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AP/Washington Examiner: Trump moves to lift visa restrictions for Argentina in a boost to his right-wing ally
DailySignal: New Data Shows Arrests of Criminal Illegal Aliens Have Made a ‘Real Impact on Public Safety,’ DHS Official Announces
Bloomberg: Trump Termination of Migrant Protections Gets First Appeals Test
CBS Baltimore: Maryland leaders denied tour of Baltimore ICE detention facility amid allegations of "inhumane conditions"
Daily Caller: ‘Can’t Speak To Our Constituents’: Dem Lawmakers Stage Sit-In After Being Denied Entry To ICE Facility
FOX News: ICE sit-in ‘photo op’ by Maryland Dems blasted by DHS chief Noem
FOX News: Noem exposes the ‘monsters’ Democrat senator is fighting to protect in immigration battle
AP: Alligator Alcatraz’ immigrant detainees are held without charges and barred from legal access, lawyers say
FOX News: Florida state senator laments visit to Alligator Alcatraz, ‘32 men to a cage’
Breitbart: Ron DeSantis: At Least 100 Detainees at Alligator Alcatraz Have Been ‘Fully Deported’
Los Angeles Times: Two Mexican nationals held in Florida detention center return home without charges
AP: Attorneys: ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees held without charges, barred from legal access
NPR: Immigrants in the US illegally fight the Trump administration’s new no-bail policy
Reuters: Palau lawmakers reject US request to accept third country refugees
CBS Los Angeles/Washington Examiner: Trump administration appeals order that halted immigration raids in Southern California
New York Times: States Sue Trump Administration Over Efforts to Get Food Stamp Data
AP: Justice Department files misconduct complaint against federal judge handling deportation case
Washington Examiner: Trump’s deportation machine advances despite court hurdles
Los Angeles Times: He crossed the border for a better life. He returned to Mexico in a casket
New York Times/AP/Daily Caller: Delta Pilot Is Arrested on Child Sex Abuse Charges After Flight, U.S. Says
Federal News Network: DHS roundup: CISA nominee faces questions, FEMA reform bill unveiled
FOX News: Dems’ sanctuary policies shield ‘gangbangers,’ harm Latino families, businesses, says Hispanic GOP lawmaker
FOX News: Texas local official caught mocking DHS secretary as ‘Homeland Barbie’ after deadly floods
Bloomberg: Uber Says New NYC Courier Rule ‘Singles Out’ Immigrant Workers
FOX News: Trump praises Starmer on turning around migrant boats: ‘Fantastic thing’
Opinion – Op-Eds
FOX News: America’s crime drop isn’t a coincidence. Trump’s immigration policies are working
Chicago Tribune: [IL] Column: Quirk in SAFE-T Act muddles death of Antioch woman
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Breitbart: ICE Arrests Child Sex Abusers, Rapists, Drug Traffickers Across U.S.
Washington Examiner: Debunking the ICE ‘kidnapping’ hoaxes
Breitbart: Immigration Poll: Majority Favor Deporting Migrants in the Country Illegally
Wall Street Journal: Voters Welcome Immigration Curbs but Say Tactics Go Too Far, WSJ Poll Finds
New York Post: Most Americans OK with Trump migrant policies — except deportations to foreign jails and without court hearing: poll
FOX News: [ME] Illegal immigrant caught working as police officer in Maine while attempting to buy firearm
New York Times: [ME] Fear of ICE Jolts a Maine Beach Town
Breitbart: [NY] Sanctuary New York City: Illegal Alien, Freed into U.S. by Biden’s DHS, Charged with Attempting to Stab ICE Officers
Breitbart: [NY] Sanctuary NYC: Trans Illegal Alien Appears in Court After Allegedly Raping Boy in Public Bathroom
CBS New York: [NY] ICE protests planned in NYC as Trump administration challenges sanctuary laws
NewsNation: [NJ] ICE arrests 4 New Jersey migrants convicted of exploiting kids
NewsNation: [KY] Man in ICE custody 6 months was a ‘collateral arrest,’ lawyer says
Reuters: [AL] This construction project was on time and on budget. Then came ICE.
FOX News: [WI] Illegal migrant facing deportation after killing 2 teens in deadly drunk driving incident
The National News Desk: [WI] Illegal Alien Charged in Deadly Wrong-Way Crash
FOX News: [WI] Deputy ICE leader blames sanctuary city policies for drunk driving deadly incident involving illegal migrant
Breitbart: [WI] DHS: Wisconsin Sanctuary Policies Shielded Criminal Illegal Charged for Killing Teens in Drunk Driving Crash
New York Post: [WI] Wisconsin teens would ‘still be alive’ if not for sanctuary policies protecting alleged drunk-driving illegal immigrant
New York Post: [WI] Heartbreaking video shows family’s tearful send-off of teen whose organs were donated after being hit by alleged drunk illegal immigrant
FOX News/Breitbart: [TX] 200 Illegal Alien Child Sex Offenders Arrested in Houston in Six Months
Washington Examiner: [TX] Fort Bliss Army Base to house 5,000-bed ICE detention facility
Los Angeles Times: [CA] Chokeholds, bikers and ‘roving patrols’: Are Trump’s ICE tactics legal?
