• Top News
  • New York Times: U.S. Arrests 2nd Person Tied to Pro-Palestinian Protests at Columbia
  • USA Today: Trump officials cheer ‘self-deportation’ of pro-Palestinian student protester
  • The Hill: ACLU releases video of Mahmoud Khalil’s ICE arrest
  • Reuters: Trump’s policy to deport activists is unconstitutional, Khalil’s lawyers say
  • CNN: Justice Department is investigating bringing terrorism charges against pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University
  • New York Times/Washington Examiner: Justices to Consider Request to Lift Nationwide Pause on Birthright Citizenship Order
  • Los Angeles Times: Legal experts pan Trump’s Supreme Court appeal on birthright citizenship
  • New York Times: Judge Rejects Attempts to Temporarily Stop Migrant Detention at Guantánamo
  • AP: Judge rules against advocates trying to help migrants sent to Guantanamo and to stop more transfers
  • Univision: Amid lawsuits, the US returns Guantanamo Bay migrants to a Louisiana detention center.
  • AP: Trump administration moves to dismiss lawsuits against Iowa and Oklahoma over immigration laws
  • FOX News/New York Times: Senate passes HALT Fentanyl Act to permanently classify all fentanyl-related drugs as Schedule I substances
  • CBS Austin: Financial surveillance’ concerns arise from gov’t order to catch cartel activity
  • New York Times: [NY] Trump Demands Major Changes in Columbia Discipline and Admissions Rules
  • New York Times: [NY] Federal Agents Search Two Dorm Rooms at Columbia University
  • CBS 58: [WI] Dozens protest the detention of Mahmoud Khalil outside Milwaukee federal courthouse
  • New York Times: [IA] Justice Department Moves to Dismiss Challenge to Iowa Immigration Law
  • FOX News: [CA] Migrant gangs put on notice after string of home burglaries
  • CNN: [Cuba] As Trump’s direction calls for Guantanamo Bay to house 30,000, conditions at the facilities have come under scrutiny
  • Wall Street Journal: [Cuba] The Unraveling of Trump’s Plan to Detain Thousands of Migrants at Guantanamo
  • Miami Herald: [Haiti] Haitians and clergy group sue Trump over decision to end protections from deportation
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Federal News Network: Refocusing CISA under Trump: A strategic approach to critical infrastructure defense
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • FOX News: Trump-backed bill to avert shutdown boosts funding for illegal immigrant arrests, deportations
  • FOX News: [TX] Illegal immigrant with multiple DWI, theft convictions deported again: ICE
  • The Texas Tribune: [TX] Houston police directed to call ICE on undocumented immigrants with deportation orders
  • Yahoo! News: [TX] Man cited for dog violation taken into custody by ICE
  • Yahoo! News: [CO] Suspected cartel member arrested in Colorado Springs
  • KLAS: [NV] FBI, ICE arrest MS-13 gang member at Las Vegas airport
  • Newsweek: [AZ] Canadian ‘American Pie’ Actress Detained by ICE, ‘Held in Chains for Hours’
  • CBS News: [CA] Canadian Jasmine Mooney detained by ICE for days after trying to enter U.S. from Mexico, her mom says
  • Univision: [Cuba] The stories of three Cuban women with I-220A who were seeking asylum and were detained at their appointment with ICE.
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Reuters: Trump administration weighs travel ban on dozens of countries, memo says
  • Washington Post: Border patrol grabs Venezuelan parents in D.C., despite protected status
  • Vermont Public: [RI] Green card holder from New Hampshire ‘interrogated’ at Logan Airport, detained
  • Yahoo! News: [NV] Trafficking, forced labor in Las Vegas involving 3 Cuban immigrants subject of federal indictment
• Customs and Border Protection
  • NBC News: Immigration checkpoints are a way of life in areas within 100 miles from U.S. borders
  • Yahoo! News: U-2 Spy Planes Are Flying Border Security Missions Air Force Confirms
  • Yahoo! News: [FL] 1 arrested in drug investigation; 6 people detained by U.S. Border Patrol without charges
  • CBS 7: [TX] Military personnel being sent to Border Patrol stations in West Texas
  • CBS 7: [TX] “Our mission is to enforce immigration law”: Border Security in the Big Bend
  • FOX News: [CA] Vets group patching border fence pledges vigilance amid Trump success: ‘There are still gaps’
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Government Executive: Union sues DHS to protect TSA screeners’ collective bargaining rights
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Newsweek: Red Flag Warning Issued for 10 States amid ‘Extremely Critical’ Fire Threat
  • ABC News/CBS News: Wildfires erupt in Oklahoma, Texas amid extreme fire weather conditions
  • NBC News: Tornado warnings issued in Missouri as severe weather whips up Texas fires
  • New York Times: Fierce Storms Hit Missouri Amid High Tornado Risk in the South
  • Yahoo! News: [WV] More than $1 million in federal disaster assistance approved in West Virginia
  • Yahoo! News: [TN] Blackburn responds to missing FEMA checks
  • Newsweek: [TX] Texas Town Evacuated Amid Wildfire
  • CBS Austin: [TX] Red Rock Creek wildfire near Llano burns 48 acres
  • NPR: [TX] On the anniversary of Texas’ largest wildfire, residents say recovery may take years
  • Yahoo! News: [OK] Powerful winds drive wildfires across Oklahoma: Homes threatened, evacuation orders issued
• Secret Service
  • Washington Examiner: Secret Service says new cruisers represent ‘era of excellence’
  • WSOC: [NC] Collaborative effort leads to arrest of Charlotte murder suspect
  • South Carolina Daily Gazette: [SC] SC man charged with threatening to kill Trump must undergo mental evaluation
  • Yahoo! News: [OH] Man uses counterfeit money at Girl Scout booth, deputies say
• Coast Guard
  • USA Today: [OR] Video shows 71-year-old woman being rescued from raging Oregon river by US Coast Guard
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: Water utilities would get cybersecurity boost under bipartisan Senate bill
• National Security News
  • AP: Musk Meets With Head of National Security Agency to Ensure It Is Aligned With Trump, Spy Agency Says
  • Reuters: [Ecuador] Ecuador pitches US military base and free trade deal to Trump allies, sources say
  • Washington Post: [South Africa] Rubio says South African ambassador to U.S. ‘no longer welcome’
  • New York Times: [Israel] Hamas Says It’s Willing to Free American Israeli Captive, but Deal Is in Doubt
  • AP: [Israel] Hamas says it will release a US-Israeli hostage and 4 bodies, but Israel expresses immediate doubt
  • The Hill: [Israel] Hamas agrees to restart Gaza ceasefire talks
  • CNN: [Iraq] US and Iraqi forces kill ISIS chief of global operations, officials say
  • Washington Examiner: [Iraq] Trump celebrates death of ISIS leader in Iraq: ‘His miserable life was terminated’

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