• Top News
  • New York Times/NewsMax: Illegal Border Crossings Plunge to Lowest Level in Decades
  • DailySignal: Zero Illegal Aliens Were Let Into US in June
  • DailySignal/FOX News: Border Czar Homan Credits ‘Trump Effect’ for June’s Low Illegal-Alien Encounter Numbers
  • Washington Examiner: Trump calls up nonimmigration officers to help execute ICE deportation operation
  • AP: Judge ends order blocking deportation of family of man charged in Boulder firebomb attack
  • New York Times/CNN/New York Post/Reuters/CBS News: Judge blocks Trump’s rule barring migrants at US-Mexico border from claiming asylum
  • Washington Post/The Hill/Daily Caller: Judge blocks Trump from ending temporary protected status for Haitians
  • NewsMax: DHS’ McLaughlin to Newsmax: Alligator Alcatraz ‘Quite the Feat’
  • The Hill/NewsMax: About 70 National Guard troops activated to protect Alligator Alcatraz
  • AP: Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Is Set to Receive Its First Group of Immigrants
  • FOX News: Inside ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: The new migrant detention facility erected at an abandoned Everglades airport
  • Breitbart: Ron DeSantis: Illegal Aliens Have Opportunity to Self-Deport Before Entering Alligator Alcatraz
  • Blaze: Alligator Alcatraz is a warning to illegal immigrants in the US: Leave now or end up here
  • The Hill: House Democrats demand closure of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
  • Federal News Network/Bloomberg: Noem asks DHS advisers for help firing ‘people who don’t like us’
  • FOX News/Daily Caller: California sues Trump admin again, this time over Medicaid data transfer to DHS
  • Axios: Immigration crackdown ripples through economy
  • Breitbart: Noem: Cannibals, Deranged Individuals Among ICE Targets
  • NBC News: App that allows people to share ICE sightings gets boost in downloads after White House backlash
  • The Hill: ICEBlock app allows users to report ICE sightings in their community
  • Reuters: How the Republican spending bill super-charges immigration enforcement
  • FOX News: Trump’s remittance tax aims to slow illegal immigration by targeting the money flow
  • Washington Examiner: Trump administration approves Newsom’s request for LA riot disaster relief: ‘Bail him out’
  • New York Times: L.A. Legal Groups Sue to Stop ‘Unconstitutional’ Immigration Actions
  • Washington Post/Axios: Kilmar Abrego García’s lawyers describe ‘severe beatings’ in El Salvador prison
  • New York Times: Abrego Garcia Was Beaten and Tortured in El Salvador Prison, Lawyers Say
  • CBS News/Yahoo News: Kilmar Abrego Garcia alleges "severe mistreatment" and "psychological torture" at Salvadoran mega-prison
  • CNN: Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia detail ‘torture and mistreatment’ in El Salvador’s mega prison
  • Los Angeles Times: Faith leaders bear witness as migrants make their case in immigration court
  • New York Post: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem mulls probe of socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani as ‘danger’ to NYC
  • The Hill: Trump refers to Mamdani as ‘communist lunatic,’ says he’ll ‘save’ NYC
  • Breitbart: Activists Sue to Cancel Tennessee Law That Could Ban Landlords from Renting to Illegal Aliens
  • NewsMax: Suit Challenges Tenn. Law Against Harboring Illegals
  • The Hill: Gimenez launces bid for Homeland Security panel chair
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Wall Street Journal: Trump Does an Immigration Solid for Farmers
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Wall Street Journal: The Immigrants Who Wait Their Turn
  • The Hill: Stop blaming the enforcers — Congress must fix the law
  • Blaze: The results are in: Tallying up Biden’s immigration damage
  • The Hill: Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ will make the immigration court mess even worse
  • FOX News: Trump lit a fire under NATO, but more needs to be done to contain the Russia-China axis
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Daily Caller: Todd Lyons Says A Lot Of Illegal Migrants Are Self Deporting And Explains Why Doing So Could Help Them Later On
  • FOX News: Rep. Jayapal defends comment calling ICE ‘a terrorist force,’ says White House ‘owes an apology’ to Americans
