• Top News
  • New York Times: Homeland Security Officials Push I.R.S. for 700,000 Immigrants’ Addresses
  • The Hill: Vance to visit southern border next week
  • Reuters/Newsweek/Bloomberg: Appeals court won’t disturb injunction against Trump birthright order
  • Washington Post: Trump seeks to fast-track deportations of hundreds of thousands
  • NPR: Trump’s first month through the eyes of an immigration lawyer
  • Washington Examiner: Immigrant activists decry Trump registry requirement: ‘Terrorize people’
  • CBS News: 25 arrested in global operation targeting AI-generated child sexual abuse content, Europol says
  • Washington Examiner: Musk asks retired air traffic controllers to come back to work to address shortage
  • The Hill: Federal agencies plan second email asking workers for weekly accomplishments
  • AP: Trump’s transportation department cancels new review step that could’ve slowed state projects
  • Washington Post: Trump to sign executive order designating English official language of U.S.
  • ABC News/Reuters/FOX News: [NY] Drug lord accused of DEA agent’s murder appears in US court: ‘We have waited 40 years for this day’
  • Washington Examiner: [DC] Trump State Department moves to yank Catholic bishops lawsuit away from judge
  • AP: [NC] North Carolina Company Owner Pleads Guilty Over Attempted Technology Sale to China
  • USA Today/Newsweek: [FL] FBI returns to Donald Trump boxes recovered from Mar-a-Lago search
  • CNN: [MO] Missouri bill would offer $1,000 to help turn in undocumented immigrants
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Two reputed Mexican cartel figures brought to Chicago in historic prisoner transfer
  • CBS News: [TX] Some local, state law enforcement to be deputized as immigration agents
  • New York Times: [Canada] Canada-U.S. Relations Continue to Reach Lows Over Tariffs and Annexation Threats
  • CNBC: [Mexico] Mexico extradites 29 drug cartel members to U.S. for trial as Trump tariffs loom
  • Reuters: [Mexico] Mexico ‘fast-track’ expulsion of drug lords to US broke legal procedures, experts say
  • Wall Street Journal: [Mexico] Secret U.S. Drone Program Helped Capture Mexican Cartel Bosses
  • AP: [Mexico] Mexico’s Security Cabinet frames handing over of cartel figures as a national security decision
  • The Hill: [Cuba] Senate Democrats: Detaining migrants at Guantanamo Bay a threat to civil rights, military readiness
  • Texas Tribune: [Cuba] Trump is sending migrants from the U.S. to Guantanamo. One mother speaks out about her son’s detention.
  • New York Times: [Panama] Locked in a Jungle Camp, Migrants Deported to Panama Face Uncertain Future
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • CBS Austin: Trump administration ‘saving lives’ as ICE arrests jump 627%, DHS secretary says
  • FOX News: ICE makes major move on detaining illegal immigrants in heart of blue state
  • Reuters: Trump wants to deport some foreign students. These activists want to help
  • Washington Examiner: AOC demands to know whether DOJ is investigating her over ICE instructions
  • Newsweek: [CT] ICE Agents in Ski Masks Snatch Migrant Out of Lawyer’s Car
  • New York Times: [NJ] Trump to Reopen 1,000-Bed Detention Center for Migrants in New Jersey
  • FOX News: [NC] Haitian man charged in NC triple murder flew into US under Biden migrant flights program: ICE
  • Washington Post: [FL] ICE ordered him deported. Then he killed 2 older gay men, police say.
