• Top News
  • Newsweek/Reuters/FOX News: FBI Warns of Potential ‘Copycat’ Threats After Fatal New Orleans Attack
  • FOX News: New Orleans terrorist radicalized by ISIS online within weeks, FBI director says
  • Washington Examiner: Laken Riley Act clears second Senate hurdle as Democrats demand changes
  • AP: This is what DHS Secretary Mayorkas has to say about his border record
  • NPR: Outgoing DHS Secretary Mayorkas discusses his agency’s many roles
  • Federal News Network: Homeland Security steps up efforts to stop human trafficking
  • AP: DeSantis calls special session to implement Trump’s immigration policies
  • ABC News: More than a dozen Trump nominees will face Senate scrutiny this week
  • FOX News: [MA] Major blue city mayor silent after illegal immigrant uses shelter for criminal activity
  • NBC News: [FL] Ron DeSantis pushes to align Florida law with Trump’s expected immigration overhaul
  • CBS Miami: [FL] Florida legislative leaders push back on DeSantis’ call for special session on immigration
  • CNN: [CO] Colorado apartment complex where armed gang members were seen on video will be closed
  • FOX News: [WA] Blue state proposes protections for unemployed illegal immigrants
  • CBS New York/Los Angeles Times: [CA] Increasing winds bring potential for ‘explosive fire growth’ across L.A. County this week
  • Newsweek: [CA] Joe Biden Announces Stimulus Checks for People Impacted by California Fires
  • Reuters/The Hill/Newsweek: [CA] Johnson backs conditions on California fire aid
  • Los Angeles Times/Washington Examiner: [CA] Newsom proposes $2.5 billion for wildfire response as L.A. burns
  • ABC News: [CA] Possible links between utility companies and LA wildfires under investigation
  • CBS Los Angeles: [CA] SoCal Edison faces lawsuit alleging Eaton Fire was sparked by its equipment
  • Bloomberg: [CA] Edison Says It Found No Issues on Lines Near Eaton Fire in LA
  • Bloomberg: [CA] Utilities and Energy After California’s Wildfire Disaster
  • CBS News: [CA] As L.A. fires burn, officials fight false rumors and misinformation
  • The Hill: [CA] Unauthorized drone flights double in Southern California; 3 arrested during LA fires
  • USA Today: [CA] FBI searching for drone operator that grounded aircraft battling Pacific Palisades fire
  • The Hill: [CA] California Democrats approve $50M budget to help Newsom ‘Trump-proof’ the state
  • Bloomberg: [CA] LA Arrests Mount Over Looting, Curfews in Fire Evacuation Zones
  • FOX News: [CA] Los Angeles County DA says nine charged with looting homes in wildfire zones, one with arson
  • CBS Austin: [CA] Texas crews join fight against L.A. fires
  • Wall Street Journal: [CA] An Offline L.A. Water Reservoir Has Repeatedly Needed Repairs
  • Washington Examiner: [CA] Trump planning visit to Los Angeles to survey wildfire damage
  • CBS Sacramento: [CA] California farmworker advocate hosts Central Valley information meetings amid immigration raids
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [Mexico] Tijuana declares emergency ahead of possible mass deportations
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Wall Street Journal: The Immigrants America Needs
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • BorderReport: Perfectly legal’ if ‘sanctuary cities’ don’t help with mass deportations, law scholar says
  • USA Today: Trump’s border czar Tom Homan wants a tip line to catch immigrants in US illegally
  • FOX News: [MA] Illegal immigrant with $1M worth of drugs, guns given free housing courtesy of blue state taxpayers: officials
  • FOX News: [MA] Blue state county ignores ICE detainers against illegal immigrant charged with rape
  • KEDM 90.3 Public Radio: [LA] North Louisiana Man convicted by Federal Jury of Sexual Exploitation, Trafficking and Production of Child Pornography Involving Children in the Philippines
  • FOX News: [IL] Chicago official slams Brandon Johnson’s new ICE guidelines: ‘Who is the mayor trying to protect?’
  • Newsweek: [WY] Wyoming Sheriff Details Plans to Support Trump’s Mass Deportation
  • KIRO 7: [WA] Snohomish County man admits to sexually abusing minors, U.S. Attorney’s Office says
  • FOX News: [CA] Man arrested near LA fires with possible blowtorch is an illegal immigrant: ICE sources
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • AP: Immigration Lawyer Publishes Warnings and Strategy on Immigration Under Trump 2.0
• Customs and Border Protection
  • CBS News: Preparations at border for Trump’s return
  • FOX News: Border leaders say their communities are regaining ‘normalcy’ ahead of Trump inauguration
  • Newsweek: DNA Tests for Southern Border Immigrants Under New Bill
  • Newsweek: [TX] Sophisticated’ Smuggling Tunnel Found On US-Mexico Border
  • BorderReport: [TX] High value’ migrants, drugs likely came across border tunnel, expert says
  • FOX News: [TX] US Border Patrol reportedly captures Russian mercenary carrying drone, 2 passports and $4K
  • Texas Tribune: [TX] Texas Supreme Court to decide legal battle over El Paso migrant shelter’s future
  • BorderReport: [TX] Maquiladora sites to help Mexican border town shelter deported migrants
• Transportation Security Administration
  • AP: TSA publishes final rule on REAL ID enforcement beginning May 7, 2025
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • NPR: What happens when wildland fire reaches the city?
