Powers
  • Yahoo! News: [LA] FBI, DHS, SWAT, local law enforcement and more present for New Orleans Super Bowl Sunday
  • Newsweek: [UT] New Bill Aims to Stop Migrants Owning Guns
  • Bloomberg: [CA] San Francisco Sues Over Trump Plan to Defund Sanctuary Cities
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] L.A.’s week of pro-immigration protests
  • Miami Herald: [Venezuela] Trump’s border czar says Venezuela deportations will start in 30 days. Who’s at risk?
  • Washington Post/CBS News: [South Africa] Trump halts aid to South Africa, orders U.S. to prioritize refugee resettlement of South Africans of European descent
  • Reuters: [China] Trump pauses de minimis repeal as packages pile up at US customs
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • The Hill: Congress must reform birthright citizenship
  • FOX News: Justice Department memo reveals seismic changes in how we treat illegal immigration
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Newsweek: ICE Must Release New Solitary Confinement Rules: Lawsuit
  • NBC News: Trump administration preparing to restart immigrant family detention
  • NBC News: Trump is ‘angry’ that deportation numbers are not higher
  • FOX News: Trump admin makes aggressive move to expand illegal immigrant detention: ‘Outside the box’
  • CNN: How teachers are preparing themselves and their students for immigration sweeps
  • CBS News: Migrant parents worried ICE could take them away from hospitalized children, pediatric interpreter says
  • Government Executive: Federal prisons to house ICE detainees as Trump furthers immigration crackdown
  • DC News Now: [MD] DOJ: Hagerstown man indicted after child porn found on phone during repairs at store
  • CBS Minnesota: [MN] Crystal man pleads guilty to production and attempted production of child pornography
  • Univision: [TX] Texas considers bill that would force local cops to cooperate with ICE
  • Newsweek: [TX] Officials Issue School Bus ICE Raids Update
  • FOX News: [IA] Iowa AG launches investigation after sheriff refuses to work with ICE
  • The Hill: [CO] Leaks hindered immigration raids in Colorado: Homan
  • CBS Austin: [CO] Tom Homan promises to ‘deal with’ how ICE raid in Aurora, Colo. was leaked
  • AZCentral: [AZ] ‘He’s on a list’: US veteran with conviction detained by ICE near Laveen home
  • KIRO: [WA] Three Mexican citizens arrested after trying to distribute 30 pounds of meth in Bellevue
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Leaked document says ‘large scale’ immigration action coming to L.A.
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] A man wore an ‘ICE Immigration’ jacket to an S.F. taqueria. S.F. supe says he’s a ‘terrorist’
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • FOX News: Trump admin appeals ruling blocking birthright citizenship order
  • Newsweek: [FL] DACA-Protected Middle School Science Teacher Faces Deportation
• Customs and Border Protection
  • AP: More active duty troops will head to US-Mexico border, bringing the total to 3,600
  • Washington Examiner: Tim Scott moves to divert Biden IRS funding to bolster border security
  • Newsweek: [NY] NYC Mayor Eric Adams Under Fire Over ICE Memo To Schools, Shelters
  • CBS News: [NY] Pregnant woman died trying to cross U.S.-Canada border after smuggler told her to wade through frigid river, prosecutors say
  • Border Report: [TX] CBP watchdog agency looking into death of two migrants
  • Yahoo! News: [TX] Border Patrol ‘dismantle’ smuggling ring at El Paso hotel
  • Border Report: [CA] Security filters’ resume south of San Ysidro Port of Entry
  • San Diego Union-Tribune: [Mexico] Trump’s pause on Mexican tariffs hinges on slowing fentanyl. Can Mexico’s National Guard succeed?
  • Border Report: [Mexico] Role of Mexico’s National Guard along border clarified
• Transportation Security Administration
  • CBS 7: [TX] MAF: Lines may be long as airport awaits part to fix X-ray machine
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Washington Post: Elon Musk’s agents have gained access to FEMA’s sensitive disaster data
  • New York Times: [TN] 2 Killed as Tornadoes Sweep Through Eastern Tennessee
  • Washington Examiner: [CA] Maui fire recovery lights LA’s path
  • The Hill: [CA] California Democrat slams Trump water release order as harmful ‘PR stunt’
  • Yahoo! News: [CA] Insurance and FEMA-related scams increasing in aftermath of Los Angeles wildfires
• Secret Service
  • Boston Globe: [LA] What to know about Trump attending the Super Bowl on Sunday
  • Yahoo! News: [IL] Chicago man sentenced to over 7 years in federal prison for making, using $92K in fake $100 bills
  • Yahoo! News: [KS] Topeka Public Schools fifth-grade teacher indicted for child pornography
• Coast Guard
  • AP/Wall Street Journal/FOX News/VOA News: [AK] Missing commuter plane found crashed on Alaska sea ice and all 10 aboard died, authorities say
• National Security News
  • CBS News/Washington Post: Trump says he is revoking Biden’s security clearance
  • New York Times: Sept. 11 Plea Deal Includes Lifetime Gag Order on C.I.A. Torture Secrets
  • AP: Trump orders sanctions on International Criminal Court for investigating Israel
  • New York Times: I.C.C. Pushes Back on Trump Order Imposing Sanctions on It
  • New York Times: Democratic senators press Rubio over changes at the U.S. foreign aid agency.
  • FOX News: Rubio to visit Middle East for second trip as secretary of state after Trump suggests US takeover of Gaza
  • Reuters: [India] Modi’s impending Trump meeting overshadowed by deportation of Indians
  • New York Times: [China] Trump Says He Will Announce Reciprocal Tariffs Next Week
  • Washington Examiner: [China] JD Vance tapped by Trump to secure TikTok deal
  • Bloomberg: [China] AI chatbot from Chinese firm DeepSeek restricted from some government phones
  • FOX News: [China] Top Republican moves to restrict AI exports amid concerns over Chinese tech
  • NBC News: [Japan] Japanese leader arrives in Washington to sell Trump on the importance of Asian alliances
  • Bloomberg: [Japan] Trump Tells Ishiba He Wants Japan to Eliminate Trade Deficit
  • AP: [Philippines] Canada and Philippines are in final negotiations for defense pact to boost joint military exercises

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