• Top News
  • CBS News/Roll Call/Washington Post/Bloomberg: Supreme Court will let Trump administration end protections for Venezuelans
  • Miami Herald: ‘Cruel decision’: Thousands of Venezuelans left in legal limbo after Supreme Court ruling
  • Miami Herald: Haitians, Nicaraguans worry about impact of Supreme Court’s Venezuela TPS ruling
  • The Hill/CNN/Axios: First Trump $1,000 ‘self-deport’ flight conducted by DHS
  • FOX News: DHS conducts first ‘Project Homecoming’ charter flight from Texas
  • Breitbart: Trump’s DHS Accuses Sanctuary Politicians of ‘Playing Russian Roulette with American Lives’ as Violent Illegals are Arrested in Their States
  • FOX News: Flood the system’: US attorney unleashes new task force to crack down on blue state’s sanctuary policies
  • Washington Examiner: Jim Jordan to hold hearing on ICE agents ‘undermined by local Democratic communities’
  • New York Post: How Trump’s DOJ is forcing sanctuary city authorities to help with immigration crackdown
  • Daily Caller: ‘Absolutely Sickening’: Trump DHS Unloads On Tim Walz For Comparing ICE Agents To ‘Gestapo’
  • Daily Caller: ‘Sickening’: DHS Spox Calls Out Tim Walz For ‘Vilifying’ ICE Agents
  • CNN: Trump appointee grilled in court about shuttering Homeland Security offices tasked with civil rights oversight
  • Newsweek: US Migrant Reality Show Would Not Be Like ‘Hunger Games,’ Producer Says
  • AP: Trump’s clash with the courts raises prospect of showdown over separation of powers
  • Federalist: SCOTUS Oral Argument In Nationwide Injunction Case Illustrates Courts’ Coup Against Trump
  • AOL: Secret Service, DOD, Coast Guard, Border Patrol applications surge under Trump
  • Axios: Papers please: Trump employs proof of identity tactic to monitor Americans
  • Reuters: [MA] Lawyers seek to force Trump to return Guatemalan deportee
  • Wall Street Journal/FOX News/USA Today: [NJ] Federal charges filed against Dem congresswoman following confrontation at ICE facility
  • CBS News: [NJ] U.S. attorney drops case against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, charges Rep. LaMonica McIver for ICE protest
  • Washington Examiner: [NJ] Ethics investigation demanded after Democrats storm ICE prison
  • Breitbart: [NJ] Report: ICE Facility-Storming Democrats Donated Thousands to Swing-district Colleagues
  • FOX News: [NJ] Blue state political battle intensifies after Dem mayor’s arrest at ICE facility: ‘Outraged’
  • Washington Post: [DC] Judge says Trump lacked authority to dismantle U.S. Institute for Peace
  • NewsMax.com: [CA] DOJ Plans to Crack Down on Calif. Sanctuary Policies
  • CBS News: [Mexico] 2 security consultants, one who worked for U.S., killed in apparent cartel ambush at restaurant in Mexico
  • AP: [Mexico] New US ambassador to Mexico formally arrives at time of busy binational agenda
  • The Hill: [El Salvador] At least 50 migrants sent to El Salvador prison entered US legally, Cato Institute finds
  • ABC News: [El Salvador] Appeals court sides with Venezuelan man seeking return to US from El Salvador
  • Univision: [El Salvador] Appeals court upholds order requiring Trump administration to "facilitate" return of Daniel Lozano-Camargo, the young Venezuelan man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
  • NBC News: [El Salvador] Judge orders Trump administration to allow attorneys access to Venezuelan man in Salvadoran prison
  • Houston Chronicle: [El Salvador] Houston judge orders U.S. to locate Venezuelan refugee seeker deported to El Salvador
  • AP: [Venezuela] Venezuela bans arrival of flights from Colombia following arrests in an alleged anti-government plot
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Washington Post: Why the Supreme Court quashed Trump’s due-process-free deportations
  • The Hill: The media’s coverage of deportations is consciously manipulative
  • Washington Post: What you — yes, you — should know about interacting with ICE
  • The Hill: Trump’s not serious about campus threats and antisemitism
  • Los Angeles Times: [Libya] The U.S. failed refugees during the Holocaust. Trump’s Libya plan would too
  • Washington Examiner: [Afghanistan] Large-scale deportations of Afghans stand to increase terrorist recruitment pool
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Washington Post: Deportation fears trigger decline in tax filings in immigrant communities
