• Top News
  • Washington Post/New York Times/NBC News/Reuters/Bloomberg: DOJ lawsuit says New York City impeding Trump’s immigration crackdown
  • Blaze: NYC ignores staggering number of ICE detainers sent by Trump’s DHS — Bondi takes action
  • Washington Examiner: Eric Adams requests investigation into treatment at Manhattan ICE facility
  • FOX News: Two illegal immigrants charged in NYC shooting of off-duty CBP officer
  • FOX News: Illegal alien from Senegal charged with assaulting federal officers in alleged scissor attack at NYC facility
  • FOX 5 New York: Conditions inside migrant holding cell in NYC high-rise; DHS denies overcrowding
  • Univision: DHS reports increase in ICE detention requests in New York during the first half of 2025.
  • CBS News: 3 immigration judges speak out about their firings: "It was arbitrary, unfair"
  • Washington Examiner: Appeals court reinforces birthright citizenship injunction despite Supreme Court restrictions
  • Reuters: Deported Venezuelan imprisoned in El Salvador files formal complaint against US
  • AP: Migrant sent to El Salvador prison by the Trump administration says he was beaten by guards
  • Chicago Tribune: Migrant sent to El Salvador prison by the Trump administration says he was beaten by guards
  • Los Angeles Times: ‘Hell on earth.’ A Venezuelan deportee describes abuse in El Salvador prison
  • ABC News: American freed from Venezuela in prisoner swap was convicted of triple murder
  • New York Times: With a Single Image, U.S. Deportation Narrative Is Challenged
  • Washington Post: Lawyers for Venezuelan migrants seek their return to U.S. after prison release
  • Univision: ‘Let’s go to the island,’ they told them, and then they beat them": the torture experienced by Venezuelans isolated from the world in Cecot
  • ABC News: Venezuelan migrant files claim over deportation to notorious CECOT prison
  • New York Times: ‘I Want to Clear My Name’: Deported Migrant Takes First Step to Sue the U.S.
  • FOX News: ‘Lawless and insane’: Trump admin readies for fight after judges block Abrego Garcia removal for now
  • WMC Action News 5 at 6am: Judge Pauses Abrego-Garcia Release from Custody
  • New York Times: Rulings Order Abrego Garcia’s Release and Guard Against Hasty Deportation
  • Telemundo: "Deport us or let us go": migrants detained in "Alligator Alcatraz" denounce abandonment
  • New York Times: Columbia Agrees to $200 Million Fine to Settle Fight With Trump
  • New York Times: Columbia Walked a Tightrope on Its Way to a $200 Million Settlement With Trump
  • New York Times: Did Columbia’s Deal With Trump Save Its Stature or Sacrifice It?
  • CNN: Trump admin still hopeful about a Harvard deal after Columbia reaches settlement
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Bloomberg: Microsoft Hack Victims Need to Be on Alert for Sleeper Cells
  • Washington Examiner: Another day, another illegal immigrant allegedly killing an innocent American
  • Bloomberg: ICE Is Redefining Detention as an Open-Ended Threat
  • The Hill: How communities can fight back against ICE’s unchecked power
  • Daily Caller: Take It From A Legal Immigrant — ICE Isn’t The Problem
  • The Hill: 6 months in, Trump’s unorthodox foreign policy is rewriting the rules
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Axios: ICE noncriminal arrests surge in Washington, Oregon and Alaska
  • NewsMax: ICE Using Ankle Monitors on Illegal Migrants
  • NewsMax: Homan Supports Ankle Monitors on Illegal Immigrants
  • Breitbart: Acting ICE Head: We Place Detainer for ‘Any Crime’, Shoplifting Leads to ‘More Crime’
  • FOX News: Biden admin ignored misdemeanor migrant crimes, led to ‘more and more crime’: ICE director
  • DailySignal: ICE Ramps up Recruiting, Offers $50K Signing Bonuses
  • Daily Wire: Trump Admin Locates 13,000 Unaccompanied Minors, Arrests Hundreds Of Sponsors: Report
  • Daily Caller: Human Trafficking Expert Explains Why Biden’s Hotline For Migrant Kids Missed Astonishing Number Of Calls
  • CBS News: Many deportees face major challenges acclimating to new lives after leaving U.S.
