• Top News
  • AP: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem promises help in her first visit to Puerto Rico
  • Reuters/NBC News: Trump weighs revoking legal status of Ukrainians as US steps up deportations
  • Reuters: US Justice Dept to ramp up staffing for immigration cases
  • CBS Austin/New York Times/UPI/Washington Examiner: Trump grants Mexico tariff exemption until April 2 after talks with Sheinbaum
  • CBS News: Trump revives practice of detaining migrant families with children
  • New York Times: Trump Administration Prepares to Revive and Expand Travel Bans
  • AP: Federal judge to hear arguments over whether to block immigration arrests in US schools
  • AP: New Senate bill seeks to tackle the flow of fentanyl into the US from China and Mexico
  • New York Times: Judge Blocks Trump’s Funding Freeze, Saying White House Put Itself ‘Above Congress’
  • ABC News: Mass exodus of immigration officials could delay millions of deportations
  • FOX News: Top Trump agency flips script on Biden admin awarding illegals with taxpayer benefits: ‘Record invasion’
  • Washington Examiner: Tom Homan says he wears criticisms from Democrat mayors like ‘a badge of honor’
  • Reuters: US federal workers hit back at Trump mass firings with class action complaints
  • New York Post: [NY] DHS honcho Noem rips sanctuary city laws as illegal migrant accused of torching woman to death on NYC subway skirts deportation
  • FOX News: [NY] New York City denied request FEMA return $80M in migrant funds
  • Yahoo! News: [IL] Illinois aims to dismiss Trump DOJ lawsuit challenging its sanctuary policies for migrants
  • Dallas Morning News: [TX] Texas GOP lawmakers want to tap local law enforcement for immigration duties
  • Yahoo! News: [NM] NM delegation objects to detaining immigrants at military installations
  • AZCentral: [AZ] Rep. Paul Gosar grills ‘sanctuary city’ mayors on Arizona’s SB 1070 at immigration hearing
  • VOA News: [Canada] US, Canadian leaders discuss trade amid new US tariffs
  • FOX News: [Canada] Canada leader issues dire warning over ‘tariff war’ with US causing ‘more pain’ than gain
  • FOX News: [Cuba] Trump’s plan to house migrants at Guantanamo Bay facing major hurdles
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • NBC News: The impact has been real’: ICE raid fears keep students out of classrooms
  • Chicago Tribune/Northeast Indiana Public Radio: [IN] Lake County sheriff “now cooperating” with ICE, Indiana Attorney General says
  • WSOC: [NC] Fentanyl and cash seized in North Carolina; suspect faces multiple trafficking charges
  • WKRG: [AL] MS-13 gang member arrested in Mobile County on federal charges
  • Yahoo! News: [FL] Pinellas won’t enforce ICE agreement school police chief signed without authorization
  • Yahoo! News: [MO] Truck driver involved in fatal I-44 crash now in ICE custody
  • NBC News: [IL] Immigrant couple to get $80,000 in damages from former landlords who threatened to call ICE
  • Minnesota Public Radio: [MN] Protesters denounce ICE arrests at St. Louis Park manufacturing facility
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Houston residents say they were detained by ICE, Customs and Border Protection despite documentation
  • Dallas Morning News: [TX] Texas GOP lawmakers want to tap local law enforcement for immigration duties
  • Texas Tribune: [TX] South Texas immigration detention center with capacity for 2,400 people to reopen
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Privately-owned immigration detention facility designed to house families will reopen in Dilley
  • Jefferson Public Radio: [CA] Immigration groups prepare for potential ICE detainments
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Newsweek: EB-5: Investors Defend Visa That Trump ‘Gold Card’ Would Replace
  • FOX News: Trump to shift away from DEI visa policy that ‘surged’ under Biden, expert says
  • The Hill: [Ukraine] Trump says he’s ‘looking at’ revoking protected status for Ukrainians
• Customs and Border Protection
  • The Hill: Trump hoping to complete southern border wall by 2029: Vance
  • Washington Examiner: Hegseth declares 97% drop in illegal crossings since military took ‘operational control’ of the southern border
  • FOX News: Border state lawmaker reveals what ‘drastic’ changes can be solidified with major congressional action
  • FOX News: Human smugglers turn to cloning Border Patrol vehicles amid Trump migrant clampdown
  • Yahoo! News: Drop in US border crossings goes deeper than Trump
  • AP/Border Report: [TX] US surveillance balloon breaks free near Texas border and travels to Dallas area before crashing
