• Top News
  • AP/CBS News/Newsweek: Homeland Security revokes temporary status for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans
  • New York Times/AP/Washington Examiner: Trump Shuts Down 3 Watchdog Agencies Overseeing Immigration Crackdown
  • Reuters: Thousands of agents diverted to Trump immigration crackdown
  • Los Angeles Times/New York Times: Trump administration ends funding for legal representation of 26,000 migrant children
  • FOX News: Illegal immigrant who fled US after 2016 death of Sarah Root is extradited ‘to face justice once and for all’
  • AP: Weekslong lockups of European tourists at US borders spark fears of traveling to America
  • Washington Examiner: Nordic countries issue travel advisories for transgender travelers to US
  • CBS News: Judge rebukes Justice Dept., raises due process questions in Alien Enemies Act deportation case
  • The Hill: Judge vows to ‘get to the bottom’ of whether Trump administration violated deportation flight order
  • Wall Street Journal: Judge Raises Concerns About Trump’s Use of Wartime Powers for Deportations
  • Government Executive: Trump order put states at the forefront of cyber and natural disaster response
  • The Hill: House Democrats launch investigation of DHS ads on Trump immigration policies
  • New York Times: [NY] Columbia Agrees to Trump’s Demands After Federal Funds Are Stripped
  • AP: [FL] Fort Myers City Council does an about-face, now unanimously agrees to allow ICE to train its police
  • FOX News: [LA] Judge gives Mahmoud Khalil legal team more time to review immigration case
  • AP: [LA] Detained Columbia University student activist Mahmoud Khalil appears in immigration case
  • FOX News: [CO] Federal judge blocks ‘abolish ICE’ activist and illegal immigrant from being deported
  • Univision: [Cuba] The US confirms the transfer of more Venezuelans allegedly linked to the Aragua Train to Guantanamo.
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • The Hill: Trump shouldn’t flout a judicial order, he should move to reform the process
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • USA Today: Roses, Real Madrid, crowns: What to know about tattoos used to deport Venezuelan migrants
  • CBS News: Wife of detained Columbia University student gives first TV interview
  • Reuters: US immigration officials ask pro-Palestinian Cornell student to surrender
  • Newsweek: ICE Scammers Are On The Rise: What To Do
  • Washington Post: [MD] Venezuelan couple detained again by ICE after judge ordered their release
  • Washington Examiner: [DC] Authorities arrest 15 Tren de Aragua and MS-13 gang members in DC immigration blitz
  • WSB: [GA] Man accused of killing Cobb mother was in the U.S. illegally, ICE says
  • AP: [FL] ICE acting director claims arrests of ‘foreign terrorist’ gang members in Florida briefing
  • Telemundo 51: [FL] Congressman Giménez calls for investigation and deportation of alleged Cuban agents in the U.S.
  • FOX News: [FL] ICE announces first Tren de Aragua gang member detained under recently invoked Alien Enemies Act
  • Newsweek: [FL] ICE Detains 18 People Showing Up for Scheduled Immigration Appointments
  • Miami Herald: [FL] ‘Deport every person under the sun’: ICE detains Cubans during immigration appointments
  • CBS Detroit: [MI] Private company contracts with ICE to open immigration processing center in Michigan
  • CNN: [CO] One of the ICE detainees who escaped Colorado facility during power outage is recaptured
  • Univision: [PR] "They show up and take them away": Fear grows among migrants in Puerto Rico
  • Los Angeles Times: [El Salvador] Venezuelan nationals detained in an El Salvador prison
  • Miami Herald: [El Salvador] Despite refugee status in the U.S., young Venezuelan was deported to Salvadoran prison
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Washington Examiner: Trump extends State Department deadline for new travel bans
  • Newsweek: Migrants, Visitors Anxious Over Trump Travel Ban Debate Heading to US Early
  • New York Times: [NY] Man Charged With Posing as Federal Agent After Promising Green Card Help
  • Border Report: [Haiti] Haitians sue Trump administration to keep temporary protected status
  • Yahoo! News: [Afghanistan] Afghan Refugees Stuck in Limbo as USRAP Suspension Defies Court Order
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Telemundo: Trump administration considers authorizing military to hold migrants at the border
  • Border Report: Border military buffer zone a ‘waste of taxpayer dollars’
  • New York Times: As Trump Broadens Crackdown, Focus Expands to Legal Immigrants and Tourists
  • USA Today: Yes, border control can go through your phone. Here’s what travelers should know.
