• Top News
  • AP/Axios/Politico/New York Times: Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the US, charged with transporting people in the country illegally
  • FOX News/Daily Caller: Unearthed Police Reports Shine Light On Abrego Garcia’s Alleged Involvement In Human Smuggling
  • New York Post: Kilmar Abrego Garcia heading back to US to face charges of trafficking thousands of illegal migrants — including MS-13 gangbangers
  • CNN: How Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case became a political flashpoint
  • FOX News: President Trump responds to return of alleged gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia to US
  • The Hill: Van Hollen on Abrego Garcia’s return to US: ‘A victory for the Constitution’
  • FOX News: Karoline Leavitt rips Van Hollen, media for their portrayal of suspected human trafficker Kilmar Abrego Garcia
  • NPR/NBC News: DHS memo details how National Guard troops will be used for immigration enforcement
  • Wall Street Journal: Trump Administration Shuts Down ‘Quiet Skies’ Passenger Surveillance Program
  • FOX Business: The Quiet Skies program was completely ‘corrupted,’ says Tricia McLaughlin
  • Federalist: If ‘Quiet Skies’ Surveillance Was Abuse, So Is The Rest Of The Surveillance State
  • NBC News: Linda McMahon says there’s been ‘progress’ from Harvard and Columbia amid Trump’s attacks
  • Washington Post/CBS News: Protests erupt in Los Angeles after dozens detained in immigration raids
  • CNN: Los Angeles police ordered demonstrators to disperse as protests against immigration enforcement in the city intensified
  • New York Post: Trump admin officials blast LA Mayor Karen Bass’ response to ICE raids — as cops clash with violent protesters
  • Telemundo52: ICE confirms the arrest of 45 people after raids in Los Angeles
  • New York Times: Agents Use Military-Style Force Against Protesters at L.A. Immigration Raid
  • New York Times: Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Order Curtailing Foreign Students at Harvard
  • Wall Street Journal: Proud Boys Leaders Sue U.S. Over Jan. 6 Prosecutions
  • San Francisco Chronicle: Debates over presidential power to suspend habeas corpus resurface in Trump administration
  • Wall Street Journal: Supreme Court Allows DOGE Access to Social Security Data
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Wall Street Journal: JD Vance’s False Immigrant Choice
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • The Hill: Why are ICE agents running amok? Because they can.
  • Washington Post: They are not good at this
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] ICE raid tactics unwarranted, reckless and not at all ‘by the book’
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Blaze.com: ICE exposes Biden’s biggest border failure: Kids handed to sex abusers and criminals
  • NewsMax: ICE Migrant Arrests Under Trump Top 100K
  • Breitbart.com: Left-Wing Groups Publish ICE Agent Locations, Hoping to Disrupt Deportations
  • FOX News: Acting ICE Director calls Mayor Wu’s neo-Nazi comparison ‘disgusting’ amid increase in agent assaults
  • NPR: ICE raids grow tense as protesters confront immigration agents
  • Los Angeles Times: As ICE ramps up activities targeting undocumented immigrants, communities are fighting back
  • NBC News: Mahmoud Khalil responds to ‘grotesque’ charges in new legal filing, says arrest caused ‘irreparable harm’
  • FOX News: House Speaker Johnson: Dems who want ICE agents unmasked ‘mandated mask wearing for years’ during COVID
  • Daily Caller: ‘A Bad Day To Be An Illegal Alien’: Border Enforcement Wins Rack Up Under Trump Admin
  • Breitbart.com: [MA] Exclusive: Killers, Rapists, Child Predators, Domestic Abusers Among Illegals Arrested by ICE Agents Across Sanctuary Massachusetts
  • ABC News: [MA] Massachusetts high schooler detained by ICE speaks out following release
  • Telemundo: [NY] ICE detains Queens high school student after routine immigration check
  • NewsNation: [SC] ICE raids ‘cartel-run’ club in South Carolina, arrests 72
  • Washington Post: [GA] ICE approves Georgia immigrant detention center following DOGE review
  • Telemundo Amarillo: [GA] Migrants arrested in operation by federal agents and police at a home
  • Univision: [FL] He was detained by ICE at his immigration appointment and held in Krome jail: "An animal can’t stand it."
  • Washington Examiner: [FL] Florida sheriff arrested as key suspect in massive illegal gambling operation
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Chicago mayor vows to ‘resist’ ICE subpoena for records of applicants in city ID program used by immigrants
  • Univision Chicago WGBO: [IL] "Where’s my mom?": A girl’s question after ICE arrests in Chicago
  • Univision: [TX] ICE arrests three immigrants after operation searching for child sexual abuse material in Galveston.
  • CBS Colorado: [CO] Immigration advocates call on ICE agents to stay out of Denver’s courthouses
  • Bloomberg: [NM] Senator Calls for Closing Troubled ICE Detention Facility in New Mexico
  • FOX News: [CA] ICE sweeps through LA businesses as local Democrats cry foul over Trump administration’s enforcement actions
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Los Angeles ICE raids spark protests, fear, outrage. ‘Our community is under attack’
  • Univision: [CA] Glendale is accused of violating California’s sanctuary law by collaborating with ICE.
  • Univision: [CA] Immigrants who show up at ICE offices in Los Angeles are detained in their basements, reports indicate.
