Top News
New York Times: ICE Imposes New Rules on Congressional Visits
Los Angeles Times: ICE issued new rules for Congress members visiting detention centers. Experts say they’re illegal
Washington Examiner/New York Post: Dan Goldman and Jerry Nadler denied access to ICE office after Brad Lander’s arrest
Chicago Tribune/New York Times: Illinois Democrats, immigration advocates denied entry into ICE processing center in visit Wednesday
FOX News: House Speaker Johnson tours ICE facility, says Chicago mayor is ‘on the wrong side of the law’
CBS Chicago: Chicago ICE Director Sam Olson defends immigration actions after touring facility with House Speaker Mike Johnson
The Hill: Democrats, GOP clash over NYC mayoral candidate’s arrest
New York Times: Brad Lander Tried to Escort Immigrants Facing Arrest. He’s Not Alone.
Breitbart: ICE Agents Now Face 500% Increase in Assaults While Trying to Arrest Illegal Aliens
Reuters/OutKick/CNN: LA Dodgers say they denied immigration agents access to Dodger Stadium parking lot
OutKick: ESPN, Dodgers Falsely Accuse ICE Of Trying To Enter Dodger Stadium Parking Lot
Just The News: DHS assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin shares insights on media misinformation around immigration and law enforcement
Federal News Network: ‘Absolutely nuts’: DHS secretary to review all contract and grant awards over $100k
CBS News: Trump administration can’t require states to cooperate with ICE to get transportation funding, judge says
FOX News: Federal judge halts Trump’s plan to cut funding for sanctuary states that refuse to cooperate
Washington Examiner: Cities sue DHS over reimbursement for Congress-approved ‘Securing the Cities’ counterterrorism funds
DailySignal: Five Key Moments From Sen. Padilla’s Speech About His Confrontation with Kristi Noem
The Hill: Padilla: Republicans can’t deny ‘No Kings’ protest numbers
New York Times: Senator Padilla: This Is How an Administration Acts When It’s Afraid
NewsMax: Rep. Raskin Demands FBI Probe Handcuffing of Sen. Padilla
Washington Post: What did Sen. Alex Padilla get handcuffed for?
Daily Signal: 5 Key Moments From Sen. Padilla’s Speech About His Confrontation With Kristi Noem
The Hill: GOP senator criticizes Padilla being wrestled to floor
The Hill: These are the Democrats who’ve been arrested, detained or charged under Trump
CNN: At least 5 elected officials have been arrested or confronted by police while protesting Trump’s immigration policies
CBS News: Democrats accuse Trump administration of weaponizing law enforcement to silence political foes
Breitbart.com: Manhattan U.S. Attorney Considers Charging NYC Democrat Mayoral Candidate with Assaulting ICE Agent
FOX News: New York City mayoral candidate finds it ‘remarkable’ DHS agents who arrested him were both immigrants
San Francisco Chronicle: Immigration raid against California farmworkers reduced student attendance, study found
Wall Street Journal/AP: Appeals Court Lets Trump Keep Control of California National Guard Troops in L.A.
Breitbart: Ninth Circuit Rules Unanimously Against Newsom: Trump Still Controls National Guard
Washington Examiner: Hegseth deploys additional 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles
Axios: Senate Democrats press Hegseth on domestic military deployment plan
NPR: As courts review military in L.A., immigration enforcement accelerates
USA Today: Trump using National Guard for deportation work could go into ‘uncharted territory’
Axios: Blumenthal demands to see Pentagon’s plan to deploy military domestically
NPR: Democratic lawmakers press USDA for answers on sensitive data collection
AP: U.S. sanctions leadership of Mexico’s Jalisco cartel
NewsNation: Mexican cartel leader ‘El Flaquito’ arrested in Tijuana
Houston Chronicle: Dan Crenshaw pushes ‘counter-insurgency’ strategy against Mexican cartels
Washington Examiner: Kristi Noem discharged from hospital following emergency admission
NewsMax: Noem Visited Bio Hazard Lab Before Hospitalization
Opinion – Editorials
New York Post: What Team Trump must do to get deportations right
Opinion – Op-Eds
The Hill: Abandoning our Afghan allies is a moral and strategic mistake
Washington Post: Parsing ICE’s mixed-up, hard-to-believe assault claims
The Hill: Calls for facial recognition alternatives are unsustainable
Wall Street Journal: Is Rioting Acceptable? If So, How Much?
