• Top News
  • New York Times/Washington Post/Roll Call/Bloomberg: 20 States Sue Trump Over Immigration Demands and Threats to Cut Funding
  • New York Times/Washington Post/AP/The Hill: Trump Can Use Alien Enemies Act Against Venezuelan Gang, Judge Rules
  • CNN: Trump administration plans to deploy hundreds more federal agents to ramp up immigration enforcement across the country
  • New York Times: Trump Aims to Use More F.B.I., Drug and Gun Agents to Pursue Immigrants
  • Breitbart: Rep. Mark Green Launches Probe into Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Alleged Involvement in Human Smuggling Ring
  • ABC News: Abrego Garcia’s lawyers challenge administration’s claim of state secrets privilege
  • Washington Examiner: Trump interview cited as evidence by Abrego Garcia lawyers seeking migrant’s return to US
  • NewsNation: Rep. Green calls for more details on Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s 2022 traffic stop
  • FOX News: Supreme Court to debate Trump restrictions on birthright citizenship and enforcement of nationwide injunctions
  • Reuters: In birthright citizenship case, US Supreme Court gets two controversies in one
  • Bloomberg Law: DOJ to Prioritize Whistleblower Tips on Tariffs, Immigration
  • Breitbart: House Republican Big Beautiful Bill Would Establish Five Percent Tax on Remittances from Illegal Aliens
  • FOX News: [NY] NY AG, 19 others file 2 lawsuits against Trump admin, alleging federal money tied to immigration enforcement
  • FOX News: [NJ] DHS chief Noem accuses lawmakers of ‘committing felonies’ at Newark ICE facility: ‘They should be censured’
  • FOX News: [NJ] Kristi Noem ‘can’t believe’ Democrats will ‘defend’ actions against ICE, law enforcement
  • New York Post: [NJ] DHS Secretary Kristi Noem says NJ Dems involved in Newark ICE center fracas should be censured: ‘This was committing felonies’
  • FOX News: [NJ] DHS warns of possible arrests after House Dems protest at ICE facility
  • NewsMax: [NJ] DHS Assistant to Newsmax: Newark Mayor’s Arrest Was ‘Political Stunt’
  • CBS News: [NJ] Rare look inside ICE’s new detention center in Newark
  • FOX News: [NJ] Fox gets rare look inside NJ ICE facility as Dems protest outside
  • AP: [NJ] Newark Mayor Returns to Immigration Detention Center Days After Trespassing Arrest
  • Daily Wire: [NJ] Dem Leader Warns Any Arrests Of Colleagues For ICE Breach Would Cross His ‘Red Line’
  • Blaze: [NJ] ‘No one’s intimidated by this dude’: Dem Leader Jeffries warns Trump against arresting Democrats over ICE trespassing
  • FOX News: [NJ] Blue state ICE facility ramps up security with new barricades amid clashes with protesters
  • The Hill/Newsweek/Breitbart: [NJ] GOP rep unveils resolution to strip Democrats in ICE facility encounter of committee assignments
  • The Hill/NewsMax: [NJ] Jeffries warns admin against arresting Dems: ‘Clear lines that they just dare not cross’
  • FOX News: [NJ] Newark mayor compares self to biblical hero in wake of ICE protest arrest: ‘This is our David moment’
  • FOX News: [NJ] AOC warns Homan, Noem over protests at ICE facility: ‘We are going to have a problem’
  • NewsMax: [NJ] AOC: DHS Will Have ‘Problem’ If House Dems Get Arrested
  • CNN: [NJ] Tensions rise between authorities and protesters outside ICE detention center
  • AP/Breitbart: [WI] Grand Jury Indicts Wisconsin Judge Who Helped Migrant Escape ICE
  • Reuters: [WI] Trump administration’s arrest of judge stirs debate over immigration courthouse arrests
  • CNN: [TX] Trump administration asks Supreme Court to resume deportation of nearly 200 Venezuelan migrants
  • NBC News/Los Angeles Times: [CA] Trump probe into Calif. program for elderly, disabled legal immigrants attacks ‘most vulnerable,’ groups say
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] California sues over Trump policy tying transportation grants to immigration
  • Telemundo52: [CA] Los Angeles County DPSS responds to DHS investigation announcement
  • Los Angeles Times: [Mexico] 17 members of a cartel kingpin’s family were escorted into California from Mexico. Why?
  • AP: [Mexico] Mexican security chief confirms cartel family members entered U.S. in deal with Trump administration
  • AP: [Mexico] US Charges High-Ranking Mexican Drug Cartel Suspects With Narco-Terrorism
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [Mexico] San Diego prosecutors unseal first ever narco-terrorism indictment against Mexican drug traffickers
  • CBS News: [Mexico] Sinaloa cartel father-son drug kingpins charged by Justice Department for allegedly running one of the world’s largest fentanyl networks
  • The Hill: [Cuba] Pentagon flights to Guantanamo cost more than $21M
  • FOX News: [Cuba] US cuts defense ties with Cuba over ‘non-cooperation’ after harboring terror fugitives
  • Reuters: [El Salvador] Deported Venezuelans believed held at El Salvador mega-prison, UN says
  • Reuters: [El Salvador] Venezuelans in El Salvador prison plead for freedom in video
  • Breitbart: [Venezuela] Socialists Call State Department ‘Racist’ for Warning Against Travel to Hellscape Venezuela
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • The Hill: Trump’s executive orders are a direct attack on free speech
  • Wall Street Journal: Trump’s Habeas Corpus Threat
  • The Hill: Trump’s DHS is doing ‘self-deportation’ all wrong
  • FOX News: Trump has a secret weapon to defeat activist judges on immigration
  • New York Times: I Came to Study Aging. Now I’m Trapped in ICE Detention.
