• Top News
  • New York Times/Wall Street Journal/Politico/Washington Times: Supreme Court Retains Block on Using Wartime Law to Deport Venezuelans
  • Breitbart/USA Today: Trump blasts Supreme Court over block on deportations
  • New York Times: Trump Appointee Pressed Analyst to Redo Intelligence on Venezuelan Gang
  • CNN/AP: DHS requests 20,000 National Guard members to help with immigration enforcement
  • Houston’s Morning Show 7AM: 20K National Guard Requested to Southern Border
  • New York Times/Washington Post: A Reality Show Where Immigrants Compete for U.S. Citizenship? D.H.S. Is Considering It.
  • USA Today: DHS responds to reality show idea of migrants competing for citizenship
  • Daily Caller: Report Claiming Kristi Noem Backed Immigrant Game Show ‘Fake News’, DHS Says
  • Washington Examiner: DHS denies that Noem is collaborating on migrant reality TV show
  • Washington Post: Trump administration faces court pressure to return deported migrants
  • FOX News: Judge on warpath presses Trump DOJ on Abrego Garcia deportation, answers leave courtroom in stunned silence
  • Politico: Judge scolds Trump officials for continued recalcitrance in Abrego Garcia case
  • New York Times: U.S. Takes Defiant Stance in Court, Saying Abrego Garcia Deportation Was Lawful
  • Washington Times: Judge blasts Trump, Noem for saying Abrego Garcia won’t ‘return’ to U.S.
  • CBS News: Judge in Abrego Garcia case frustrated with Trump administration: "This is about good faith versus bad faith"
  • CNN: Frustrated judge demands more justification for Trump DOJ’s claim of state secrets in Abrego Garcia case
  • Washington Examiner: Judge blasts DOJ state secrets claims in Abrego Garcia case: ‘Utter frustration’
  • NBC News: Trump attorneys draw judge’s ire by saying ‘state secrets’ keep them from sharing details on Abrego Garcia’s return
  • New York Times: Republicans Push to End Immigrant Benefits in Democratic States
  • Los Angeles Times: Trump suspends asylum system, leaving immigrants to face an uncertain future
  • New York Times: Birthright Citizenship Reaches the Supreme Court
  • The Hill: Trump: Democrats ‘playing the ref’ with Supreme Court on birthright citizenship
  • Blaze: Trump’s birthright citizenship order may not fly — but activist judges could soon find themselves grounded
  • Politico: [NJ] House Judiciary to examine New Jersey ICE facility incident
  • NewsMax.com: [NJ] DOJ Seeks Charges Against N.J. Rep After ICE Flap
  • FOX News: [NJ] Bumpy Weather Over Newark: House Democrats could face consequences for Delaney Hall incident
  • NewsMax: [DC] Superseding Charges Filed in Noem Purse Theft Case
  • NBC News: [LA] 3 of 10 inmates recaptured after escape from New Orleans jail
  • Axios: [WI] Wisconsin judge charged with aiding immigrant frames case as fight with Trump
  • AP: [WI] Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man dodge immigration agents seeks donations for attorneys
  • CBS Mornings: [IA] Injunction Protects 4 Univ. of Iowa International Students
  • Federalist: [TX] DHS Urges Supreme Court To Act After Suspected Terrorists Attack ICE Center
  • Telemundo 48 El Paso: [TX] Mexican woman accused of collaborating with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel
  • New York Times: [TX] ‘Whom Shall I Fear?’ In South Texas, Two Bakers Face Trump’s Immigration Wrath.
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] MS-13 gangsters in killed member who was FBI informant, L.A. feds say
  • CBS News: [Mexico] Mexican government opposes remittance provision in Trump tax bill
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • USA Today: Comey knows exactly what ‘8647’ means. The Trump ‘resistance’ is out of control
  • Deporting this law-abiding teen is not what this country voted for
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Breitbart: Trump FBI Orders 2,000 Agents to Shift to Immigration Enforcement
  • Politico: Trump administration acknowledges another error in a high-profile deportation
  • NBC News: Rush of contracts on migrant crackdown exposes issues, contractors and experts say
  • NBC News: Why U.S. citizen children sent with their deported moms can’t come back easily
  • New York Post: Feds found baby oil, lube, ecstasy inside Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ hotel room
  • Breitbart/FOX News: [MA] ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Gang Members Across Sanctuary State Massachusetts
  • AP: [MA] Immigrant released on bond in Massachusetts a month after ICE broke car window with hammer
  • FOX News: [DC] ICE Arrests MS-13 member with lengthy rap sheet after Virginia county refused to cooperate
  • Breitbart.com: [VA] ICE Raids Heat Up Virginia Governor’s Race
  • FOX News: [VA] Arlington, Virginia, county board blocks police coordination with ICE in more cases
  • FOX News: [VA] Dem gubernatorial candidate blasted for meltdown over ‘shocking’ ICE arrest of 2 criminal illegal aliens
  • New York Post: [NC] Shirtless illegal immigrant busted by ICE after jumping headfirst into pond in wild caught-on-camera pursuit
  • Axios: [TN] Tennessee Republicans criticize Nashville mayor after ICE operation
  • FOX News: [TN] House GOP targets another Dem official accused of blocking ICE amid Delaney Hall fallout
  • Los Angeles Times: [TN] After ICE activity in Nashville, this Latino soccer supporter group canceled its match day activities
  • Telemundo: [FL] Florida hardens its immigration stance: how far can DeSantis’ plan go without federal intervention?