  • Breitbart: ICE: Guatemalan Illegal Alien Faked Family Photo to Sponsor 2 Unaccompanied Teens
  • New York Times: Mohsen Mahdawi, Released From ICE Custody, Graduates From Columbia
  • AP: Freed From ICE Custody, Palestinian Activist Mohsen Mahdawi Graduates From Columbia to Cheers
  • NBC News: Video appears to show Mahmoud Khalil cooperating with ICE agents before he was detained
  • New York Times: Why Mahmoud Khalil Remains in Detention as Other Protesters Are Freed
  • New York Times: Campaign Against an Airline That Flies Deportees Sets Off a Legal Fight
  • Breitbart: ‘Tiger King’ Star Joe Exotic’s Husband Deported to Mexico
  • Detroit Free Press: [MI] Taylor Police Department is first agency in metro Detroit to sign agreement with ICE
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] ICE touts big arrest numbers in Houston region, but not much context as to who is being deported
  • Breitbart.com: [WA] Illegal Alien Accused of Killing Washington State Trooper Christopher Gadd Fails to Get Trial Dismissed
  • Reuters: [India] US imposes visa bans on India travel agents for facilitating illegal migration
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • NPR: Horse racing industry braces for crackdown on illegal immigration
  • Federalist: Outcry Over White South African Refugees Shows Democrats’ Goal Is Control, Not Compassion
  • The Hill: [FL] Miami Republicans fight Trump policies threatening deportations for their community
  • Miami Herald: [FL] ‘Deeply disappointed’: Miami lawmakers in D.C. react to court decision on Venezuelan TPS
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Chicago’s Venezuelan migrants face uncertainty after Supreme Court allows Trump to strip protected status
  • New York Post: [South Africa] Trump’s warm welcome for white refugees was a diplomatic shot across South Africa’s bow
• Customs and Border Protection
  • FOX News: Trump immigration advisor targets criminals exploiting unaccompanied minors who entered US under Biden
  • Washington Examiner: Most illegal immigrants arrested near Canadian border entered from Mexico
  • FOX News: [TX] Texas gang members sentenced for human smuggling after high-speed border chases
  • Telemundo: [Mexico] Hundreds of migrants are stuck in northern Mexico and are seeking to stay in the country without forgetting their goal: the United States.
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • ABC News: More severe weather pummels the central US as thousands recover from deadly tornadoes
  • Washington Post: Strong tornadoes and flooding may hit the southern Plains and Ozarks
  • ABC News: At least 28 people killed in weekend tornado outbreak
  • USA Today: Tornadoes, storms wreak havoc across Midwest: See aerial footage from Kentucky, Missouri
  • Bloomberg: Agencies Purged Climate Maps Vital for Risk Analysis, Groups Say
  • AP: [NC] North Carolina governor urges state lawmakers to include more Helene aid in upcoming budget
  • New York Times: [KY] Kentucky City Devastated by Tornadoes Out of a ‘Horror Movie’
  • Washington Post: [KY] In weary Kentucky, deadly tornadoes the latest in relentless spate of storms
  • NewsNation: [KY] Did weather service staffing cuts impact tornado warnings for Kentucky?
  • CBS News: [KY] Tornadoes kill 19 in Kentucky as FEMA faces staffing cuts
  • 14 News at 11:00AM: [KY] 19 Killed in Kentucky Storms
  • New York Post: [KY] Families miraculously survive deadly Kentucky tornado by taking shelter in bathtubs — but town destroyed
  • AP: [MS] While Trump overhauls FEMA, Mississippi tornado survivors await assistance
  • AP: [MS] Mississippi tornado survivors await FEMA declaration
  • NewsNation: [MO] Recovery efforts continue in St. Louis after widespread tornado damage
  • NBC 5 St. Louis: [MO] Missouri Gov. Kehoe asks President Trump to issue Emergency Declaration after deadly St. Louis tornado
  • CBS News: [TX] At least 7 tornadoes touched down in North Texas during night of severe storms, National Weather Service says
  • CBS News: [TX] Large hail, strong tornado threat continues across North Texas
  • NewsNation: [CO] Tornadoes, egg-sized hail hit Colorado over the weekend
• Secret Service
  • Politico: James Comey says he wasn’t aware of the violent overtones of his social media post
  • AP: Former FBI director James Comey calls controversy over Instagram post ‘a bit of a distraction’
  • New York Post: Ex-FBI Director James Comey says he doesn’t expect to be charged over ‘86 47’ Instagram post: ‘Ridiculous’