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Axios/The Hill: Trump’s border czar: Immigration raids at farms, hotels to continue
NBC News: Trump’s ‘border czar’ says worksite immigration raids will continue but criminals will be prioritized
AP: ICE raids and their uncertainty scare off workers and baffle businesses
Los Angeles Times: Farms, hotels and restaurants press Trump to exempt their businesses from immigration raids
NewsMax: Uncertainty Over ICE Raids Disrupts Workforce, Businesses
CBS News: Trump’s deportation efforts could impact these industries and states that rely on undocumented workers
The Hill: Absent for ICE: Trump immigration enforcement hits school attendance
Washington Post: ICE used info sheriff’s deputy shared in Signal chat to detain student
NBC News: Mahmoud Khalil and Trump admin clash over new request to release or transfer him closer to family
FOX News: Trump admin fights to deport convicted murderer shielded by Biden-era torture protection
FOX News: [MA] Migrant influx pushing Mass. shelter costs past $1B in FY25: report
New York Post: [NY] US Attorney for NY John Sarcone chased by knife-wielding illegal Salvadoran migrant who threatened to slit his throat: prosecutors
New York Times: [NY] How Dr. Phil and a Top Adams Aide Helped Ease ICE’s Path Into New York
Telemundo47: [NY] "I was devastated": ICE detains Hispanic mother of five in New York and sends her to Texas
New York Times: [NY] What’s Inside a 10th Floor ICE Office? New York Democrats Want to Know.
CNN: [PA] Armed man arrested at ‘No Kings’ protest had more than a dozen explosives at home, police say
AP/Breitbart/New York Times: [GA] ICE takes custody of Spanish-language journalist arrested at Georgia protest
Breitbart: [AL] ICE: 55 Illegal Aliens Arrested During Probe of Alabama Cockfighting Operation
Telemundo: [FL] Miami Police Clear Participation in ICE Agreement
Newsweek: [FL] ICE Deports Florida Pastor’s Wife After 30 Years in US
AP: [LA] ICE arrests 84 people at Louisiana racetrack
New York Post: [FL] Florida offers Trump ‘alligator Alcatraz’ to detain illegal migrants
NBC News: [OH] A teen with no criminal background was deported by ICE, leaving his community aghast
FOX News/Breitbart: [MN] DHS announces arrest of migrant sex offender who dragged ICE officer with car
New York Post: [TX] Illegal immigrant who trafficked heavy-duty guns to Mexican drug cartel hit with federal prison sentence, faces deportation
FOX News: [CO] Wife of Boulder firebombing suspect begs Americans for help while judge delays deportation
NBC News: [CO] Utah college student detained by ICE after a brief traffic stop to be released on bond
Daily Wire: [OR] Masked Rioters ‘Violently’ Target Federal Law Enforcement At Portland ICE Building
Newsweek: [OR] Hundreds of Anti-ICE Protesters Storm Facility
Washington Examiner: [OR] Five arrested in Portland, Oregon, riots targeting ICE officers: DHS
Blaze: [OR] ICE facility in Portland under daily siege by Antifa militants as riots spread
Los Angeles Times: [CA] ICE flights out of L.A. area more than doubled in the last month
Los Angeles Times: [CA] ICE wants to expand detention capacity in California. This new facility will be the largest in the state
Los Angeles Times: [CA] Protesters are chasing federal agents out of L.A. County hotels: ‘A small victory’
CBS San Francisco: [CA] Man facing deportation charged for alleged attack of 3 ICE officers in Bay Area facility
Washington Examiner: [CA] Los Angeles official warns ‘bad players’ impersonating ICE could be stoking tensions
UPI: [CA] Authorities: Man wanted to buy fireworks to use against police, politicians at LA riots
Telemundo: [CA] Congressmen report that ICE detainees in Los Angeles were sent to a center with "inhumane conditions" "
Telemundo52: [CA] California senators demand Trump stop using Medicaid data for deportations
NPR: [CA] Some in California farm community fear disruptions due to immigration enforcement
Telemundo52: [CA] ICE confirms detention of at least 30 immigrants outside Home Depot in Hollywood
Citizenship and Immigration Services
The Hill/Washington Post: US restarting foreign student visas, demands social media access
AP: US resumes visas for foreign students but demands access to social media accounts
CNN: US embassies must vet students for ‘hostile attitudes’ but can resume visa appointments, State Department says
NewsMax: Trump: Apple Is Going to Buy a Lot of Trump Gold Cards
FOX News: Dem shredded for calling to put ‘every single’ illegal immigrant on a quick path to citizenship
Washington Examiner: Virginia senators request $3 million for group that helps illegal migrants find work, stages pro-migrant protests
New York Post: Here’s how much the illegal immigrant population has plummeted since Trump’s return to the White House
