• Top News
  • Washington Post/New York Times/Politico/Axios: Biden extends protected status for nearly 1 million immigrants
  • Reuters: United States adds Romania to visa waiver travel program
  • The Hill: US streamlines deportation flights to China
  • Washington Examiner: White House mum on whether Biden would sign Laken Riley Act
  • AP: Trump is planning 100 executive orders starting Day 1 on border, deportations and other priorities
  • The Hill: Trump: ‘I’m going to give you a report on drones about one day into the administration’
  • New York Times: [NY] New York to Cut 10,000 Migrant Beds but Open New Shelter in the Bronx
  • Washington Post: [DC] DOGE is dispatching agents across U.S. government
  • Yahoo! News: [LA] Governor says drones spotted over Louisiana nuclear power plant: Here’s what we know
  • Washington Post: [CA] L.A. fires have burned a larger area than San Francisco, killing at least 11
  • ABC News/Washington Post: [CA] This is the worst fire the Pacific Palisades has ever seen, experts say
  • Reuters: [CA] US agency declares California wildfires as public health emergency
  • Newsweek: [CA] Newsom Confirms Mexico Sending Thousands of Firefighters to Help California
  • Washington Post: [CA] Why firefighters say the Los Angeles blazes have been unstoppable
  • New York Times: [CA] Fires Prompt Water Advisories for Some in the L.A. Area
  • New York Times: [CA] Newsom Wants to Know Why Fire Hydrants Went Dry
  • CBS Austin: [CA] LA water chief knew about empty reservoir, broken hydrants months before fires: Report
  • CNN: [CA] No ‘water system in the world’ could have handled the LA fires. How the region could have minimized the damage
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] ‘It’s gonna take years’: L.A. homeowners, officials face grueling recovery
  • The Hill: [CA] LAPD: Arson suspect in custody in Kenneth Fire
  • Washington Examiner: [CA] Citizens arrest arson suspect holding blowtorch after another LA wildfire starts
  • Newsweek: [CA] Military Police Deployed in California as Wildfires Spark Looting
  • Reuters: [CA] Los Angeles firefighters see progress in containing blazes
  • CBS Los Angeles: [CA] Some Los Angeles County residents received "erroneous" fire evacuation alerts, officials say
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] California fires: Eaton Fire makes Altadena look ‘like a warzone,’ L.A. county official says
  • New York Times: [CA] L.A. Utilities’ Decisions to Keep Power on Are Scrutinized
  • FOX News: [CA] Los Angeles wildfires: Firefighting plane grounded for 3 days after drone strike causes ‘fist-sized hole’
  • New York Times: [CA] L.A. Wildfires Lay Bare an Insurance Crisis; DealBook Newsletter
  • New York Times: [CA] L.A. Was Prepared for Serious Fires. But It Wasn’t Ready for Four.
  • New York Times: [CA] L.A. Fires Show Limits of America’s Efforts to Cope With Climate Change
  • USA Today: [CA] Donald Trump blames Gavin Newsom for California fires, as Biden pledges 6 months of aid
  • Newsweek: [CA] Gavin Newsom Cut $100m From Fire Prevention Budget Before California Fires
  • CBS News: [Canada] Man charged in Capitol riot captured in Canada after fleeing U.S. to avoid prison sentence
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Wall Street Journal: [CA] Los Angeles Wildfire Death Toll Expected to Rise as Firefighters Race to Contain Blazes
  • Washington Post: Congress to Trump: Yes to removing criminals, no to mass deportations
  • New York Times: A Big Idea to Solve America’s Immigration Mess; The Editorial Board
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Bloomberg: H-1B Visa Lottery Is Shutting Out Top Talent. Replace It
  • Washington Examiner: Immigration is not the simple solution to US fertility rate
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • NBC News: Trump administration will close down the Darien Gap, incoming border czar Tom Homan says
  • FOX News: Schools nationwide brace for Trump, including measures compelling teachers not to cooperate with ICE
  • CBS Austin: [RI] ICE arrests convicted child molester in Rhode Island after local officials honor detainer
  • FOX News: [AL] Illegal immigrant accused in attempted teen kidnapping deported 5 times: officials
  • CBS Miami: [FL] Miami-Dade Sheriff Cordero-Stutz clarifies stance on deportations, confirms MDSO support for ICE
  • Washington Examiner: [IL] Chicago proposal would end sanctuary status for those who commit certain crimes
  • Yahoo! News: [IL] Mayor Johnson issues ICE guidelines; City Council to take up key vote next week
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • NBC News: Haitians in the U.S. under temporary protection in anxious limbo amid shifting immigration policies
• Customs and Border Protection
