• Top News
  • The Hill/New York Times/NPR: Judge gives Trump administration one more day to turn over deportation flight info
  • USA Today: Trump administration asks appeals court to reverse block on deportation of Venezuelans
  • CBS News: Justice Dept. may invoke state secrets privilege in Alien Enemies Act deportation case
  • The Hill: White House escalates attacks on judge in deportation case: ‘Egregious abuse of the bench’
  • Dallas Morning News: Texas joins 25 states supporting President Trump using wartime powers for deportations
  • The Hill: House Democrats ask GAO to review DOGE impact at DHS
  • Government Executive: Democrats push Justice Department to keep Election Threats Task Force amid rollbacks
  • Politico/NBC News: [NY] Trump is seeking to deport another academic who is legally in the country, lawsuit says
  • New York Times: [NJ] Judge Says Khalil’s Deportation Case Can Be Heard in New Jersey
  • Reuters: [NJ] Judge denies Trump bid to toss Columbia student’s challenge to arrest
  • NBC News: [NJ] Mahmoud Khalil says he was ‘targeted’ for pro-Palestinian beliefs in letter from ICE facility
  • Texas Tribune: [TX] Trump administration drops challenge to Texas law targeting people who illegally cross the border
  • FOX News: [TX] 2 Mexican nationals found guilty in deadliest human smuggling event in US history
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] ‘We will hunt you down’: Why ads targeting immigrants are blanketing Bay Area air waves
  • AP: [Cuba] Pentagon reviews plans to cut troops handling migrants at Guantanamo by as much as half
  • CNN: [Venezuela] Venezuela’s Maduro calls US deportation of migrants to El Salvador a ‘kidnapping,’ backs calls for their return
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • USA Today: Trump is winning on illegal immigration. But he needs to listen to the courts. | Opinion
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Newsweek: ICE Reveals How Many Deportations Have Been Carried Out Under Trump
  • CNN: Trump administration says deported migrants are gang members, but won’t name them or provide evidence
  • Newsweek: [RI] College Issues Travel Warning Amid ICE Crackdown
  • Yahoo! News: [MA] Fugitive wanted in Brazil for manslaughter arrested while driving in Massachusetts, ICE says
  • AP: [GA] Brothers and roommate of Laken Riley’s killer to be deported after fake green card convictions
  • CBS Miami: [FL] South Florida attorney for deported Venezuelan man says client not gang member
  • Yahoo! News: [LA] Louisiana man arrested for pornography involving juveniles
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Immigration crackdown leads to numerous reports of ICE agents near Chicago Public Schools, emails show
  • Yahoo! News: [KS] Kansas man accused of making child pornography
  • Axios: [CO] Immigrant rights activist’s arrest marks big shift in enforcement
  • FOX News: [CO] Aurora authorities ‘declined’ to help search for 2 illegal aliens who escaped Colorado detention facility: ICE
  • Yahoo! News: [WA] Ukrainian grocery store in Fife targeted by suspected impersonators pretending to be ICE
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Multiple videos of child sex abuse found on SDSU cop’s hard drive, feds allege
  • AP: [PR] Raids shatter perception of Puerto Rico as a sanctuary for immigrants
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Miami Herald: More countries are now telling their citizens not to travel to the U.S.