AP: [KY] Justice Department challenges Kentucky regulation allowing in-state tuition for undocumented students
FOX News: [TX] Red state AG investigating more than 30 potential noncitizens who voted in 2024 election
USA Today: [AK] Cruise passenger allegedly posed as US citizen with fake ID and birth certificate
Customs and Border Protection
Breitbart: Rodney Scott Confirmed as Trump’s Pick to Head U.S. Customs and Border Protection
FOX News: Border wall construction surges ahead as illegal crossings plummet to historic lows
The Hill: Trump administration seeing record-low border encounters: Homan
Federalist: Not A Single Illegal Alien Was Released Into The US In May
FOX News: Border Patrol announces ‘phenomenal’ turnaround as number of monthly migrant releases drops to zero
ABC News: [MA] Harvard researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos appears in court
AP: [MA] Government says Harvard researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos brought ‘biological materials’
Breitbart: [TX] FEDS: Smugglers Busted at Texas-Mexico Border with $800K in Cash
FOX News: [AZ] Rep. Andy Biggs: Arizona Is Doing So Much Better Thanks To The Trump Administration’s Border Crackdown
Breitbart: [CA] ‘Sophisticated Cross-Border Tunnel’ Found Linking San Diego to Tijuana
NewsNation: [CA] Pregnant US citizen detained by border agents: ‘We didn’t do anything wrong’
Blaze: [CA] Border Patrol arrest at Home Depot punches hole in Democrats’ narrative
Federal Emergency Management Agency
CNN: Noem demands more control over FEMA and Homeland Security funding, which could slow disaster response
Bloomberg: ‘Abolish FEMA’ Memo Details Trump’s Plan to Scrap Agency
CBS New York: [NJ] President Trump’s plan to "wean off" FEMA doesn’t resonate with some N.J. residents still recovering from hurricanes
Houston Chronicle: [TX] Hurricane Erick is expected to reach maximum strength soon. Here’s which areas will be hit.
Secret Service
The Hill: DOJ announces largest-ever crypto seizure related to ‘pig butchering’ scams
FOX News: Federal judge orders GPS monitoring for ex-Coast Guard officer who allegedly threatened to assassinate Trump
New York Post: [PA] Never-before-seen footage from Trump assassination attempt in Butler revealed in documentary
Coast Guard
NewsMax: Federal Workers on Military Leave Can Seek Full Salary
Alaska Beacon: [AK] Coast Guard investigates storm-caused near-collision between two cruise ships in Juneau
CISA/Cybersecurity
Wall Street Journal: How Hackers Are Turning Tech Support Into a Threat
Bloomberg News: [TX] CrowdStrike Defeats Air Traveler Class Action Over Mass Outage
New York Post: [Iran] US businesses warned to brace for Iranian cyberattacks as war with Israel escalates
The Hill: [Iran] Could US involvement in Israel-Iran war spark cyberattacks?
CNN: [Iran] Pro-Israel hackers take credit after $90 million stolen from Iran’s largest crypto exchange
Terrorism Investigations
Washington Post: [CO] Hate crime case against Boulder attack suspect can proceed, judge rules
National Security News
DailySignal: Hegseth Outlines Pentagon’s Budget, Priorities at Senate Panel Hearing
USA Today: Trump says he signed an executive order delaying a ban on TikTok
The Hill: US Steel, Nippon Steel finalize ‘historic partnership’
Reuters: Trump Administration Backs U.S. Candidate to Retain UN Telecoms Post
AP: Titans Space to Revolutionize US Military Space Capabilities, Golden Dome, and Offer a ‘Space Force One’ for Pres. Trump
Reuters: Iran and Israel trade accusations at UN shipping agency over sea lanes
FOX News: US troops in the Middle East could face increased threats amid Iran conflict: ‘Irreparable damage’
Breitbart: [Cuba] Cuba Threatens to Expel American Diplomat for Hanging Out with Locals
The Hill: [Israel] US begins evacuations of nonessential personnel from Israel
The Hill: [Israel] US Embassy working to evacuate Americans from Israel: Huckabee
New York Times: [Iran] Iran Rejects Trump’s Call for ‘Surrender’ in War With Israel
Axios: [Iran] Trump to decide on Iran action within two weeks, White House says
NewsMax: [Iran] FBI Boosts Monitoring of Possible Iran-Backed Cells in US
NewsMax: [Iran] CIA Dir. Ratcliffe Warns Iran Is Close to Nukes
CBS News: [Iran] Israel vows to hold Iran’s leader accountable for "war crimes" after Iranian missile slams into hospital
NewsMax: [Iran] Rep. Lawler: Iran Almost Certainly Has Nuclear Weapon
FOX News: [Iran] Mystery flights from China to Iran raise questions amid Israel conflict
NewsMax: [China] Senate Bill Aims to Block Chinese Land Purchases Near US Bases
NewsMax: [China] China Backfires If Election Interference True
ABC News: [North Korea] North Korea launches more than a dozen rockets, South Korea says
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