  • CBS Los Angeles: [CA] Immigrants at ICE check-ins detained, held in basement of federal building in Los Angeles, some overnight
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] ICE embarrassed itself with Buona Forchetta raid
  • Breitbart: [Mexico] Nolte: Remittances to Mexico Collapse as Trump Cracks Down on Illegal Immigration
  • New York Times: [Djibouti] Eight Deported Convicts Wait In East Africa, Far From Home
  • NPR: [Djibouti] Deportees are being held in a converted shipping container in Djibouti, ICE says
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • AP: State Dept says current US visas from travel ban countries will not be revoked
  • CNN: Trump’s travel ban allows athletes from affected nations into US for the World Cup and Olympics. Fans may be stuck at home
  • Washington Post: Trump travel ban rattles immigrant communities across U.S.
  • New York Post: Green card husband of Hannah Kobayashi, who mysteriously disappeared before resurfacing, slams her as ‘terrible person’
  • New York Times: Chinese Students Reconsider the U.S. as Republicans Threaten Their Visas
  • NPR: International students in the U.S.: Who they are, where they’re from
  • Axios: [FL] Miami leaders condemn Trump travel ban
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Pause on visa interviews incites uncertainty for some foreign students hoping to study in Texas
  • Washington Post: [CA] After outcry, 4-year-old girl can stay in U.S. for lifesaving care
  • NBC News: [Canada] U.S. Salvadoran family’s tough journey to Canada: ‘We didn’t want to be deported’
  • Telemundo52: [Honduras] Trump urged not to cancel TPS for Honduran citizens
  • Breitbart: [Afghanistan] ‘One hell after another’: US travel ban deepens despair for Afghans awaiting visas
  • AP: [Afghanistan] A top Taliban official offers amnesty to Afghans who fled the country and urges them to return
• Customs and Border Protection
  • FOX News: Trump’s border wall expansion moves forward in several critical areas: ‘Crisis is not yet over’
  • FOX News: Trump administration drops hammer on ‘narco sub’ cocaine ring as cartels threaten US borders
  • NewsNation: [AR] ‘Devil in the Ozarks’ Grant Hardin captured by Border Patrol team
  • Reuters: [MI] Experts doubt FBI’s claim that crop fungus smuggled by Chinese students is a threat
  • CBS Austin: [TX] U.S. intercepts 50,000 kilos of meth-making chemicals bound for Sinaloa Cartel from China
  • Washington Examiner: [TX] Migrant who crossed border into new Texas military zone acquitted
  • FOX News: [TX] Trump admin expanding border wall construction amid crackdown on illegal immigration
  • Reuters: [CA] Riot police, anti-ICE protesters square off in Los Angeles after raids
• Transportation Security Administration
  • New York Post: TSA tells Americans they can not use their Costco membership card as an ID
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Bloomberg: What Trump’s FEMA Cuts Mean for Hurricane Season
  • Washington Post: [TX] Strong tornadoes batter Texas as severe weather spreads east
• Secret Service
  • FOX News: Reagan National Airport to halt flights for Trump-hosted military parade next week
• Coast Guard
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Felon who faked drowning in Galveston ordered to pay $135K for hoax, sentenced to probation
  • Reuters: [China] China demonstrates coast guard capability to Pacific nations, step towards high seas patrols
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: Trump cyber executive order takes aim at prior orders, secure software, more
• Terrorism Investigations
  • DailySignal.com: Trump Signs Executive Orders Safeguarding American Airspace From Terrorism
  • CBS News: Feds warn about threats to Israeli and Jewish institutions and supporters in U.S.
  • ABC News: FBI, DHS warn of ‘elevated threat’ to Jewish community in new PSA
  • NewsMax: [OR] FBI: Oregon Teen Planned Mass Shooting at Mall
  • NBC News: [MI] ‘Mass shooting’ thwarted at Michigan high school graduation; 2 suspects arrested, officials say
  • CBS Austin: [TX] San Antonio teen accused of terrorism on law enforcement’s radar since he was 10
  • The Hill: [CO] Boulder suspect charged with 118 counts including attempted murder
  • USA Today: [CO] Boulder firebombing suspect charged with hate crime in federal court
  • Daily Caller: [CO] Jordan Launches Investigation Into Mohammed Sabry Soliman And His Family
  • CNN: [WA] Teen arrested in mass shooting plot at a Washington state mall faces multiple charges, DA says
• National Security News
  • Wall Street Journal: Trump Orders Restrictions Slashed on U.S. Drones
  • AP: Trump’s new drone orders aim to counter threats while encouraging flying cars and supersonic flights
  • AP: Pentagon watchdog investigates if staffers were asked to delete Hegseth’s Signal messages
  • The Hill: Hegseth could be ‘on the hook’ for hundreds of millions on Qatari jet, says Raskin
  • Wall Street Journal: Trump Planning to Extend TikTok Deadline—Again
  • FOX News: [China] Chinese bioterror suspects’ arrests signal communist country plotting ‘something worse’ than COVID: expert
  • FOX News: [China] Trump announces China will restart rare earth mineral shipments to US after productive call
  • CNN: [China] Trump says Xi agreed to restart flow of crucial minerals, but analysts say China won’t give up its ‘rare earth card’

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