  • Univision: [TX] ICE says it will keep Hispanic gardener Margarita Avila under arrest even though she is not charged in Texas
  • Breitbart: [CA] Sanctuary State California Protected Illegal Alien Now Accused of Murdering His 6-Year-Old Son
  • Univision: [CA] “Tell your daddy to get out of the car”: Hispanic man was driving to work when he was stopped by ICE
  • NBC News: [El Salvador] Long Island brothers with no criminal history get deported to El Salvador, lawyer says
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Bloomberg: Trump’s DHS Seeking More H-1B Visa Applicants’ Biometric Data
  • FOX News: ‘Afghans for Trump’ group feels abandoned after administration revokes refugee protections
  • USA Today: Arrival of Afrikaners renews focus on plight of thousands of other refugees still in limbo
  • New York Times: [NY] New York Helped Thousands of Migrants With Legal Issues. That’s Ending.
  • AP: [VA] In Virginia, a military stronghold becomes a haven for Afghan refugees
  • Telemundo: [Cuba] Cuba faces visa denials for working for the state: We are being punished for law enforcement.
• Customs and Border Protection
  • FOX News: Federal magistrate judge dismisses trespassing charges against 98 arrested in new military zone
  • Washington Examiner: A border wall sends a clear message to cartels: The US isn’t open for business
  • AP: [VT] Woman connected to the Zizians fired the bullet that killed a Vermont border agent, report says
  • AP: [MA] Harvard researcher charged with trying to smuggle frog embryos to be transferred to Massachusetts
  • Washington Post: [MD] Hash was stashed in bags said to contain overalls, authorities say
  • NBC News Daily: [FL] Human Smuggling Operations Busted in South Florida
  • Washington Examiner: [TX] Texas congressman file bill to reimburse Texas for border security costs
  • CBS Mornings: [TX] Senator Cornyn to Introduce Texas Border Reimbursement Bill
  • Breitbart: [AZ] Mexico-U.S. Team Up to Eliminate Smuggling Scout’s Lookout Posts
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Cal Fire rescues three people trapped in drainage pipe under border wall
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Axios: Denver files lawsuit against Trump administration over rescinded FEMA funding
  • The Hill/NewsNation: FEMA ‘not ready’ for 2025 hurricane season: Report
  • Good Day Alabama 7a: FEMA Leaders Concerned Over Hurricane Season
  • The Hill: Trump’s firing of FEMA director unsettles GOP senators
  • AP/ABC News/Washington Post: Severe thunderstorms down trees, knock out power to thousands across parts of Great Lakes region
  • AP: [KY] Severe Midwest weather leaves 9 dead in Kentucky
  • NBC News: [MO] At least 5 killed, 35 injured, more than 5,000 homes affected in suspected St. Louis-area tornadoes
  • Reuters: [PR] US issues emergency orders to address Puerto Rico grid security issues
• Secret Service
  • New York Times/NBC News/CNN: Secret Service Questioning Comey Over Social Media Post About Trump
  • CNN: James Comey heads to Secret Service interview amid social media controversy
  • NBC News: Comey facing investigation over post about Trump
  • Wall Street Journal: Comey’s ‘86 47’ Post Is Latest Social-Media Misadventure for Ex-FBI Boss
  • NPR/New York Post: James Comey is under investigation for his ‘8647’ Instagram post. What does it mean?
  • Washington Examiner: Comey, Trump, and ‘8647’
  • Breitbart: Comey Disables Comments on His Instagram After ‘86 47 [Take Out Trump]’ Post Backfires
  • FOX News: Trump says Comey knew ‘assassination’ meaning behind deleted social media post
  • ABC News: Trump blasts former FBI director James Comey over controversial Instagram post
  • Blaze: Trump rips into Comey over seashell message: ‘He knew exactly what he was doing!’