  • FOX News: Trump insists he ‘won’t get involved’ as Patel, Bondi investigate Comey
• Coast Guard
  • Washington Examiner: Coast Guard at ‘lowest point of readiness’ since WWII, commandant says
  • HSToday: DHS Secretary Noem Calls “Force Design 2028” the Coast Guard’s Biggest Change Since 1915
  • HSToday: CGCYBER Releases New Report on Cyber Trends and Insights in the Marine Environment
  • Yahoo News: [RI] Boaters frustrated with Coast Guard’s plan to remove buoys from RI waters
  • Washington Examiner: [NY] Two dead after Mexican naval ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridget
  • USA Today: [NY] What happened when the Mexican Navy ship struck the Brooklyn Bridge, killing two
  • AP: Federal Officials Investigating Mexican Tall Ship’s Crash Into Brooklyn Bridge
  • New York Times: [NY] The Sailing Ship That Went in the Wrong Direction
  • Blaze: [NY] Schumer tries to blame Trump for lethal Mexican boat crash into Brooklyn Bridge — but DHS fires back
  • FOX News/Breitbart: [NY] Coast Guard rejects Schumer’s claim that DOGE contributed to fatal Brooklyn Bridge crash
  • New York Post: [NY] Adams denies Schumer’s claim that DOGE cuts could be partly to blame for Brooklyn Bridge ship tragedy
  • Yahoo News: [VA] Coast Guard Cutter Forward seizes $23M+ in cocaine during 79-day patrol
  • NewsRadio WFLA: [FL] Coast Guard Seizes $140.9 Million In Cocaine & Marijuana At Port Everglades
  • Yahoo News: [CA] 11 suspected migrants stopped by Coast Guard in San Diego Bay
  • Marine Link: [PR] Legacy Pipe Leaks Oil in San Juan Harbor
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: Federal cyber workforce training institute eyed in bipartisan House bill
  • BankInfo Security: CISA Defends Critical Infrastructure With Early Cyber Alerts
  • CyberScoop: Don’t let DOGE destroy CISA
  • Bloomberg: ICYMI: Cybersecurity Scare
  • Roll Call: Members vexed by Cyber Command turmoil
  • FOX News: Is America’s power grid ready for next attack? Experts warn EMPs, cyber threats and AI could cripple US
  • CBS News: Infiltrating ransomware gangs on the dark web
• Terrorism Investigations
  • FOX News: [TN] FBI director opens up files on Nashville school shooting to lawmaker for first time
  • AP: [TX] Texas lawmakers OK former Uvalde mayor’s effort to fix police failures in Robb Elementary attack
  • NPR: [CA] What we know about the Palm Springs fertility clinic bombing
  • Washington Examiner: [CA] Suspect in explosion outside California fertility clinic killed in attack
  • FOX News: [CA] Palm Beach fertility clinic bomber documented plans in chilling online posts before attack
  • AP: [CA] Authorities analyzing nihilistic writings of suspect in California fertility clinic bombing
  • New York Post: [CA] IVF clinic bomber laid out chilling ‘pro-mortalist’ death cult ideology before attack
  • ABC News: [CA] Palm Springs bombing suspect appears to have posted bomb tests on YouTube
  • NBC News: [CA] Father of California fertility clinic car bombing suspect speaks out
  • Washington Post: [CA] Fertility clinic bombing spotlights ‘nihilistic’ violent extremism wave
  • NBC News: [CA] Reddit bans an anti-natalist group after Palm Springs explosion
• National Security News
  • AP: Appeals court allows Trump’s anti-union order to take effect
  • Bloomberg: Trump’s Middle East Chips Deals Imperil US National Security, Democrats Warn
  • Reuters: Nippon Steel to invest $4 billion for new U.S. Steel mill in $14 billion package, document says
  • Federalist: [CA] ‘There Are Chinese Spies At Stanford’: Bombshell Report Reveals CCP Student Espionage
  • The Hill: [Ukraine] Trump says Russia-Ukraine direct talks to ‘begin immediately’
  • Washington Examiner: [Russia] Trump says Russia and Ukraine to reengage in ceasefire negotiation after Putin call
  • Washington Post: [Israel] Netanyahu says ‘minimal’ aid will go to Gaza to preserve U.S. support
  • Bloomberg: [Israel] Netanyahu Says Israel to Take Over All Gaza, Start Aid Flows
  • Breitbart: [Iran] Iran Claims Nuclear Deal ‘Within Reach’ – But Rejects Key U.S. Requests
  • Breitbart: [Iran] ‘Death to America’: Iran’s ‘Supreme Leader’ Calls Trump a Liar, Doubles Down on Anti-U.S. Rhetoric
  • FOX News: [China] Hegseth reveals plans to counter China, stay ahead in arms race as Pentagon pivots to Indo-Pacific

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