• Top News
  • Washington Post/New York Times/FOX News/The Hill: Trump’s immigration crackdown reaches New York City and shows its limits
  • CBS News: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says filming ICE raids is an "accountability measure"
  • AP: Trump plans to sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration’s first piece of legislation
  • NBC News: Trump administration may pull money from TSA, Coast Guard to help ICE afford costly deportations
  • FOX News: Trump administration touts 969 illegal immigrant arrests in one day: ‘HERE ARE SOME OF THE WORST’
  • NBC News: ICE to conduct major immigration operations in three cities per week
  • Newsweek: F-16s Scrambled After Possible Drone Nears Donald Trump’s Plane
  • CBS Austin: Deportations will save US taxpayers billions, Border Czar Tom Homan says
  • Louisville Courier Journal/Newsweek: Comer launches investigation into sanctuary cities amid immigration crackdown
  • FOX News: White House press secretary says all illegal immigrants arrested are criminals: ‘That’s exactly what they are’
  • Washington Examiner: Trump administration sued over new email system’s privacy concerns
  • FOX News: Senate poised to approve Trump Transportation Department pick Sean Duffy
  • USA Today: Duffy confirmed as Transportation secretary
  • CBS Boston: [VT] Woman charged in killing of Border Patrol agent was in contact with Pennsylvania homicide suspect: prosecutors
  • CBS Boston: [MA] Boston Mayor Michelle Wu asked to testify in Congressional investigation of sanctuary cities
  • Politico: [NY] Adams, Hochul defend ICE expansion of illegal immigration crackdown to New York City
  • AP: [FL] Florida lawmakers pass sweeping immigration bill to help with Trump crackdown
  • Axios: [IL] Chicago mayor faces pressure to testify on immigration policies before Congress
  • FOX News: [IL] Chicago mayor rips ICE operations, says Trump ‘is attempting to get us to surrender our humanity’
  • Border Report: [TX] Abbott asks Texas DPS to deploy tactical strike teams to ‘support Homeland Security operations’
  • NBC News: [OK] Oklahoma schools leader Ryan Walters moves to require students to prove citizenship
  • Washington Examiner: [WA] Gov. Ferguson signs executive order in anticipation of illegal alien deportations
  • AZCentral: [Mexico] Mexico launches app for Mexicans facing deportation. Here’s how it works
  • Los Angeles Times: [Mexico] Will Mexico accept military flights of deportees? President Sheinbaum deflects on sensitive issue
  • FOX News: [Mexico] US consulate warns of gun battles, IEDs, kidnappings in Mexican border towns near Texas
  • AP: [Guatemala] Migrants describe flights aboard US military planes carrying out Trump’s swift deportations
  • Washington Examiner: [El Salvador] Why El Salvador is willing to accept deported immigrants from other countries
  • Washington Post: [Colombia] Trump deported 200 Colombians. None were criminals, Colombian officials say.
  • Washington Examiner: [Colombia] Colombian president plays humanitarian as deportees from US arrive
  • Wall Street Journal: [Colombia] Deported Colombian Migrants Complain of ‘Despotic, Humiliating’ Treatment
  • Newsweek: [Colombia] Deported Colombian’s Message to Potential Migrants: ‘Don’t Leave’
  • AP: [Brazil] Brazil to set up deportee reception center after contentious flight from US
  • New York Times: [Brazil] Inside a Chaotic U.S. Deportation Flight to Brazil
  • Wall Street Journal: [Panama] Panama Launches Charm Offensive in First Bilateral Meeting With Trump Administration
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Wall Street Journal: ‘The Iron Dome for America’
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • The Hill: Can we at least put a stop to ‘birth tourism’?
  • Wall Street Journal: Trump’s Attack on Birthright Citizenship
  • Washington Post: The birthright citizenship ban is unconstitutional, and it’s not even close
  • CNN: Analysis Trump’s raids are made for TV
  • Newsweek: Executive Orders Are a Good Start, But We Need Lasting Immigration Reform. Here’s Where to Start
  • The Hill: Trump needs to transform FEMA, not shut it down
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • CBS 7: ICE carries out immigration raids across the nation
  • ABC News: 25 members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua arrested by ICE
  • NBC News: Trump immigration raids snag U.S. citizens, including Native Americans, raising racial profiling fears
  • Axios: Native American tribes warn members about ICE confrontations
  • CBS 7: Military helping fly out immigrants on deportation flights
  • Newsweek: How Many Migrants Have Been Arrested or Deported in Trump’s First Week?