  • FOX News: [NJ] House to vote on censuring Dem rep charged in ICE facility incident
  • Univision: [PA] The “Luis León” case: an immigrant whom ICE says it did not deport, Guatemala that did not receive him and whose photo does not appear to be his
  • Axios: [VA] Richmond-area immigrants face ICE arrests at routine check-ins
  • Breitbart: [KY] Illegal Alien Accused of Murdering 15-Year-Old Boy as He Tried to Protect Mother from Being Raped
  • Blaze: [AL] Children were drugged and raped in underground bunker, stunned police say: ‘Most horrible thing I’ve ever seen’
  • USA Today: [FL] Immigrants forced to eat ‘like a dog’ in ‘overcrowded and chaotic’ detention centers
  • Daily Caller: [MO] Missouri Police Charge Educator With Sexual Trafficking
  • NewsNation: [IN] ICE makes 20 arrests in ‘traffic blitz’ with Indiana police
  • Axios: [IN] Indiana’s noncriminal ICE arrests climb amid Trump immigration push
  • Daily Caller: [TX] Illegal Migrant Accused Of Holding Woman Captive For Days Had Removal Proceedings Nixed By Biden Admin
  • Washington Examiner: [TX] New Texas detention center to hold 5,000 people
  • Breitbart: [TX] DHS: Biden, Mayorkas Used ‘Prosecutorial Discretion’ to Protect Illegal Alien Caught Dragging Sex Trafficked Woman Back to Captivity
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Houston National Guard member convicted of smuggling migrants after border deployment
  • New York Post: [CO] Sanctuary state Colorado sues local cop for allegedly helping ICE arrest illegal immigrant student
  • Univision: [CA] "It’s a slap in the face": Suspected of impersonating immigration agent in Huntington Park released
  • Breitbart: [CA] Man on FBI’s Most Wanted List for Allegedly Attacking Officers During L.A. ICE Protests Arrested at the Border
  • New York Post: [CA] Brute on FBI’s ‘most wanted’ list for tossing cinderblock during anti-ICE riots is finally busted at border
  • Telemundo: [CA] Mayor signs executive order on enforcement of federal immigration laws
  • Telemundo: [CA] ICE detains deaf-mute youth with DACA and work permit in raid
  • San Francisco Chronicle.com: [CA] ‘We don’t deserve this.’ Women held in limbo at ICE’s downtown S.F. center awaiting bed space
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] L.A. Catholic Church will deliver hot food, medicine to immigrants afraid to go outside
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • FOX News: For years, US-approved visas meant for abused children went to adults, criminals and gang members, DHS finds
  • Telemundo: TPS beneficiaries from Honduras, Nicaragua, and Haiti will be able to process or renew their driver’s licenses.
