• Top News
  • AP/CNN/FOX News/Axios: Appeals court finds Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship unconstitutional, upholds block
  • CBS News/CNN/FOX News: Trump administration investigating Harvard’s participation in foreign visa program
  • New York Post/New York Times/NewsMax: Columbia to Pay $221M in Settlement With Trump Admin
  • NewsMax: DHS Outlines 5 ‘Worst of the Worst’ in Newsmax Exclusive
  • The Hill: We Saw Trafficking Like We’ve Never Seen: ‘ Kristi Noem on Anti-Human Trafficking Efforts
  • Wall Street Journal/FOX News/Axios: Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Swiftly Deporting Abrego Garcia Again
  • New York Times: Rulings Order Abrego Garcia’s Release and Guard Against Hasty Deportation
  • CNN: Abrego Garcia to remain behind bars for at least a month even as judge rejects Trump administration’s claim he’s dangerous
  • NBC News: Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers ask court to silence Trump admin after Kristi Noem called him a ‘monster’
  • Daily Wire: Trump Admin Labels Mahmoud Khalil ‘A Terrorist Sympathizer’ After He Refuses To Condemn Hamas
  • Washington Examiner: Noem says Mahmoud Khalil ‘doesn’t want to draw’ a line between him and Hamas
  • FOX News: Pam Bondi cancels appearance at anti-trafficking summit over medical issue
  • Detroit Free Press: Scammers play into confusion over tariffs, immigration, drug trafficking
  • FOX Business: Sanctuary cities may soon lose critical federal funding over immigration decisions
  • Breitbart: Trump’s DHS Oversees 400% Increase in Detainers for Criminal Illegal Aliens in Sanctuary New York City
  • New York Post: Mayor Eric Adams says he’ll ‘look into’ NYC ICE facility after advocates complain of ‘inhumane treatment’
  • FOX News: Eric Adams praises Trump border work as providing ‘real relief’ to New York City
  • Breitbart: Rep. Troy Nehls Leads House GOP Effort to Speed Up Deportations of Illegal Aliens
  • DailySignal: Texas Rep. Keith Self Introduces Bills to Codify Trump Policies
  • Los Angeles Times: California man accused of hurling concrete blocks at federal agents during L.A.-area protests arrested
  • Los Angeles Times: Trump’s top federal prosecutor in L.A. struggles to secure indictments in protest cases
  • CBS News: Future uncertain for programs supporting unaccompanied migrant children facing immigration court
  • NewsMax: Kari Lake to Newsmax: Dems Ignored Child Exploitation for Years
  • Daily Caller: Dem Rep Yvette Clarke Admits Mass Immigration Is About Importing Democratic Voters
  • NBC News: Trump administration leans in on memes, AI and MAGA messaging online
  • AP: Venezuela’s returning migrants allege abuses in El Salvador’s ‘hell’ prison where US sent them
  • CNN: ‘It was a nightmare’: Venezuelans deported from US describe conditions in Salvadoran prison
  • Reuters: Venezuelan makeup artist returns home, describes torture during El Salvador detention
  • New York Times: American Convicted of Murder Is Freed by Trump From Venezuela Prison
  • Washington Examiner: Migrants send $200 billion home, some to help criminal cartels
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Washington Times: On the need for border security in the U.S. Virgin Islands
  • The Hill: The TSA may soon adopt a new liquids policy
  • Washington Post: Will TSA start allowing liquids? Not so fast, security experts say.