  • Treasure Coast Newspapers: [FL] 11 detained during sheriff’s, federal immigration operation in Martin County
  • Newsweek: [IL] Illinois Probed Over $1.6 Billion Health-Care Scheme for Illegal Migrants
  • NBC News: [IL] Man arrested during school drop-off in Chicago as ICE continues focus on deportations
  • Washington Examiner: [IL] Audit reveals Pritzker massively underestimated cost of programs for illegal immigrants
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] ICE agents are setting their sights on L.A. What employers need to know
  • AP: [CA] Volunteers use bullhorns and sirens to warn immigrants when ICE is in their area
  • Newsweek: [CA] Fake ICE Agents Terrorized California Stores
  • Washington Examiner: [CA] California sheriff says he will work with ICE: ‘I will uphold my oath’
  • CBS Los Angeles: [CA] Los Angeles house ransacked during ICE immigration raid
  • Newsweek: [CA] California Woman Accuses ICE of Mistreating Husband: ‘Very Bad Condition’
  • CBS San Francisco: [CA] San Jose, Oakland among cities joining San Francisco lawsuit against Trump sanctuary city crackdown
  • Yahoo! News: [CA] ICE raids at least 3 homes, arrests one mother in South Los Angeles
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • CBS News: State Department trying to evade refugee admissions court order, aid groups say
• Customs and Border Protection
  • FOX News: DOD sends over 1,000 additional troops to help bolster southern border efforts
  • Reuters: Mexico, Canada seek to forestall Trump’s tariffs with anti-drug efforts
  • FOX News: White House calls on Canada, Mexico to do more on fentanyl seizures
  • CNBC: Canada and Mexico look to prove they’ve made progress on border security and fentanyl
  • Yahoo! News: [NH] Two Turkish nationals ‘covered in snow’ arrested in NH for illegally entering U.S. from Canada
  • Newsweek: [NY] Man Fears Consequences After Accidentally Bringing Illegal Item Into US
  • Yahoo! News: [NY] Two individuals charged with illegal reentry after deportation
  • Newsweek: [TX] DOGE Shuts Texas Office Responsible for Building Border Wall
  • AZCentral: [AZ] Long wait times at Lukeville border crossing as Mexico steps up security checks
  • Bloomberg: [CA] US Tent Facility is Holding Migrant Families Longer Than Recommended
  • Border Report: [CA] Egg seizures up 158% at California border crossings
  • Washington Post: [Mexico] Mexico sent 10,000 troops to stop fentanyl. It remains elusive.
  • New York Times: [Canada] Canada Curbed Illegal Migration to the U.S. Now People Are Heading to Canada.
• Transportation Security Administration
  • CBS Austin: [DC] FAA implements new airspace rules at Reagan Airport during presidential flights
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • USA Today: Red flag warnings active across central US amid threat of ‘extreme fire behavior’
  • Reuters: Trump’s firings at US weather agency will put lives at risk, scientists say
  • Houston Chronicle: Trump’s layoffs could hinder disaster response in Texas as hurricane season nears, critics warn
  • USA Today: [TX] Earthquake recorded near Midland, Texas at magnitude 4.8, USGS says
  • The Hill: [CO] Colorado Democrats call for independent investigation of NOAA firings
  • The Hill: [CA] FEMA declines to test soil after California fires despite Newsom administration concerns
  • Honolulu Star-Advertiser: [HI] Hawaii delegation urges FEMA to extend Maui rent subsidies
  • Hawaiʻi Public Radio: [HI] With Lahaina commercial debris cleared, next up is transferring 400,000 tons to Central Maui
• Secret Service
  • CNN: [DC] FBI Deputy Director Bongino repeatedly said pipe bombs planted ahead of Jan. 6 were ‘inside job’
• Coast Guard
  • Yahoo! News: [HI] Coast Guard rescues cruise ship passenger experiencing strokes
  • Bloomberg: [Canada] Canadian Coast Guard Battles to Secure Ship With Dangerous Cargo
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Bloomberg: CFPB Data Imperiled by Cybersecurity Contract Cancellation, Ex-Official Says
• Terrorism Investigations
  • CBS Minnesota: [MN] Minnesota man accused of attempting to join the Islamic State group
  • Lansing State Journal: [MI] MSU student accused of making online threat against university faces terrorism charge
• National Security News
  • New York Times: [DC] Intelligence Officials Continue Chat Messages Inquiry
  • Reuters: Foreign aid groups ask US Supreme Court to require Trump to release funds
  • Washington Post: [DC] Trump revives Monroe Doctrine in U.S. relations with Western Hemisphere
  • New York Times: [Ukraine] Trump Berates Zelensky in Fiery Exchange at the White House
  • The Hill: [Ukraine] Trump-Zelensky clash stresses Russia-Ukraine negotiation tensions
  • New York Times: [Ukraine] Flow of U.S. Weapons to Ukraine Has Nearly Stopped and May End Completely
  • New York Times: [Ukraine] Trump Says He Believes Putin Would Abide by Any Ukraine Peace Deal
  • NPR: [Israel] Hamas rejects Israel’s request to extend phase one of Gaza ceasefire
  • CBS News: [Israel] Trump administration approves nearly $3 billion arms sale to Israel
  • Newsweek: [China] China Shoots Down Trump’s Nuclear Weapons Plan
  • Wall Street Journal: [China] China Tells Its AI Leaders to Avoid U.S. Travel Over Security Concerns
  • FedScoop: [China] Senate bill targets DeepSeek ban from government devices
  • FOX News: [Thailand] US Embassy in Thailand warns Americans of ‘violent retaliatory attacks’ risk after Uyghurs deported to China

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