  • FOX News: [NC] FEMA extends transitional housing program for North Carolina residents displaced by Hurricane Helene
  • FOX News: [CA] FEMA administrator details resources for victims of Los Angeles wildfires
  • Reuters/Bloomberg/NPR: [CA] LA Wildfires Losses Could Top $30 Billion for Insurance Industry
  • Washington Post: [CA] In the charred remnants of Altadena, a slow and painful search for victims
  • New York Times: [CA] L.A. Wildfire Evacuees Scramble to Find Sleep in Cars, Shelters and Hotels
  • Newsweek: [CA] Los Angeles Warned of New Extreme Fire Danger: ‘As Bad as It Gets’
  • CBS Los Angeles: [CA] FEMA opens recovery centers at UCLA and Pasadena City College
  • Newsweek: [AK] Thousands Without Power in Alaska After Hurricane-Force Winds Hit
  • Reuters: [HI] Hawaiian Electric lays out plan to reduce wildfire risk
• Secret Service
  • Washington Post/Washington Examiner: [DC] D.C. prepares for more than 200,000 inauguration visitors — and protesters
  • FOX News: [DC] Lone actors’ are greatest safety threat during Trump’s inauguration: Capitol Police chief
  • Everything Lubbock: [TX] Counterfeit cash: MPD searching for suspect with possible ties to Lubbock
  • KXLG: [SD] Watertown Police Department Arrests Suspect for Counterfeiting and Drug Charges
• Coast Guard
  • Yahoo! News: Great Lakes ice season is underway. What to know about the Coast Guard’s icebreakers
  • CBS Austin: [Bahamas] 37 migrants rescued by Coast Guard after being stranded on uninhabited islands
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: Second Biden cyber executive order directs agency action on fed security, AI, space
  • MeriTalk: CISA Says CPG Adoption Cutting Sector Cyber Risks
  • Wall Street Journal: Robinhood to Pay $45 Million SEC Settlement Over Data Breach, Other Violations
  • Washington Post: [China] Biden administration looks to sanction Salt Typhoon telecom hackers
  • Bloomberg: [China] Sullivan Urges Trump Team to Focus on China Cyber Threats
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Yahoo! News: U.S. blacklists online White supremacist group as terrorist organization
  • New York Times: [NJ] Teacher Is Arrested After Threat Closes Schools in Montclair, N.J.
  • FOX News: [CO] Tren de Aragua gang members charged after terrorizing Aurora, Colorado residents for months: Police
• National Security News
  • The Hill: Biden admin puts new restrictions on AI chip, technology exports
  • Washington Examiner: AI poses greatest geopolitical threat to US: Jake Sullivan
  • New York Times: Biden Promotes His Foreign Policy During His Final Week in Office
  • Washington Examiner: [Italy] Italy releases Iranian man connected to deadly drone attack on US military
  • Washington Examiner: [Ukraine] North Korean soldiers unwilling to defect after capture in Ukraine
  • Newsweek: [Russia] Russia Warns US Off Greenland: ‘Violating International Laws’
  • The Hill: [Israel] White House holds press briefing as latest Israel-Hamas ceasefire emerges
  • New York Times: [Israel] Gaza Cease-Fire Deal Gains Momentum Ahead of Trump Inauguration
  • Bloomberg: [Israel] Sullivan Cites ‘Distinct Possibility’ of Gaza Deal This Week.
  • Wall Street Journal: [Afghanistan] Prisoner Swap With Taliban Stalls Over Biden Demands
  • FOX News: [Afghanistan] Wife of American held hostage in Afghanistan reveals ‘incredibly crushing’ call with Biden after two-year wait
  • FOX News: [Afghanistan] Wife of detained American in Afghanistan meets with Trump’s national security adviser
  • Wall Street Journal: [China] China Officials Discuss Option of TikTok Sale to Elon Musk
  • FOX News: [China] TikTok responds to rumors China wants to ask Musk to buy platform: ‘pure fiction’
  • AP: [North Korea] North Korea launches missiles toward eastern waters in 2nd launch of year, South says
  • Bloomberg: [Philippines] Philippines Tells China to Remove ‘Monster’ Ship Near Shore

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