  • FOX News: Trump calls Comey a ‘dirty cop’ after Secret Service probe launched
  • CNN: Prosecuting James Comey for social media posts may be fruitless, legal and security experts say
  • DailySignal: What’s Next for James Comey in Secret Service Investigation
  • New York Times: What Does ‘86’ Mean? Term Referenced in Comey’s Social Media Post Has Changed Over Time
  • The Hill: Gabbard: Comey ‘issuing a hit’ on Trump, should be ‘put behind bars’
  • Breitbart: Sen. Cotton Asks Kash Patel to Investigate Everything James Comey Did at FBI
  • The Hill: GOP seeks to bar James Comey from federal positions
  • Fortune: [DC] Trump’s military parade will cost taxpayers up to $45 million
• Coast Guard
  • USA Today: Carnival cruise ship rescues 5 people from small boat ‘in distress’ near Cuba
  • Maritime Executive: USCG Rescues Two Mariners Missing for More Than 100 Hours
  • HSToday: DHS Secretary Noem Set to Deliver Keynote Address at Coast Guard Academy Commencement
  • Maritime Executive: Report: USCG Ordered to Reduce Flag Rank by Quarter as Part of Force Design
  • Yahoo News: DHS wants $50M jet for Noem, Coast Guard
  • Yahoo News: [FL] Coast Guard offloads $140.9M worth of confiscated cocaine, marijuana in Florida
  • NewsNation/Oregonian: [OR] US Coast Guard searches for sunken ship off Oregon coast
  • Yahoo News: [OR] Body of fisherman found off Oregon Inlet, boat and dog still missing
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • DefenseScoop: Members of Congress vow not to split Cyber Command, NSA
  • Bloomberg: Coinbase Hackers Used Bribery in Scheme to Access Customer Data
  • CyberScoop: Coinbase flips $20M extortion demand into bounty for info on attackers
  • FedScoop: DOGE could scrap identity protections for those impacted by OPM breach, senator warns
  • Blaze: [TX] Mom bought ammo, tactical gear for son, 13, who ended up planning school shooting with Nazi-inspired explosives: Affidavit
• Terrorism Investigations
  • USA Today: [NJ] New Jersey man convicted in Rushdie attack sentenced to 25 years
  • FOX News: [FL] Suspected FSU campus shooter indicted on murder charges for allegedly killing 2, injuring 6
  • AP: [TX] The US Indicts a Mexican Citizen on Terrorism Charges for Helping Cartel
  • CBS News: [TX] Feds use new terrorism designation to charge alleged Mexican cartel member
• National Security News
  • The Hill: Democrats warn Trump tariffs harming national security interests
  • Washington Times: Pentagon says it has an initial framework for a Golden Dome missile defense shield
  • FOX News: Trump secures deals with 3 Middle Eastern nations in 1st major trip of 2nd term
  • New York Times: 5 Takeaways From Trump’s Gulf Tour, Beyond the Lavish Receptions
  • FOX News: Biden admits keeping classified Afghanistan document ‘for posterity’s sake’ in leaked audio
  • CBS News: [Russia] Trump says he’ll meet with Putin on Ukraine war "as soon as we can"
  • NBC News: [Turkey] In a haze of confusion, Ukraine and Russia finally hold direct talks after false start
  • The Hill: [Turkey] Russian, Ukraine meet in Turkey for peace talks
  • Washington Post: [Turkey] Russia takes tough stance in Istanbul talks, threatens Ukraine with long war
  • Bloomberg: [Turkey] Russia, Ukraine Discussed Truce, Prisoner Swap in Talks
  • Breitbart: [Libya] Report: Trump Admin Considering Moving 1 Million Gazans to Libya
  • Wall Street Journal: [Israel] Israel Expands Gaza Offensive and Strikes Houthis in Yemen
  • New York Times: [Israel] Trump Says ‘a Lot of People Are Starving’ in Gaza and the U.S. Wants to Help
  • The Hill: [United Arab Emirates] Trump signs AI data-center agreement with UAE
  • Reuters: [Iran] Iran, Europeans hold nuclear talks, agree to more, diplomats say
  • AP: [Iran] Trump says Iran has a proposal from the US on its rapidly advancing nuclear program
  • The Hill: [Iran] Trump: Iran has to ‘move quickly’ on new nuclear deal proposal
  • AP: [Iran] Iran says it will continue nuclear talks with the US, shrugging off Trump’s threats
  • Bloomberg: [India] Trump Says India Offered to Cut US Tariffs But He’s in No Rush

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