  • Bloomberg: Trump Administration Aims to Bring Back Detention Centers for Immigrant Kids
  • Border Report: [TX] Man arrested at South Texas port, accused of threatening CBP officer
  • Yahoo! News: [CA] Over 1,300 pounds of meth seized last week at US-Mexico border
  • AP: [Canada] US decision to limit Canadian access to border-straddling library prompts outpouring of emotion
• Transportation Security Administration
  • SFGate: [FL] A woman drowned her dog in an airport bathroom after being denied boarding, police say
  • Axios: [CA] San Diego airport accepting digital IDs at security checkpoints
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Politico: ‘This is horrifying’: FEMA reviewing disaster aid that could help migrants
  • ABC News: Wildfire warnings continue across several states
  • NPR: Trump wants states to handle disasters. States aren’t prepared
  • Yahoo! News: [FL] Acting head of FEMA says his parents in Florida received denial letter
  • Chicago Tribune: [IN] Multiple tornadoes touch down in Gary, Highland, NWS confirms; communities still cleaning up
  • Reuters: [CA] US senators push for more funding for California fire recovery
• Secret Service
  • Reuters: Secret Service meets with GM execs on next-generation armored SUVs
  • WCBD: [SC] 2 arrested in multi-jurisdiction ATM scam
  • CBS Austin: [FL] Secret Service and SWAT seize 1,000 rounds, guns in Trump threat case in Florida
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Arizona man arrested for passing counterfeit bills in Chesterton
• Coast Guard
  • New York Post: More than a dozen bridges in NY, NJ — including George Washington Bridge — must be checked for risk of collapse
  • HSToday: Coast Guard Removes 30 Aliens Using Natural Camouflage From Uninhabited Mona Island
  • HSToday: USCG Stops Illegal Charter Violating Federal Order
  • Army.mil: U.S. Soldiers Support Maritime Security
  • Military Times: Why Navy destroyers are being sent to the southern border mission
  • Thomas More Society: Federal Appeals Court Protects Coast Guard Servicemembers’ Conscience Rights
  • Washington Times: Appeals court revives Coast Guard’s vaccine mandate case
  • HSToday: [PA] Coast Guard Conducts Joint Operation to Disrupt Illicit Maritime Activity in Philadelphia
  • Washington Post: [MD] Three takeaways from the Key Bridge report
  • ABC 4 Charleston: [SC] 2 Ecuadorians face South Carolina trial for 4,000-pound cocaine smuggling accusation
  • NBC 2 Charleston: [FL] Charleston-based Coast Guard cutter offloads over 45,000 pounds of narcotics
  • ABC 30 Fresno: [FL] Coast Guard Massive Drug Seizure
  • ABC 20 Gainesville: [FL] Rescued paddleboarders released from hospital; family thanks search teams
  • NBC 12 Jacksonville: [FL] JFRD: 1 dead, 3 missing, including children, after boat capsizes on St. Johns River in Jacksonville
  • USA Today: [FL] Fed sting operation uncovers cartel gun trafficking ring in Cleveland
  • Granma: [Cuba] New U.S. measure against Cuba: security or suffocation?
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • FedScoop: Cybercriminals target federal employee credentials with National Finance Center scam
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Miami Herald: FBI Reportedly Changes Domestic Terror Staff as Trump Blasts Tesla Violence
  • NBC News: No evidence of coordinated vandalism of Teslas despite Musk and Trump claims
  • Yahoo! News: US AG: Salem man accused of damaging Tesla dealership facing 20 years with new charge
  • Yahoo! News: [NC] 14-year-old charged with making mass violence threats against Union County school
• National Security News
  • CBS News: Trump revokes security clearances of Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton and other prominent Dems
  • NBC News: [NY] Two men convicted in Iranian plot to kill U.S.-based critic
  • New York Times: [Israel] Israel Tries to Pressure Hamas to Free More Hostages
  • CBS News: [Japan] U.S. mulls expanding military ties with Japan despite Trump’s criticism of the alliance

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