• Top News
  • Washington Post/Politico/CBS News/Bloomberg Law: DHS to end deportation protections for Afghanistan
  • Washington Post/NBC News/CBS News: White South Africans arrive to Dulles as refugees under Trump order
  • Washington Examiner: Trump officials celebrate white South Africans’ arrival in DC
  • ABC News: Trump administration defends white South African refugee program amid group’s US arrival
  • Blaze: Episcopal Church kills government partnership over request to resettle white Afrikaner refugees
  • Los Angeles Times: Homeland Security investigates L.A. County for providing federal benefits to unauthorized immigrants
  • Reuters: FBI ordered to prioritize immigration cases over white collar crime, people familiar say
  • The Hill: Congress can support law enforcement this National Police Week
  • Washington Examiner: DHS celebrates ‘new era of law and order’ in nod to Police Week
  • The Hill: Gallego unveils immigration plan
  • CNN: Where things stand in 5 of the Trump administration’s highest profile immigration cases
  • Daily Caller: Lawsuit Alleging ICE Deported US Citizen Dropped After Central Claim Falls Apart
  • Washington Post: What’s in Trump and Republicans’ giant tax and immigration bill?
  • FOX News: Dem’s immigration reform plan adds Border Patrol agents, offers select migrants pathway to citizenship
  • CNN: Why Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship may be a legal loser but still give the president a major boost
  • Washington Post: His great-grandfather enshrined birthright citizenship. Norman Wong is trying to save it.
  • CNN: Divided Supreme Court on full display heading into birthright citizenship hearing
  • FOX News: Legal expert reveals why centuries-old law is crucial for Trump admin in immigration fight
  • Daily Signal: Anti-Trump Governors Scheduled Briefings on National Guard ‘Protections,’ ‘Deployments’
  • HSToday: [VT] DHS Sets the Record Straight on Terrorist Sympathizer and Leader of the Columbia Pro-Terrorist Riots Mohsen Mahdawi
  • New York Post: [NY] NYC lawmakers of both parties urge Trump admin to step in, tackle sanctuary laws
  • NewsNation: [NJ] Multiple Democrats facing criminal charges amid NJ altercation
  • FOX News: [NJ] DHS announces more arrests coming amid fallout from Dems’ Newark ICE protest
  • CBS News/NewsNation/Daily Wire: [NJ] Newark Mayor Ras Baraka due in court Thursday to face trespassing charge at ICE detention facility
  • FOX News: [NJ] Far-left mayor arrested at ICE facility denies impeding law enforcement, says protest ‘absolutely’ effective
  • FOX News: [NJ] DHS assistant secretary gives update after Dems storm ICE facility: ‘Everything’s on the table’
  • FOX Business: [NJ] This is political gamesmanship from Democrats, DHS official says
  • KOLD This Morning at 6am: [NJ] Dept. of Homeland Defends Arrest of NJ Mayor
  • New York Post: [NJ] NJ politicians who stormed ICE center wanted ‘15 minutes of fame,’ DHS says, as more charges could be coming
  • CBS News: [NJ] Inside Newark’s new ICE detention center
  • FOX News: [NJ] Agitators clash with police, arrests made as clergy members descend on Newark ICE facility
  • FOX News: [NJ] Fox News goes inside New Jersey ICE facility stormed by Democrats
  • The Hill/NewsMax: [NJ] GOP rep: Threat to arrest Democratic colleagues ‘very drastic’
  • FOX News: [NJ] AOC calls out Tom Homan, Sec. Noem after Newark ICE incident: ‘Going to have a problem’
  • Daily Caller: [NJ] DHS Ready To Slap Handcuffs On AOC If She Does Two Specific Things
  • Breitbart: [NJ] Trump’s New Jersey AG Investigates Riot by Democrat Activists at ICE Detention Center
  • 7 News Today in New England: [SD] DHS Secretary Noem Speaks at Grad Ceremony
  • Independent: [SD] Kristi Noem faces angry protesters as she collects doctorate at South Dakota university
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] DHS seeks death penalty in Del Mar smuggling case, a change from previous sentences
  • Breitbart: [Mexico] Report: Mexico’s Illegal Migrant Truckers Push U.S. Truckers Off the Road
  • Univision: [Mexico] Mexico requests information from the U.S. on whether Ovidio Guzman’s mother and 16 other relatives of "El Chapo" turned themselves in.