  • Washington Post: Trump has turned FEMA itself into a disaster
  • The Hill: Democrats can rebuild government by learning from how Trump has destroyed it
  • San Diego Union Tribune: Before abolish ICE, there was abolish INS
  • New York Post: [NY] Columbia must do more to root out hate on campus — starting in the faculty lounge
  • New York Post: [NY] Insane sanctuary laws make NYC unsafe — but ICE is up for the fight
  • The Hill: [China] Selling US-made AI chips to China sacrifices America’s global standing
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Daily Signal: DHS, ICE Working to Find Missing Unaccompanied Alien Children, Inspector General Says
  • Washington Post: ICE moves to shackle some 180,000 immigrants with GPS ankle monitors
  • FOX News: ICE detainers in top sanctuary city have skyrocketed under Trump compared to Biden’s 4-year term: DHS
  • Axios: ICE arrests surge in Pacific Northwest after Trump raises quotas
  • NPR: Six months of ‘shock and awe’ on immigration enforcement
  • CBS News: ICE on track for most deportations since Obama years, but still far short of 1 million target
  • CNN: Trump administration moves to rapidly deport migrant children, asking teens if they want to leave
  • New York Post: ICE offering six-figure salaries and $50K bonuses as it ramps up hiring to fuel deportations
  • FOX News: House DOGE leader pushes tougher penalties for assaults on police K9s, horses amid anti-ICE violence
  • FOX News: Lawmakers break down how billions in the ‘big, beautiful bill’ boost Trump’s immigration crackdown
  • FOX News: Sen. Chris Murphy slams ICE, says allowing masked officers will enable ‘depravity’ and ‘vigilantism’
  • FOX News: [MA] Man deported 3 times now convicted after illegal US reentry during Biden admin
  • CBS New York: [NY] New York state Democrats inspect conditions for ICE detainees at Nassau County Jail
  • The Hill: [NY] Video reveals conditions in Manhattan immigration court holding cells
  • Washington Examiner: [NJ] Court gives Trump win in striking down New Jersey law banning immigration detention contracts
  • New York Post: [NY] Trump admin sent 6,000 ICE detainers to NYC — nearly all of them have been ignored, DHS says
  • AP: [NJ] House GOP seeks to censure Democrat McIver over New Jersey detention center incident
  • NewsMax: [NJ] Appeals Court Strikes Down N.J. ICE Detention Ban
  • Univision: [NJ] Setback for New Jersey: Federal court overturns ban on private immigration detention centers
  • New York Post: [PA] Viral story about grandpa secretly ‘deported’ to Guatemala by ICE, then found ‘dead’ is hoax: feds
  • Daily Wire: [KY] Blue City Abandons ‘Sanctuary City’ Policy After Warning From Trump Administration
  • Daily Caller: [KY] Louisville Bows To Trump Admin Pressure, Will Drop Sanctuary Policy
  • Daily Wire: [KY] Illegal Alien Arrested For Attempted Rape Of Woman, Murder Of Her Son
  • FOX News: [KY] ICE places detainer on illegal immigrant facing charges for allegedly killing teen: ‘Evil crimes’
  • Axios: [GA] ICE detains Atlanta reporter, prompting public outcry for release
  • Daily Caller: [AL] Authorities Uncover Child Sex Trafficking Ring In Underground Bunker With 3-Year-Old
  • Blaze: [FL] Florida sheriff: Feds are running out of space because we’re arresting so many illegal aliens
  • Los Angeles Times: [FL] Human Rights Watch uncovers ‘dehumanizing’ treatment of ICE detainees
  • FOX News: [FL] Florida AG invites people to alert his office if their ex is in US illegally: ‘We’d be happy to assist’
  • Telemundo51.com: [FL] Florida signs $245 million contract for "Alligator Alcatraz": A look at the numbers
  • Breitbart: [FL] DeSantis: People Complaining that Ham Sandwiches Aren’t Toasted at Alligator Alcatraz
  • AP: [OH] Felony charges dropped against 2 Ohio journalists arrested during immigration protest
  • Axios: [IL] Chicago alders clash on ICE-police call data
  • AP: [TX] US government is building a 5,000-person immigrant detention camp in west Texas
  • New York Post: [TX] Trump admin to open nation’s largest immigration detention center in Texas with $1.2B contract
  • Axios: [CO] ICE detains 243 in Denver-area sweep targeting undocumented immigrants
  • CBS Colorado: [CO] Colorado responded to four subpoenas by Department of Homeland Security
  • FOX News: [CO] Trump’s ICE rounds up hundreds of dangerous criminal immigrants in Denver sweep
  • Washington Examiner: [CO] Colorado AG sues sheriff’s deputy for role in Utah immigration arrest
  • USA Today: [WA] Immigration arrests in Washington state increased in June, according to new data
  • Politico: [CA] The state where immigration raids are becoming a problem for Republicans
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Latino tenants sued their landlord. A lawyer told them they would be ‘picked up by ICE’
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] The Sports Report: ICE raids loom large at high school football practices
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Legal help in immigration court fades as Trump administration ramps up arrests
  • Rolling Stone: [Egypt] Trump Wants to Deport a Children’s Hospital Chaplain to Egypt, Where He ‘Faces Death’
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Bloomberg/NewsMax: Trump Officials Probe Five Universities Over DACA Scholarships
  • CBS News: [KY] Afghan interpreter who rescued U.S. officer’s life during the war says America broke its promise to allies
• Customs and Border Protection
  • CBS News: Border officials directed to give migrant teens the option of returning home voluntarily
  • Bloomberg: Justice Department Prepares Crackdown on Trump Tariff Violators
  • NewsMax/New York Post: Illegal migrant accused of shooting off-duty CBP officer in NYC was only vetted over Zoom before being set free under Biden admin: sources
  • CBS News: Inside the rarely seen U.S. customs screening process for drugs and counterfeits
  • FOX News: [AZ] Trump’s border crackdown brings ‘positive shift’ to Arizona communities after years of upheaval
  • Telemundo52/FOX News: [CA] Rioter who threw rocks at federal agents arrested at border: ‘We got him’
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Reuters: US senators propose bill aimed at shortening airport security lines
  • New York Times: Making Connections on Flights to the U.S. from Europe Could Get Easier
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • The Hill/Roll Call: Acting FEMA director testifies before House on improving disaster response
  • New York Times: FEMA’s director defends the response to Texas flooding during a hearing with lawmakers.