  • Wall Street Journal: FEMA Prepares for Disasters Worse Than Hurricanes
  • Wall Street Journal: Trump Bets on Syria’s Former Jihadist
  • Blaze: [NJ] Memo to Democrats: ‘Oversight’ isn’t a get-out-of-jail-free card
  • Washington Examiner: [CA] An illegal immigrant killed two teenagers in my community. Under the Trump administration, he will face justice
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • The Hill: Judge gives IRS green light to share migrants’ taxpayer information with ICE
  • CBS Austin: Trump admin. gets immigration crackdown win on IRS data sharing with ICE
  • 10 This Morning 6AM: Judge Rules IRS Can Share Data With ICE
  • AP: Family of 2-year-old US citizen deported to Honduras drops lawsuit against Trump administration
  • CBS Boston: [MA] Worcester City Hall will close ahead of planned ICE protest due to public safety concerns
  • NBC News: [MA] Immigration agents break SUV window while detaining man after church on Mother’s Day
  • CBS Boston: [MA] Viral witness videos show bystanders resisting ICE agents in Waltham arrest
  • ABC News: [FL] FSU shooting suspect makes 1st appearance in court after weeks in hospital
  • AP: [Qatar] Senators react to Trump’s plan to accept $400 million plane from Qatar
  • Breaking Defense: [Saudi Arabia] At nearly $142 billion, White House claims largest defense deal ‘in history’ with Saudi Arabia
  • CBS News: [MA] 12-year-old boy left alone on sidewalk after ICE raid in Waltham
  • FOX News: [DC] ICE cracks down on DC-area businesses, nearly 200 illegal immigrants arrested
  • Washington Times: [DC] ICE nabs 189 migrants during 4-day immigration bust in D.C.
  • FOX News: [SC] Six illegal migrants charged in South Carolina mother’s murder defy ‘decency’ in ‘civilized society’: sheriff
  • Breitbart: [TN] ICE Agents Arrest Nearly 200 Criminal Illegals in Nashville, Including Wanted Killers, Rapists, Drug Dealers
  • CBS Nashville: [TN] Nashville leaders respond to DHS amid ICE arrests of nearly 200 people
  • FOX News: [TN] Blue city mayor gives sober message after successful ICE operation
  • Daily Wire: [TN] Dems Rage Over Nashville ICE Raids That Targeted Rapists And Gang Members
  • FOX News: [TN] DHS fires back at blue-city mayor unhappy about ICE operation, provides rap sheets for those charged
  • Axios: [TN] Mayor O’Connell’s office still waiting for names and charges of those detained in ICE raids
  • NBC News: [GA] Georgia college student faces deportation after being mistakenly pulled over during traffic stop
  • FOX News: [TX] Houston ICE operation nabs 422 illegal immigrants
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Texas girl deported to Mexico still needs cancer treatment, Rep. Joaquin Castro says
  • Breitbart: [TX] U.S. Marshals: Illegal Alien Linked to Violent Gang Rape of 16-Year-Old Girl
  • New York Post: [TX] Alleged Tren de Aragua gangbangers in ICE detention hold up sign beg to be deported
  • CBS Austin: [TX] ICE captures illegal immigrant with over 20-year criminal history following chase
  • AP: [TX] With Immigration Enforcement Rising in Texas, Sigo Seguros Launches ‘Drive Without Fear’ to Educate Undocumented Drivers
  • AP/The Hill: [AZ] Budget airline begins deportation flights for ICE with start of Arizona operations
  • Telemundo52: [CA] Santa Monica College confirms that one of its students was detained by ICE.
  • New York Times: [HI] Hawaii’s Prized Kona Coffee Fields Have Become a Target for ICE
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • NPR: White House welcomes Afrikaners to the U.S., but drops protection for Afghan allies
  • NBC News: Noem’s claim that Afghan refugees can safely return to their Taliban-ruled homeland is ‘just absurd,’ advocates say
  • New York Times: Inside the Extraordinary Contradictions in Trump’s Immigration Policies
  • AP: [KY] A pregnant Cuban emigre worries about her baby’s citizenship as Supreme Court weighs a Trump order
  • Federalist: [WY] Russia Hoaxer Marc Elias Sues Wyoming To Make It Easier For Noncitizens To Vote
  • ABC 4 Salt Lake City: [UT] DHS terminating temporary protected status for Afghanistan, what it means for Utah
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Baja California Governor Responds to US Visa Revocation: "I’m Calm"
  • New York Times: [South Africa] White South Africans Granted Refugee Status by Trump: What We Know
  • NBC News Daily: [South Africa] Trump Admin. Welcomes White South Africans to U.S.