  • CBS News: [Cuba] Pentagon spent $21 million on flights to Guantanamo Bay amid deportation effort
  • Daily Caller: [El Salvador] Criminal Docs Blow Apart Media Narrative About Migrant In El Salvador Prison
  • New York Times: [Venezuela] Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Venezuelan Deportations to Resume
  • Axios: [Venezuela] U.S. urges travelers to Venezuela: "Prepare a will"
  • Telemundo: [Venezuela] U.S. reiterates security alert to its citizens to travel to Venezuela
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • The Hill: Trump wants to make natural disaster victims a state problem
  • Washington Times: [NJ] Stage left: Democrats’ Newark ICE break-in a desperate act of political theater
  • The Hill: [China] China’s sinister back door threatens US national security
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • FOX News: Federal judge allows IRS to share illegal alien data with DHS in court win for Trump
  • NewsMax: Trump Admin to Increase Deportation Flights
  • New York Times: Avelo Airlines Faces Backlash for Aiding Trump’s Deportation Campaign
  • AP: Budget airline begins deportation flights for ICE with start of Arizona operations
  • Good Morning America: Deportation Flight to Begin in Mesa
  • Bloomberg: Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Hinges on Towns and Cities
  • Axios: [MA] Massachusetts community groups report uptick in ICE activity
  • Axios: [TN] Metro leaders push for new policies after ICE raids
  • CBS News: [GA] Officials drop traffic charges that led ICE to arrest 19-year-old Georgia teen
  • New York Post: [GA] Georgia college student facing deportation was wrongly pulled over during traffic stop: ‘Super maddening’
  • ABC News: [GA] Georgia college student remains in ICE custody after mistaken traffic stop
  • Los Angeles Times: [AL] International students in Alabama fearful after researcher with no political ties is detained
  • USA Today: [FL] ICE raids, mass deportation are ‘the new normal,’ modeled after Florida
  • Blaze.com: [FL] Florida’s next phase to carry out mass deportations as feds say state’s efforts are the blueprint
  • NPR: [FL] Mother of 1-year-old girl among dozens of Cubans deported from Florida last month
  • New York Post: [TX] ICE nabs Venezuelan migrant wanted in 4 murder-for-hire assassinations
  • FOX News: [TX] ICE arrests 422 illegal migrants in Houston sweep, including suspects wanted for murder, arson
  • Reuters: [TX] ‘Dangerous’ migrants require immediate deportation, US government says
  • Univision: [TX] Charges against Hispanic gardener arrested after altercation with postal employee; remains in ICE custody
  • Bloomberg: [NM] Like a growing number of US communities, Torrance County, New Mexico, is convinced its financial survival depends on locking up immigrants.
  • Telemundo 48 El Paso: [NM] U.S. Attorney’s Office files weekly report on immigration enforcement in New Mexico
  • Newsweek: [CA] Children Left Behind Inside Truck After ICE Detains Father at Gas Station
  • Univision: [El Salvador] Trump expelled them to El Salvador, and immigration judges stripped them of their right to fight their asylum cases in the U.S.
  • Breitbart: [China] Chinese Payment Firm Probed by FBI Has Biden-Linked Backer
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • NPR: Aggressive immigration enforcement makes musicians rethink U.S. tours
  • Federalist: Trump Is Right To Prioritize Refugees Who Will Make Better Americans
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] U.S. revokes visas of Baja California governor and her husband
• Customs and Border Protection
  • FOX News: Southern border apprehensions plunge more than 90% from year ago in April, CBP says
  • Breitbart: 5K Criminal Aliens Arrested this Year by Border Patrol
  • Washington Times: Customs and Border Protection slashes catch-and-release by 99.99%
  • Chris Jansing Reports: AZ Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego Announces Immigration Reform Plan
  • NBC News/New York Times: Twitch streamer Hasan Piker says he was questioned by U.S. Customs at airport
  • HSToday: [FL] Orlando International Partners with CBP to Enhance Process for International Arrivals
  • Bloomberg: [IL] Political Pundit Hasan Piker Questioned by US Customs at Airport
  • News Max: [SD] Gov. Rhoden to Newsmax: South Dakota Helping Secure Border
  • Good Morning America: [CA] Funding to Prevent Boat Smuggling Incidents
  • NewsNation: [Mexico] Screwworm outbreak halts US-Mexico cattle trade
  • …ABC News: [Mexico] US bans livestock imports from Mexico due to spread of flesh-eating pest
  • Breitbart: [Mexico] ‘National Security Issue’: Trump Administration Halts Cattle Imports from Mexico Due to Flesh-Eating Pest