  • AP: FEMA chief rejects criticism, calls Texas floods response ‘a model’ for dealing with disaster
  • ABC News: FEMA Search and Rescue chief resigns over agency’s response to Texas floods: Sources
  • NewsNation: Future of FEMA uncertain as lawmakers question agency leadership
  • Detroit Free Press: [MI] Whitmer secures disaster declaration from Trump for ice storms
  • Reuters: [TX] Texas lawmakers investigate flash floods as death toll hits 137
  • AP: [TX] Texas lawmakers scrutinize state’s response to catastrophic floods
  • ABC News: [TX] Science just isn’t there yet’ to predict severity of storms that caused deadly Texas flooding, meteorologist says
  • ABC News: [TX] Body of missing woman found as death toll from Texas floods reaches at least 136
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Kerr County river authority chose tax cuts over alert system upgrades before deadly floods
  • AP: [NM] Flood waters race through New Mexico community, prompting rescues
  • Washington Times: [CA] Death toll of L.A. wildfires reaches 31 after new body found
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Eaton fire could wipe out California’s $21-billion wildfire fund, documents show
• Secret Service
  • AP: [FL] Trump assassination bid accused returns to court
  • AP: [FL] Man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump returns to court and hopes to represent himself
  • Reuters: [CA] Trump supporter charged with making threats against U.S. lawmaker
• Coast Guard
  • FOX News: Coast Guard overhaul takes off amid Trump administration’s immigration, narcotics crackdown
  • FOX News: Rep. Mike Ezell talks key reforms included in the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
  • NewsNation: [FL] Floating tiki hut, 8 other illegal charters shut down by Coast Guard in South Florida
  • New York Times: [MS] 3 Men Who Disappeared While Fishing in Mississippi River Are Found Dead
  • Texas Insider: [TX] Rep. Tony Gonzales Honors USCG Petty Officer Scott Ruskan on Capitol Hill
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Bloomberg/Daily Caller: Tally of Microsoft Victims Surges to 400 as Hackers Exploit SharePoint Flaw
  • Washington Post: U.S. nuclear and health agencies hit in Microsoft SharePoint breach
  • Reuters: Microsoft says some SharePoint hackers now using ransomware
  • Blaze: Microsoft ‘escort’ program gave China keys to Pentagon
  • Federal News Network: Agreement for critical CISA cyber threat analysis work expires
  • CyberScoop: Trump AI plan pushes critical infrastructure to use AI for cyber defense
• Terrorism Investigations
  • FOX News: Mom of MS-13 murder victim confronts Democrat lawmaker’s ‘trap’ question at Senate border hearing
  • Daily Wire: [NY] Feds Indict New York Man For Plot To Detonate Homemade Bombs In Manhattan
  • The Hill: [DC] Senate confirms Hurley as undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence
• National Security News
  • FOX News: Details of Trump’s highly anticipated AI plan revealed by White House ahead of major speech
  • Bloomberg: Trump Urges Looser Rules, Wider Energy Access in AI Policy Plan
  • Breitbart: Gabbard Releases House Intel Report on How Obama Administration ‘Manufactured’ Russia Collusion Hoax
  • Washington Examiner: Declassified House intelligence report shows CIA had almost no evidence Putin wanted to help Trump in 2016
  • Washington Examiner: [AK] Air Force intercepts Russian bombers off the coast of Alaska
  • DefenseScoop: [China] Hegseth calls on DOD CIO to protect tech supply chain from influence of China
  • FOX News: [China] China controls over 80% of battery materials crucial to US defense equipment, unsettling report reveals
  • Reuters: [China] US lawmaker presses for details of Pentagon use of Chinese engineers under Microsoft deal

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