  • Blaze: [NY] NYC last: Alleged scheme gave driver’s licenses to Chinese illegal aliens — even if they can’t drive
  • Breitbart: [NY] ICE Agents Deport Illegal Alien Who Sexually Abused Children in Sanctuary State New York
  • CBS New York: [NY] 20-year-old Venezuelan migrant in ICE custody "detained without cause," NYC Law Department says
  • Blaze: [NC] ‘Doing her best’: ICE agents mass-arrest illegal employees at ‘family-owned’ manufacturer in North Carolina
  • NewsNation: [TN] Father arrested by ICE agents outside his home
  • NBC News: [GA] ICE-detained journalist bonds out after arrest while reporting on ‘No Kings’ protests
  • Blaze: [FL] Florida AG to bring the hammer down on Key West after city votes to end ICE agreement
  • FOX News: [FL] DeSantis administration threatens to punish island city that voted to end police agreement with ICE
  • The Hill: [FL] Florida state rep: Trump building ‘modern-day concentration camps’
  • Telemundo: [FL] Arrests of Cuban immigrants by ICE grow after attending court: fear, detentions and possible deportation to Mexico
  • New York Post: [TX] ICE nabs ‘most wanted’ criminal roaming Long Island — who was already deported twice
  • CBS News: [TX] North Texas Palestinian woman freed after nearly five months in ICE custody
  • CBS News: [TX] DFW woman released after nearly five months in ICE detention
  • ABC 8 Dallas: [TX] North Texas newlywed released from ICE detention after months in custody, attorney says
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Houston bail bondsman indicted in scheme to bribe ICE officer to lift immigration jail holds
  • Univision: [TX] Houston ICE agent is accused of accepting bribes to remove immigration arrest warrants
  • Univision: [NM] This video falsely claims that ICE agents are posing as Amazon delivery drivers.
  • Breitbart: [OR] Federal Judge Orders Release of Mexican Migrant Seeking Asylum
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] L.A. ‘under siege’: Brown-skinned people targeted, tackled, taken, and it must stop, federal suit says
  • NewsMax/ABC News/AP: [CA] LA Groups Sue to Stop ‘Unconstitutional’ Immigration Raids
  • New York Times: [CA] Legal Actions in L.A. Highlight Harsh Tactics of Immigration Crackdown
  • ABC News: [CA] Lawsuit accuses Trump administration of ‘systemic pattern’ of targeting minorities in immigration crackdown
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Bass defends her turf: ‘Let me be clear: I won’t be intimidated’ by Trump
  • FOX News: [CA] ICE flips script on Los Angeles mayor after telling authorities to ‘go home’
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] California lawmakers struggle to find ways to hit back against Trump immigration raids
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Even some Orange County Republicans question Trump sweeps targeting immigrant workers
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] ‘Shock and disbelief’: U.S. citizen says ICE arrested her during Santa Ana park raid
  • Telemundo: [CA] Outrage after ICE detains undocumented immigrant in Linda Vista
  • AP: [CA] A day outside an LA detention center shows profound impact of ICE raids on families
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] 2 adults charged with assaulting horses, and a teen with attempted murder at L.A. protests
  • NBC News: [CA] U.S. citizen seeks $1M after arrest, detention for recording immigration raid at Home Depot
  • NewsMax: [CA] Group to Sue After US Citizen Arrested at ICE Raid
  • Blaze: [CA] California cities cancel 4th of July events to shield illegal aliens amid anti-ICE madness
  • NewsMax: [CA] Anti-ICE Protests Hit LA Ahead of July 4 Cancellations
  • Newsweek.com: [AK] Alaska Suggests ‘Bear Alcatraz’ For Migrants to be Detained
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Bloomberg Law News: DHS Processes Thousands of Immigration Benefits After Order
  • FOX News: Trump to begin enforcing birthright citizenship order as early as this month, DOJ says
  • Blaze: Lawfare strikes again: Rogue judge ignores SCOTUS, shields 500,000 from Trump’s immigration crackdown
  • Houston Chronicle: Legal expert calls DOJ’s emphasis on denaturalization a ‘significant expansion.’ What to know.