  • AP: [Mexico] Mexico considers US suspension of cattle imports by sweepworm
  • Telemundo: [Mexico] Relatives of Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman surrender to U.S. authorities at Mexico border
  • Bloomberg: [Canada] Canadians’ Return Travel From US Plunges as Trump Tariffs Hit
  • Axios: [China] White House partially cuts tariff on cheap goods
  • Washington Examiner: [China] Children are under attack from illegal Chinese e-cigarettes. Trump can help
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • New York Times: Midwest Grapples With Wildfires Amid Record Heat and Dry Conditions
  • ABC News: 9 million people under red flag warnings as fire danger envelops upper Midwest
  • NBC News: [CA] How much damage did the L.A. wildfires cause? After federal cuts, a crucial estimate is missing
• Federal Protective Service
  • Federal News Network: OMB memo requires agencies to track federal employees attendance
• Secret Service
  • Federalist: [WI] Congressman Says His Family Was Threatened As Leftist Rage Rises
  • Washington Post: [Qatar] Trump’s gifted Qatari 747 would be a security problem, officials say
  • The Hill: [Qatar] Senate GOP weighs safety, legal concerns over Trump Qatar jet gift
  • FOX News: [Qatar] Trump defends Qatar jumbo jet offer as troubled Boeing fails to deliver new Air Force One fleet
  • Bloomberg: [Qatar] Trump Says He Won’t Use Qatari Jet After Leaving Office
  • FOX News: [Qatar] House Democrat calls for ‘immediate’ ethics probe of Qatari plane gift to Trump
• Coast Guard
  • Maritime Executive: USCG Releases Rules to Streamline and Consolidate U.S. Reflagging Process
  • FOX News: Viral Coast Guard video shows dramatic arrest of suspected drug smugglers in open ocean
  • DVIDS: USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul Scores Another Bust
  • Marine Link: US Coast Guard Simplifies Registry Process
  • Yahoo News/Maritime Executive: [WA] Captain stayed on boat sinking off WA, officials say. He’s been missing for days
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] UC Santa Cruz confirms student death after body discovered on nearby beach
  • Telemundo 20: [CA] Nine migrants detained after another boat arrived off the coast of La Jolla.
  • Yahoo News: [CA] Coast Guard intercepts pleasure craft carrying three undocumented migrants
  • Maritime Executive: [CA] Coast Guard Boat Crew Shoots Out Engine of Migrant Smuggling Boat
  • Maritime Executive: [China] China’s Research Vessels Are Drawing Attention in Neighbors’ Waters
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • FOX News: Over 2,800 websites used to spread AMOS malware
  • NBC News: Trump pushes to shift some cybersecurity resources to states as cyber attacks rise
  • The Hill: House GOP proposes 10-year ban on state AI regulations
  • Bloomberg Law: Leidos’ $2.4 Billion Cybersecurity Contract Terminated, US Says
  • New York Post: [NY] Long Island school districts breached by cyber hackers — thousands of students’ records exposed in alarming trend
• Terrorism Investigations
  • FOX News: [FL] Florida State University alleged mass shooter appears in mugshot with disfigured face after hospital release
• National Security News
  • Reuters: US deputy attorney general tapped to serve as acting librarian of Congress
  • Defense One: Golden Dome push sets stage for telecom battle over spectrum access
  • AP/FOX News: [Israel] Hamas releases Israeli-American hostage in goodwill gesture toward Trump administration
  • AP: [Israel] Who is Edan Alexander, the Israeli-American hostage released by Hamas?
  • New York Times: [Saudi Arabia] Trump Lands in Saudi Arabia, Kicking Off Tour of Gulf States
  • Reuters: [Saudi Arabia] Trump starts Gulf visit seeking big economic deals
  • NewsMax: [United Arab Emirates] US Approves $1.3B Arms Sale to UAE Ahead of Trump Visit
  • Breitbart: [Iran] Iran Celebrates Fourth ‘Constructive’ Talk with U.S.: Claims Nuclear Enrichment a ‘Fundamental Right’
  • Reuters: [India] Pakistan must get rid of its "terrorist infrastructure", India PM Modi says
  • Reuters: [China] China Says Fentanyl Issue Is Responsibility of the United States
  • New York Times: [China] U.S. and China Agree to Temporarily Slash Tariffs in Bid to Defuse Trade War
  • New York Times: [China] Inside the U.S.-China Trade Cease-Fire
  • Reuters: [China] China’s official media welcome US tariff deal, others sceptical
  • Federalist: [China] Trump’s Tariffs Are A Global War On Slave Labor
  • Axios: [China] China’s Xi slams "bullying," says there are "no winners" in trade wars
  • Newsweek: [Japan] China Makes New Move Against US Ally in Disputed Waters

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