  • NBC News: Detentions of DACA recipients show they’re not shielded from Trump’s mass deportations
  • Los Angeles Times: A DACA recipient made a wrong turn at the border. Now he faces deportation
  • Blaze: DREAMer took the wrong exit near the Mexican border — and accidentally self-deported
  • Washington Post: U.S. drops to lowest ranking yet on index of most powerful passports
  • FOX News: [DC] Key immigration proposal vows to end ‘backdoor hiring practices’ in American universities
  • AP: [LA] Mexican national married to a Marine Corps veteran seeks release from immigration custody
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] San Diego judge orders Trump administration to reinstate services to separated migrant families
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Breitbart: CBP: Trump Delivers Most Secure Border in History — June Migrant Arrests Drop 15 Percent from Prior Record
  • CNN News Central: Sources: Trump Admin. Moving to Rapidly Deport Migrant Children
  • AP: [AZ] Photos of the US troop deployment at new militarized zones on the border with Mexico
  • AP: [AZ] A man is halted climbing the US-Mexico border wall. Under new Trump rules, US troops sound the alarm
  • AP: [CA] US and Mexico sign accord to combat Tijuana River sewage flowing across the border
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • NewsMax: [DC] FEMA Chief Would Report Directly to President Under New Bill
  • New York Times: [DC] Fired FEMA Official Files Suit, Saying Board to Hear Worker Disputes Is Paralyzed
  • New York Post: [NY] NYC Comptroller Brad Lander shockingly suggests Mayor Adams is in ‘Epstein files,’ drawing furious response from City Hall
  • Washington Examiner: [MD] White House rejects disaster relief Gov. Moore requested for Maryland floods
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] These are the Texas counties under Abbott’s disaster declaration for deadly flooding
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Rescue chief leaving FEMA over red tape should be a warning siren
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Texas lawmakers blast river authority for not upgrading flood warning system
  • FOX 6 Wake-Up News at 8: [TX] FEMA Criticized After Texas Floods
  • Politico: [TX] Officials pass on pointing fingers after Texas floods
  • New York Times: [NM] Storms in New Mexico Cause Flash Flooding and Water Rescues
• Secret Service
  • FOX News: [FL] Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Routh can represent himself at trial, federal judge rules
  • AP: [FL] What to Know About the Man Charged With Trying to Assassinate Trump in Florida
• Coast Guard
  • HS Today: Coast Guard Pacific Area Marks Retirement of Vice Adm. Tiongson After Four Decades of Service
  • New York Times/Los Angeles Times: [CA] Lake Tahoe Boaters Died in Sudden Storm Without Life Jackets, Review Finds
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: Microsoft SharePoint attacks ensnare 400 victims, including federal agencies
  • Bloomberg: How Hackers Targeted Microsoft in Global Cyberattack
  • CBS News: DHS and HHS among federal agencies hacked in Microsoft Sharepoint breach
  • Blaze: US nuclear weapons program hacked by foreign agents
  • Washington Times: Hackers breach intelligence website used by CIA
  • DefenseScoop: Congress pushing Joint Task Force-Cyber, shaking up how DOD employs digital capabilities
  • Reuters: Elon Musk’s Starlink network suffers rare global outage
  • Federal News Network: Deadline nears to extend ‘critical’ cyber info sharing law
  • CyberScoop: [China] Plankey vows to boot China from U.S. supply chain, advocate for CISA budget
• Terrorism Investigations
  • NewsMax: More Than $25M in DHS Grants Went to Radical Groups With Terror Ties
  • Breitbart: Exclusive — Rep. Warren Davidson Unveils ‘NARCO Act’ to Combat Cartels, International Crime
  • AP: [WI] Judge orders Wisconsin school shooter’s father to stand trial on charges he allowed access to guns
  • NewsNation: [Mexico] Sinaloa cartel quickly losing territories, influence, Mexico says
• National Security News
  • Breitbart/Washington Examiner: Bondi Forms ‘Strike Force’ to Investigate Gabbard’s Disclosures on Russia Collusion Hoax
  • Washington Examiner: Pentagon defiant as government watchdog reportedly finds Hegseth’s Signal chat included info from classified document
  • USA Today: DOGE-proof: Congress moves to protect nuclear weapons workers from layoffs
  • The Hill: Maxwell attorney said she answered hours of questions from DOJ’s Blanche
  • FOX News: House Republican introduces companion bill to end China’s buying of American farmland
  • CNN: [AZ] Arizona woman sentenced in North Korean tech-worker scheme
  • Washington Post: [Israel] Democrats demand U.S. investigation of American’s death in West Bank
  • AP: [Iran] Iran says it’s ready for nuclear talks with the US but only if Washington rebuilds trust
  • Free Beacon: [Iran] Iran and Russia Conduct War Drills ‘In Order to Send a Message to the United States,’ Iranian Media Report
  • Bloomberg: [Russia] Russia Moves Jamming Systems Closer to NATO Border, Estonia Says

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