  • Washington Examiner: Tom Homan says deportations are done ‘without apology’ in rebuking Selena Gomez
  • NBC News: [NY] Immigration raids surprise New York City residents
  • FOX News: [NY] Tren de Aragua member wanted for Aurora, Colorado, apartment takeover busted in ICE raid in NYC
  • Yahoo! News: [NY] Congressman Nick Langworthy meets with Buffalo ICE agents amid nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration
  • Yahoo! News: [NY] NYC home to hundreds of thousands of undocumented people: reports
  • Yahoo! News: [NY] NYC sanctuary status under question as ICE conducts raids
  • FOX News: [PA] Pittsburgh mayor declares he will not cooperate with ICE on raids: ‘People feel scared’
  • CBS Pittsburgh: [PA] Washington County inmate released to ICE amid national immigration crackdown
  • CBS Philadelphia: [PA] Surveillance video shows apparent ICE raid at North Philadelphia car wash
  • FOX News: [WV] West Virginia governor’s order leads to nearly 60 suspected illegal immigrant criminals detained
  • CBS 7: [NC] Man accused of impersonating ICE officer, sexually assaulting woman he threatened to deport
  • FOX News: [TN] Illegal immigrant accused of shooting at small-town officer in high-speed chase faces possible deportation
  • CBS Miami: [FL] South Florida school districts vow to protect student privacy amid deportation fears
  • Newsweek: [MD] Donald Trump Sued by Quakers Over ICE Raids
  • Yahoo! News: [MO] Missouri bill putting a bounty on undocumented immigrants faces fierce resistance
  • Bloomberg: [IL] Pritzker Steers Resistance to Trump as ICE Raids Hit Chicago
  • New York Daily News: [IL] Women arrested at Chicago O’Hare after cocaine found in wheelchair cushions
  • FOX News: [IL] Chicago ICE director credits Trump admin for taking ‘handcuffs off’ agency to target criminal migrants
  • Miami Herald: [MN] Why Minnesota sheriffs are reluctant to hold people for ICE
  • Yahoo! News: [TX] Odessa child sexual assault suspects held by ICE
  • Yahoo! News: [TX] Deportation flight from the U.S. to Colombia departs from El Paso
  • The Hill: [TX] Texas district investigating teacher who said ICE needs to come to high school
  • Axios: [CO] Colorado weighs cooperation with ICE authorities
  • New York Times/CBS News/Colorado Public Radio: [CO] Military allows ICE to detain migrants inside base in Denver area ahead of expected immigration sweeps
  • Washington Examiner: [CO] Federal agents detain 40 illegal immigrants in Colorado raid targeting Tren de Aragua
  • The Hill: [CO] Denver mayor decries immigration raids in hospitals, schools
  • CBS News: [CO] Denver metro area among next targets for stepped-up ICE arrests under Trump administration
  • CBS San Francisco: [CA] San Francisco officials reaffirm sanctuary city status amid ramped-up immigration enforcement
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] El Cajon declines to pass resolution on police assistance with immigration enforcement
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • New York Times: Trump Officials Revoke Biden’s Extension of Protections for Venezuelans
  • Newsweek: Prince Harry Visa Case Hits First Major Test Under Donald Trump
  • CBS 7: Questions about citizenship top White House briefing
• Customs and Border Protection
  • FOX News: Trump-era southern border sees migrant encounters plummet by over 60% as new policies kick in
  • CBS Austin: [ME] US Border Patrol installs barriers in northern Maine to help curb illegal crossings
  • FOX News/NBC News: [FL] Smugglers transporting vans packed with 26 Chinese migrants detained in Florida: police
  • Newsweek: [TX] Mexican Cartel Flee After Shootout with US Border Agents: Video
  • Border Report: [TX] Man stole car to smuggle migrants in trunk past Border Patrol checkpoint
  • Border Report: [TX] Mexican ‘foot guides’ using pecan orchards, cotton fields as cover to smuggle migrants
  • CBS News: [TX] Texas Gov. Greg Abbott deploys hundreds of troops to U.S.-Mexico border
  • Colorado Public Radio: [CO] 150 soldiers from Fort Carson deploy to U.S. southern border
  • CBS 7: [CA] 1,500 troops arrive at San Diego border as part of immigration crackdown
  • MeriTalk: [China] House Bill Aims to Set DHS on China Threat Response Mission
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Yahoo! News: [TN] TSA found 7 guns in carry-ons at Tri-Cities Airport in 2024, down from 2023
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • FOX News: [NC] JD Vance condemns FEMA’s response to Helene devastation in 1st trip as vice president
  • Yahoo! News: [SC] FEMA deadline: Last day to apply for Helene assistance in SC
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Wildfire at forest preserve near Tinley Park under investigation, officials say
  • Newsweek: [CA] California Wildfire Relief at Risk After Trump Funding Freeze
  • AP: [CA] Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
  • AP: [HI] A $4B settlement for Hawaii wildfire victims is in legal limbo as an unusual trial starts
• Coast Guard
  • Federal News Network: Coast Guard suspends its anti-harassment policy
  • Yahoo! News: [NY] Frozen Freighter Freed From Erie Ice
  • Yahoo! News: [FL] Cocaine worth $91.3M intercepted by USCG in the Pacific Ocean
  • Miami Herald: [FL] Unconscious diver is saved by fellow divers off Florida Panhandle, Coast Guard says
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: National security risks in routers, modems targeted in bipartisan Senate bill
• Terrorism Investigations
  • CBS News: Appeals court wrestles with Pentagon’s bid to rescind 9/11 plea deals
  • AP: [MD] Trial begins for neo-Nazi group leader accused of plotting power grid attack
• National Security News
  • New York Times: Pentagon Removes General Milley’s Security Detail and Revokes His Clearance
  • New York Times: Trump Orders an ‘Iron Dome’-Style Defense System. Experts Are Skeptical.
  • Newsweek: US Sends Nuclear-Powered Submarines to China’s Backyard
  • Reuters: Trump’s freeze on US aid rings alarm bells from Thailand to Ukraine
  • CBS Philadelphia: [NJ] Mystery drones flying around Northeast U.S. were authorized by FAA, White House says
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] GOP lawmakers are trying again to bar China citizens from buying Texas land
  • New York Times: [Israel] Israel Is Urged to Reverse Course on Palestinian Aid Agency Ban
  • Wall Street Journal: [Israel] Trump Doubles Down on Proposal to Relocate Palestinians From Gaza
  • VOA News: [China] China tests US commitment to South China Sea by pressuring Philippines
  • Newsweek: [Yemen] Explosion Forces Crew to Abandon Ship With ‘Dangerous’ Cargo

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