  • New York Times: Border Crossings Continue to Drop Before Trump’s Second Term
  • Border Report: To improve border security, asylum processes, US must take these steps, group says
  • Miami Herald: [FL] Feds say they stopped boat with 188 kilos of cocaine off Pompano Beach
  • Yahoo! News: [ND] U.S. Border Patrol Grand Forks Sector sees slight increase in encounters, more vehicle incursions
  • Newsweek: [TX] Russian Mercenary Caught With Drone On U.S.-Mexico Border
  • Border Report: [TX] UPDATE: Man-made tunnel leading from Juarez to El Paso discovered
  • KTSM: [TX] El Paso CBP officers seize 40 pounds of cocaine, arrest U.S. citizen
  • Newsweek: [CA] New California Immigration Raids Are ‘Sowing Chaos’
  • Telemundo20.com: [CA] “More to come”: Border Patrol to expand operations in Fresno and Sacramento
  • Yahoo! News: [CA] US CBP issues statement on ongoing ‘Operation Return to Sender’ in Bakersfield area
  • Yahoo! News: [CA] CBP officers seize 152lbs of meth hidden in pickup truck trying to cross U.S. Border
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Dallas Morning News: [TX] Texas confiscations top TSA’s 2024 unusual discoveries list
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • AP/USA Today: Powerful winter storm dumps heavy snow, causing flight delays, slick roads and school closings
  • MeriTalk: FCC Advances Multi-Lingual Emergency Alerts
  • Yahoo! News: Trump eyes Florida’s emergency management director to lead FEMA
  • Yahoo! News: [WV] FEMA Disaster Recovery Center hoping to reopen
  • FOX News: [NC] FEMA kicks hurricane survivors out of temporary housing into snowstorm and freezing temperatures
  • NBC News: [PR] Puerto Rico’s islandwide blackout attributed to outdated underground cable
  • AP: [PR] US official warns Puerto Rico of weak power generation as it prepares for a Trump administration
• Secret Service
  • The Hill: Secret Service officially ends protection of Jimmy Carter following burial
  • WDEL 101.7FM: [DE] 2 implicated in counterfeit cash investigation; 1 still at-large
  • Newsweek: [DC] Secret Service Destroyed White House Cocaine Evidence: New Book
  • Yahoo! News: [FL] Sarasota man to now face charges in incident with stolen car at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach
• Coast Guard
  • WFLA: [FL] 15 people rescued after cruise ship finds disabled boat in ocean near Florida
  • Yahoo! News: [MI] U.S. Coast Guard begins annual icebreaking efforts on the Great Lakes
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CNN: [DC] Chinese hackers breached US government office that assesses foreign investments for national security risks
  • Washington Examiner: China’s ‘Salt Typhoon’ telecom hack has sent shockwaves through the US intelligence community
  • Reuters: As China hacking threat builds, Biden to order tougher cybersecurity standards
  • NBC News: A company that tracks and sells Americans’ location data has seemingly been hacked
  • CyberScoop: [GA] Russian nationals charged with operating crypto mixers that masked cybercrime funds
  • Yahoo! News: [OH] Westerville schools affected by PowerSchool data breach, unclear if other districts hit too
• Terrorism Investigations
  • USA Today: Federal judge delays 9/11 deals that would have found terror mastermind guilty
  • New York Times: [LA] ISIS Says It Inspired New Orleans Attack, but Doesn’t Claim Responsibility
  • Washington Examiner: [LA] New Orleans City Council launches investigation into Bourbon Street safety barriers
  • NBC News: [LA] New Orleans police release bodycam footage of shootout with Bourbon Street attacker
• National Security News
  • CNN: Supreme Court signals it will uphold ban on TikTok over national security concerns and other takeaways from oral arguments
  • New York Times: The government’s case for banning TikTok on national security grounds is light on examples.
  • Newsweek: Trump Looms Over TikTok Supreme Court Hearing As Justices Remain Skeptical
  • NBC News: Split emerges among U.S. spy agencies over mysterious ‘Havana syndrome’
  • Bloomberg: [Canada] Canada Plots Broad Tariff Retaliation If Trump Starts Trade War
  • The Hill: [Veneuela] US hits Venezuela with new sanctions after Maduro’s ‘illegitimate’ inauguration
  • New York Times: [Venezuela] Biden Raises Bounty for Nicolás Maduro to $25 Million
  • Newsweek: [Russia] Russia’s ‘Secret’ Military Facilities Hit in Massive Overnight Drone Raids
  • New York Times: [Israel] Fears for Israel’s Hostages Grow as Two More Are Found Dead in Gaza
  • New York Times: [Israel] Israel Strikes Ports and a Power Plant in Houthi-Controlled Parts of Yemen
  • New York Times: [China] U.S. Ambassador Says China Is Aligned With ‘Agents of Disorder’

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