  • FOX News: Trump vows to refund, deport any ‘unsavory’ immigrants who try for citizenship under potential ‘gold card’
  • Axios: [VA] Refugee program in Virginia shuts down after Trump funding cuts
  • Reuters: [Germany] Germany updates US travel advice after citizens detained
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Washington Post: Trump team makes plans for military to hold migrants at border
  • FOX News: New border sector becomes nation’s busiest as overall encounters continue to plummet on Trump watch
  • CBS News: More egg product seizures than fentanyl seizures at the border so far this year
  • New York Times: Trump Administration Quietly Lifted Ban on Dominican Sugar Company Over Forced Labor
  • Yahoo! News: French Scientist Reportedly Denied U.S. Entry Due to Trump Criticism
  • Yahoo! News: [IN] U.S. border officials in Indiana confiscate nearly $10K worth of fake Botox products
  • FOX News: [TX] Greg Abbott says daily border crossings in El Paso have plummeted under Trump administration
  • Yahoo! News: [TX] Man arrested after alleged illegal re-entry at Las Cruces checkpoint
  • USA Today: [AZ] Cartel scout said he helped smuggle 1,000 undocumented immigrants into US last year
  • Yahoo! News: [WA] Man found guilty with more than 170 pounds of MDMA in Spokane
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Miami Herald: [NJ] ‘Artfully concealed’ bullets trigger alarm at New Jersey airport, feds say. See them
  • CBS 7: [CA] Unruly passenger detained by others on Delta flight: ‘He bit me’
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • MeriTalk: Trump ‘National Resilience Strategy’ Pushing Risk Management to States
  • Yahoo! News: [WV] Second FEMA Disaster Recovery Center opens in McDowell County
  • AP: [NC] North Carolina lawmakers approve additional $528M for Hurricane Helene recovery
  • Yahoo! News: [NC] Family must wait on water tests before moving into FEMA mobile home
  • WJTV: [MS] 18 tornadoes confirmed in Mississippi; damage assessment ongoing
  • Yahoo! News: [MO] Evacuations ordered in Reynolds County due to multiple fires
  • Yahoo! News: [FL] 160-acre wildfire near Chumuckla 60% contained
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Sam Houston National Forest wildfire expands to 1,200 acres, prompts evacuations
  • Yahoo! News: [OK] Oklahoma County declares disaster emergency amid wildfires, continued
  • ABC News: [OK] Residents told to ‘leave now’ as wildfires threaten Oklahoma towns
• Secret Service
  • The Hill: House bill lets Secret Service cover local costs of protecting Trump
  • New York Times: Trump’s Ending of Hunter Biden’s Security Detail Raises Questions About Who Gets Protection
• Coast Guard
  • Marine Link/SeaPower Magazine: U.S. Coast Guard Interdicts 80,000 Pounds of Illicit Drugs
  • Yahoo! News: Navy Plans to Deploy Second Destroyer to Patrol Waters Off US and Mexico This Week
  • Military.com: Navy Plans to Deploy Second Destroyer to Patrol Waters Off US and Mexico This Week
  • Spectrum News: USS Gravely deploys to the southern border to implement Trump’s immigration plans
  • FOX New: Trump’s use of warship for border enforcement a ‘smart’ use of military force, expert says
  • ABC 12 New Bern: [FL] Coast Guard rescues two from sailboat near Corolla Beach amid medical emergency
  • ABC 4 Pittsburgh: [FL] Missing Teens On Paddleboard Rescued
  • NBC 3 Eureka: [CA] Escaped Inmate Apprehended Tuesday
  • New York Times/AP/Yahoo! News: [AK] Small Plane That Crashed in Alaska Was a Half-Ton Overweight, U.S. Says
  • The Tribune: [Bahamas] Coast Guard rescued 166 people in Bahamian waters last year
  • CiberCuba: [Cuba] The U.S. tightens entry conditions for vessels coming from Cuba
  • USA Today: [Columbia] Colombian Navy personnel indicted in plot to help narcos spy on coast guard ships
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: How DHS is working to continually improve the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program
  • The Hill: FBI warns of possible Outlook, Gmail cyberattacks
  • MeriTalk: Rep. Green Demands Answers From CISA on China Cyber
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Axios/USA Today/Washington Examiner: Trump’s attorney general threatens "severe" punishment for Tesla vandals
  • Axios: FBI investigating attacks targeting Tesla dealerships and cars
  • CBS New York: [NY] Man faces hate crime charges for temple attacks in NYC’s Chinatown
• National Security News
  • NPR: Trump administration extends opioid emergency as fentanyl deaths drop
  • CNN: Pentagon weighs major cuts to top of US military
  • New York Times: [NY] Queens Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Acting as Agent of China
  • New York Times: [Mexico] Mexico Sent Cartel Bosses to U.S. Knowing They Could Face Execution
  • FOX News: [Ukraine] Trump holds ‘very good’ call with Zelenskyy following deal with Putin
  • Newsweek: [Ukraine] Trump Told Zelensky He Wants US To Help Run Ukraine Power Plants
  • New York Times: [Ukraine] Zelensky Agrees to Halt Strikes on Russian Energy Targets in Call With Trump
  • Yahoo! News: [Ukraine] US, Ukrainian delegations to meet in Saudi Arabia in ‘coming days,’ Zelensky says
  • New York Times: [Israel] Israeli Ground Forces Seize Part of Gaza Corridor, Raising Pressure on Hamas
  • New York Times: [Yemen] Trump Says Houthis in Yemen Will Be ‘Annihilated,’ as U.S. Keeps Up Strikes
  • FOX News: [Iran] Trump vindicated as explosive report confirms Iran supervises Houthi ‘political and military affairs’
  • Newsweek: [North Korea] North Korea Issues New Demand to Trump

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