  • Washington Post/FOX News: [South Africa] Episcopal Church says it won’t help Trump resettle White South Africans
  • Breitbart: [South Africa] South African President: White Migrants Sent to U.S. ‘Not Being Persecuted’
  • ABC News: [South Africa] Trump administration faces criticism for prioritizing white South African refugees
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Bloomberg Government: Trump’s Customs and Border Chief Moves Toward Senate Approval
  • Federal News Network: DoD shifts billions from personnel and facilities accounts to fund border mission
  • Telemundo 48 El Paso: How migration changed with the militarization of the border
  • CBS News: [NY] U.S. returns parts of queen’s temple, ancient gold coin and other rare smuggled artifacts to Egypt, officials say
  • AP/The Hill: [IL] Popular Turkish American online political commentator detained, questioned at Chicago airport
  • Univision: [TX] ICE operation in Houston results in the arrest of 422 undocumented immigrants.
  • AP: [TX] Texas Prosecutor Sues to Compel Border Patrol Testimony in Trial of Uvalde Police Officer
  • FOX News: [AZ] Border state law enforcement to shoot down ‘weaponized’ drug-smuggling drones
  • Reuters: [Mexico] Mexico to Tighten Cattle Flows From South, Rules Out Shutting Border Over Screwworm
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • New York Times: An Atmospheric River Brings Flooding Risks to the Mid-Atlantic
  • AP: [MD] Flash Flooding Forces Evacuation of Elementary School in Western Maryland
  • AP: [CA] LA County Wildfire Alert Mistakenly Sent to Millions Due to Tech Glitch
  • SFGate: [CA] California man started deadly wildfire after killing woman he met on dating app
• Secret Service
  • AP [DC] Trial Opens for Former Capitol Riot Defendant Who Was Arrested Near Obama’s DC Home in 2023
  • Washington Examiner: [VA] Loudoun County officials tire of dedicating resources to protecting Trump during golf excursions without reimbursement
  • NBC News: [Qatar] Turning Qatari 747 into Air Force One could cost $1 billion and take years, experts say
  • New York Post: [Qatar] Trump says $400M jet from Qatar is more ‘impressive’ than outdated Air Force One : ‘Why wouldn’t I accept a gift?’’
• Coast Guard
  • FOX News: Trump’s revamped Coast Guard surges with ‘skyrocketing’ recruiting to secure maritime borders: DHS memo
  • Washington Times: Shipyard expected to soon begin full production of Coast Guard’s new polar icebreaker
  • New York Post: [NY] Swimmer in ‘distress’ vanishes off Long Island shore, sparking frantic search
  • DVIDS: [PA] Pa. Guard aviation partners with Coast Guard
  • DVIDS: [Guam] U.S. Coast Guard, local responders continue search for Lucky Harvest near Saipan
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CBS News: [TX] $28 million in Texas’ cybersecurity funding for schools left unspent
• Terrorism Investigations
  • FOX News: [FL] FSU mass shooting suspect Phoenix Ikner denied bond day after hospital release
  • AP: [FL] Florida State Student Accused in a Mass Shooting on Campus to Remain Jailed
  • CBS News: [TX] Plea hearing for alleged 2024 Wilmer-Hutchins High School shooter rescheduled for third time
• National Security News
  • Washington Times: Threat Status panel: U.S. falling behind peer adversaries in missile defense tech
  • Breitbart: NATO hatches deal on higher spending to keep Trump happy
  • AP: [DC] Senate confirms Troy Meink, former air crewman and space expert, as the new Air Force secretary
  • FOX News: [DC] Schumer moves to block Trump DOJ nominees as he seeks answers on Qatari jet to Defense Department
  • AP/Reuters: [Syria] Trump says he will ease sanctions on Syria and move to restore relations with new leader
  • AP: [Syria] Trump meets Syria’s president before heading to Qatar on his Mideast tour
  • AP: [Saudi Arabia] Trump lays out Mideast vision as he looks to revamp US approach in Iran, Syria and beyond
  • CBS News: [Saudi Arabia] Trump touts Saudi relationship as "bedrock of security and prosperity" amid $600 billion investment deal
  • CBS Austin: [Iran] Trump pushes Iran for new nuclear deal, lifts sanctions from Syria in Middle East trip
  • The Hill: [Iran] Treasury sanctions companies over Iranian oil
  • AP: [Iraq] Iraq says more than 19,000 prisoners have been released under a new amnesty law
  • Bloomberg: [India] India Trade Minister to Visit US This Week to Discuss Tariffs
  • FOX Business: [China] China removes ban on Boeing deliveries after deal with US to temporarily slash tariffs
  • Reuters: [China] US slashes ‘de minimis’ tariff on small China parcels to as low as 30%
  • Daily Wire: [China] Chinese Company Accused Of Smuggling Equipment To U.S. Used To Make Fake Pills, Mislead Americans

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