  • Border Report: [TX] Border Patrol welcomes military assistance
  • Yahoo! News: [TX] Texas border facility due to close over falling number of crossings from Mexico
  • Washington Examiner: [TX] Texas opens Eagle Pass park to Border Patrol after yearlong lockout
  • Border Report: [CA] CBP canine sniffs out cocaine truck ‘caravan’ at port of entry
  • CBS News: [Mexico] Mexico seizes 275,000 fentanyl pills from cactus bound for Arizona
• Transportation Security Administration
  • WPXI: [PA] West Virginia man arrested after TSA intercepts gun at Pittsburgh International Airport
  • Yahoo! News: [NC] TSA officers find 27 loaded firearms at CLT airport in first 2 months of 2025, 5th in the nation
  • Savannah Morning News: [GA] US Attorney’s Office to get file on pilot arrested for alleged intoxication in cockpit
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • CBS Austin: At least 5 killed in 2 states as severe winter weather slams parts of US
  • WFTV: FEMA releases numbers of the 2024 hurricane season
  • Washington Post: Fires are burning throughout U.S. — here’s where there’s greater risk
  • CBS New York: [NY] FEMA CFO fired over payments to New York City for migrants says she had DOGE sign-off
  • Yahoo! News: [WV] FEMA Disaster Recovery Center to open in McDowell County
  • WSOC: [NC] Floodplain map updates stall western NC rebuilding efforts
  • Yahoo! News: [KY] FEMA works to jump start flood recovery efforts in eastern Kentucky
  • CBS Austin: [CA] Los Angeles mayor vows to rebuild communities at ‘lightning speed’ after wildfires
• Secret Service
  • Axios: U.S. conducting "ongoing" operation against Russian crypto exchange
  • Yahoo! News: President Trump names 13-year-old DJ Daniel honorary Secret Service agent
  • The Gardner News: [MA] Winchendon man arrested for child pornography after agencies executed search warrant
  • Yahoo! News: [PA] Trump says he’d be willing to release reports on assassination attempts against him: ‘Could be suspicious’
  • FOX News/CBS Austin: [FL] Florida man threatens to assassinate Trump, destroy New York with missiles in 911 calls: report
• Coast Guard
  • Washington Examiner: Report: Coast Guard shore infrastructure project backlogs total $7 billion
  • Yahoo! News: [VA] Boat on fire at Pelicans’ Nest Marina in Norfolk
  • CBS Miami: [FL] U.S. Coast Guard to offload 12,471 pounds of illicit drugs valued over $141 million in Miami Beach
  • CBS Miami: [FL] $141 million worth of cocaine offloaded in Miami Beach
  • Yahoo! News: [FL] USCG Cutter Vigorous returns to Portsmouth after 46-day border security mission
  • Eugene Register-Guard: [OR] Coast Guard helps rescue driver from trapped car in McKenzie River east of Eugene
  • Yahoo! News: [CA] U.S. Navy completes recovery of downed jet in San Diego Bay
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Yahoo! News: [China] U.S. offering reward of up to $10 million to catch accused hackers from China, feds say
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Newsweek/CBS News/AP: [FL] Police Respond to Reported Gunfire at Naval Air Station: Everything We Know
• National Security News
  • USA Today: Trump halts security clearances of Perkins Coie, cites links to Hillary Clinton
  • Newsweek: [Turks and Caicos] Turks and Caicos Travel Advisory Issued For Americans
  • NBC News: [Ukraine] Trump’s decision to stop intelligence sharing will cost lives, Ukrainians say
  • New York Times: [Ukraine] U.S. and Ukrainian Officials to Meet Next Week About Path to End War
  • AP: [Ukraine] Trump Envoy Says Ukrainians ‘Brought It on Themselves’ After US Pauses Aid and Intelligence Sharing
  • AP: [Ukraine] Ukraine will struggle to strike targets inside Russia without US intelligence
  • The Hill: [Ukraine] US, Ukraine planning peace talks in Saudi Arabia: Witkoff
  • Newsweek: [Russia] America-Led Spy Network Risks Collapse Over Trump-Russia Fears
  • Washington Post: [Israel] U.S. proposes ceasefire extension in exchange for hostages
  • Newsweek: [Israel] Hamas Accuses Israel Over Bodies as Trump Brands Group ‘Sick and Twisted’
  • Washington Post: [Israel] Trump administration’s direct talks with Hamas break an old taboo
  • Newsweek: [Iran] Iran Responds to Accusations of Threatening NATO Ally
  • Reuters: [Iran] US mulls plan to disrupt Iran’s oil by halting vessels at sea
  • Washington Examiner: [China] Chinese Embassy ‘war’ warning spurs strong Trump administration defense of tariffs
  • FOX News: [China] Secretary Hegseth says US is prepared after China issues ominous warnings
  • VOA News: [Taiwan] Taiwan lauds TSMC investment as ‘historic moment’ for relations with US

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