Telemundo 48: [CA] Immigrants in Los Angeles homeless shelters targeted by ICE
FOX News: [CA] Bass, Newsom more interested in ‘sheltering’ illegal immigrants than rebuilding from fires: Stephen Miller
NPR: [El Salvador] Venezuelan deported to El Salvador mega-prison describes brutal abuse
ABC7NY: [Venezuela] Soccer coach who says he was deported over his tattoo celebrates his release from CECOT
Citizenship and Immigration Services
NPR: DHS is urging DACA recipients to self-deport
Politico: Trump immigration policy exacerbates health care workforce shortages
Washington Post: Scientist on green card detained for a week without explanation, lawyer says
Roll Call: Some Republicans push more visas despite hard line on immigration
Bloomberg: USCIS Issues Plan to Fulfill Trump Birthright Citizenship Order
CNN: New documents show how passport and Social Security rules would change to enforce Trump’s birthright citizenship order
Breitbart: [MA] Federal Judges Prevent Donald Trump from Ending Birthright Citizenship for Children of Illegal Aliens
CNN: [Haiti] ‘Going back is practically death’: Haitian immigrants fear Trump’s efforts to send them back to a country in crisis
Customs and Border Protection
AP/San Diego Union Tribune: 2 customs officers plead guilty to allowing drugs to enter US through their lanes
CBS News: [FL] U.S. citizen told "you have no rights" during immigration arrest speaks out: "It hurts me"
ABC News: [TX] Cocaine worth more than $1 million seized at Texas border, CPB says
Transportation Security Administration
Reuters: US airlines oppose new limits on facial recognition at airport checkpoints
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Washington Times: FEMA overhaul gets bipartisan boost in Congress
Washington Post: A destructive derecho may be brewing across the northern Plains
Houston Chronicle: [TX] Texas lawmakers head to flood-ravaged Kerrville this week for special session
Houston Chronicle: [TX] Exclusive: Kerrville texts reveal tension with county after deadly July 4 floods
AP: [NM] Trump Approves Disaster Relief for New Mexico Mountain Town Battered by Back-To-Back Floods
AP: [HI] An infusion of fire aid is changing how the Maui Food Bank does business
Secret Service
FOX News: Secret Service debuts ‘Golf Force One’ armored vehicle to protect Trump while he plays his favorite sport
NewsMax: [MD] Secret Service Agent Tried to Sneak Wife on Trump Support Plane
Blaze: [DC] SHOCKING: Oversight Committee investigating new January 6 evidence
NewsMax: [United Kingdom] Man Trying to Send Message to Trump Charged in Plane Bomb Scare
Coast Guard
New York Post: Inside ‘busy season’ for hero local Coast Guard crew – from deadly boat accidents to trapped duck hunters
New York Times/ABC News: [FL] 2 Children in Sailing Program Die After Barge Hits Boat Off Miami Beach
FOX News: [TX] FBI investigating death on board Carnival Dream cruise ship - full text
FOX News: [CA] Plane crash off California coast kills 3
CISA/Cybersecurity
CBS News: Tea dating app breach bigger than previously thought, company says
CyberScoop: Microsoft’s software licensing playbook is a national security risk
CyberScoop: FBI alerts tie together threats of cybercrime, physical violence from The Com
AP: Creating realistic deepfakes is getting easier than ever. Fighting back may take even more AI
Reuters: [Russia] Pro-Ukrainian hackers claim massive cyberattack on Russia’s Aeroflot
Terrorism Investigations
Reuters: [NY] Shooting at Manhattan skyscraper leaves 5 dead, including gunman
CNN: [NY] Police officer killed in Midtown Manhattan shooting was an immigrant father with another child on the way
FOX News: [NY] NFL employee ‘seriously injured’ in deadly mass shooting at league’s NYC headquarters
New York Times: [NY] Park Avenue Gunman Drove Cross Country Before the Attack, Police Said
NBC News: [NY] Who is Shane Devon Tamura? What we know about the NYC shooting suspect
New York Post: [NY] NYC gunman Shane Tamura found with note hinting at possible motive for Park Ave skyscraper shooting: sources
AP/CBS Chicago: [MI] Suspect in Michigan Walmart stabbings is charged with a rarely used state terrorism count
The Hill: [MI] Video: Group appears to confront, stop suspect in Michigan Walmart stabbing
FOX News: [MI] Armed Marine veteran stops Michigan Walmart stabbing suspect
AP: [MI] He heard ‘he’s got a knife,’ then ran to stop a man suspected of stabbing 11 at a Michigan Walmart
AP: [TX] Texas county votes to release Uvalde school shooting records, ending legal battle
San Francisco Chronicle: [NV] Gunman kills 3, injures 3 in mass shooting at Reno resort
National Security News
Blaze: Trump’s CIA director has bad news for Hillary Clinton regarding alleged ‘treasonous conspiracy’
Axios: Ghislaine Maxwell files Supreme Court brief appealing Epstein conviction
Breitbart: [Israel] Trump Admin Slams U.N. 2-State Summit as ‘Publicity Stunt’: Rewards Terrorism, Undermines Peace
Free Beacon: [Iran] Trump Says US Will Obliterate Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Again If Tehran Tries Restarting Program
Reuters: [Ukraine] Zelenskiy praises Trump for ‘clear stance’ in shortened deadline for Russia
FOX News: [Russia] FBI’s controversial Trump-Russia actions predicted with ‘alarming specificity’ by foreign actors: Sources
Reuters: [China] US, China hold new talks on tariff truce extension, easing path for Trump-Xi meeting
Reuters: [China] US, China resume talks in Stockholm to ease tariff hostilities
Reuters: [China] US Democrats, Republicans plan bills to pressure China as Trump pushes trade
CNN: [China] China pitches global AI governance group as the US goes it alone
Washington Post: [China] The U.S. military is investing in this Pacific island. So is China.
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