  • Telemundo: [Mexico] US Consulate denies rumors about restrictions on permanent residents
  • NBC News: [South Korea] A Purple Heart vet who self-deported to Korea says he feels his PTSD is now worse
• Customs and Border Protection
  • FOX News: Trump admin fast-tracks death penalty case for transgender cult suspect in Border Patrol killing: attorneys
  • Telemundo 48 El Paso: [TX] CBP intercepts four people attempting to cross into the US
  • BorderReport: [NM] Border Patrol trains elite unit to assist injured agents, abandoned migrants
  • Breitbart: [AZ] Pentagon to erect 4th military zone along U.S.-Mexico border
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Smuggler sentenced in Border Patrol chase that killed two migrant passengers
  • FOX News: [Mexico] Mexican border town sees fewer crossing attempts, deportations than expected under Trump
• Transportation Security Administration
  • NBC News: Travelers face potential storm-related delays over July Fourth week
  • Los Angeles Times: ‘I have no shame in openly weeping in airports.’ Travelers brace for Fourth of July holiday crush
  • AP: Announcing New TSA PreCheck® “Serve with Honor, Travel with Ease” Benefits for the Military and Uniformed Service Community
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • CNN: ‘We’ve been ghosted by FEMA’: Officials across country say they can’t get answers on critical funding
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Newsom calls on Trump to boost wildfire preparedness and ‘make America rake again’
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Seven people missing after California fireworks warehouse explodes, igniting wildfire
  • AP: [Mexico] Hurricane Flossie weakens to Category 2 further off Mexico’s Pacific coast
• Coast Guard
  • Bloomberg Government: Coast Guard to Get Political Leader in Broad Bipartisan Bill
  • Politico: Republican budget bill a big win for Arctic icebreakers
  • FOX News: [FL] Video shows Coast Guard save family in helicopter rescue mission near vacation destination
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: [China] Top FBI cyber official: Salt Typhoon ‘largely contained’ in telecom networks
• Terrorism Investigations
  • CNN/FOX News: White supremacist charged in an alleged plot to solicit the murder of federal officials
  • CNN: DHS and FBI warn about potential lone wolf attacks ahead of July 4 celebrations
  • FOX News: FBI takes down Anti-Tren gang members in largest bust yet in violent migrant turf war
  • New York Times: Amid Warnings of Iranian Terrorism, a History of Failed ‘C Team’ Plots
  • New York Post: [NY] NYPD cracking down on July 4th fireworks show as overseas tensions bleed into NYC
  • FOX News: [NY] MS-13 leader in Trump’s crosshairs to be sentenced in racketeering case involving 8 Long Island murders
  • New York Post: [IL] 3 dead, 16 injured in drive-by mass shooting outside Chicago nightclub: report
  • NewsMax: [TX] FBI Arrests 16 TdA-Linked Members in Houston
• National Security News
  • Free Beacon: House Homeland Security Committee Eyes Bill Assessing Drone Threats Amid Concerns Over Chinese Attack Capabilities
  • NBC News: CIA review criticizes procedures but not conclusions of intelligence report on 2016 Russia election interference
  • NewsMax: Docs Expose FBI, Wray Cover-Up of Chinese Election Fraud
  • Washington Examiner: Trump ending Elon Musk’s federal contracts faces legal and national security problems
  • Reuters: [Ukraine] Ukraine voices concern as US halts some missile shipments
  • The Hill: [Ukraine] Pentagon’s pause on Ukraine munitions raises alarm; Democrats see ‘rogue actors’
  • AP: [Ukraine] Ukraine looks to jointly produce weapons with allies as the US halts some shipments
  • Washington Examiner: [Israel] Hamas claims it is ‘ready to accept’ ceasefire agreement ahead of meeting in Egypt
  • Washington Post: [Iran] Trump suggests he could demand journalists reveal source of Iran intel leak
  • ABC News: [Iran] Iran’s nuclear program knocked back ‘closer to 2 years,’ Pentagon says
  • FOX News: [Iran] What’s next for Iran’s terror army, the IRGC, after devastating military setbacks?
  • AP: [China] US judge says China’s Huawei Technologies must face criminal case for racketeering and other charges

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