• Top News
  • Washington Post: Trump proposal to repatriate Ukrainians, Haitians would use foreign aid funds
  • Los Angeles Times/NBC News/AP/The Hill: Trump administration deports Asian immigrants to South Sudan, a nation racked by conflict, attorneys say
  • Wall Street Journal/New York Times/Washington Post: Judge Signals Concern That Deportations to South Sudan Violated Court Order
  • The Hill: Noem testifies before Senate on DHS budget
  • DailySignal: ‘We’re Just Getting Started’: Noem Defends DHS Record, Funding Request at Budget Hearing
  • CBS Austin: Border Czar says, ‘We’ve got to finish the job,’ of border crackdown and funding needed
  • CBS News: Noem boasts Trump’s immigration record, blasts China threats at Senate committee hearing
  • Bloomberg: Noem Backs Broader Counter-Drone Powers as Debate Drags on Hill
  • Politico/NBC News/New York Post: Noem defends potentially suspending habeas corpus, flubs definition as Trump’s right to ‘remove people’
  • ABC News: Kristi Noem defends Trump administration’s migrant deportations without due process
  • USA Today/Washington Examiner: DHS: ‘No plans’ for immigration reality show
  • Bloomberg Law News: Citizenship Reality TV Would Hit Fast-Tracking Limits: Explained
  • Daily Wire: News Rubio Shares Plans For Campus Protesters In Fiery Senate Hearing
  • CBS News: Rubio and Van Hollen get into heated exchange over Trump policies during Senate hearing
  • New York Post: Marco Rubio spars with Dem Chris Van Hollen at Senate hearing: ‘We deported gang members … including the one you had a margarita with’
  • Breitbart: Rubio Clashes with Sen. Kaine Over Afrikaner Refugees: ‘You Don’t Like that They’re White’
  • Breitbart: 64 Migrants Self-Deport from Texas on Project Homecoming Flight
  • Daily Caller: Illegal Migrants Can Now Book Their Own Deportation Flights
  • Washington Examiner: White House planning next self-deportation flight: ‘See a lot more of them’
  • Reuters: US official’s email on gang assessment sparks concern inside intel agencies
  • New York Times: Official Pushed to Rewrite Intelligence So It Could Not Be ‘Used Against’ Trump
  • NewsMax: Alien Enemies Act Deportations on Hold in California
  • New York Times: Supreme Court Lets Trump Lift Deportation Protections for Venezuelans
  • Miami Herald: Supreme Court TPS ruling raises question even as it allows deportations of Venezuelans
  • NPR: DOJ charges New Jersey congresswoman with assault over immigration facility tussle
  • AP: Prosecutors charge congresswoman with pushing and grabbing agents while trying to stop mayor’s arrest
  • New York Times: U.S. Says Lawmaker Assaulted 2 Agents, as Democrats Object to Charges
  • The Hill/Roll Call: McIver ‘slammed her forearms’ into immigration officers: Charging docs
  • FOX News: DOJ cites bodycam footage in charging document for House Dem McIver
  • FOX News: Border czar Tom Homan says Democrat LaMonica McIver ‘broke the law,’ should be charged for ICE clash
  • Daily Caller: Scott Jennings Sends CNN Panel Into Tailspin By Asking Rhetorical Question
  • New York Post: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka compared ICE to slave catchers weeks before arrest at detention facility
  • FOX News: Alina Habba drops federal trespassing charge against Dem mayor, offers ICE facility tour: ‘Nothing to hide’
  • The Hill: McIver charges are Trump effort to intimidate, say Democrats
  • CNN: Democratic congresswoman says federal charges in ICE facility scuffle are ‘absurd’
  • Washington Examiner: Democrats rally behind LaMonica McIver, congresswoman charged with felony assault of ICE agents
  • The Hill: Congressional Black Caucus rallies around McIver after ‘bogus charges’ brought for ICE visitation
  • Axios: Enraged Democrats plan to "double down" on ICE visits
  • ABC News: Judge orders government to report steps it’s taken to facilitate Venezuelan man’s return to US
  • Washington Post: Appeals court allows order to return deported Venezuelan man to go forward
  • The Hill: Trump’s immigration agenda tests courts’ presumption of good faith
  • Politico: DOJ sends warning to judges and lawmakers who stoke Trump’s wrath on immigration
  • Reuters: In case against lawmaker, Justice Department shows readiness to act against Trump foes
  • New York Times: Trump Canceled Deportation Protections. Here’s Where Legal Challenges Stand.
  • New York Times: U.S. Bill Named for Iranian Deported to Panama Aims to Shield Asylum Seekers
  • Axios: Healey to close migrant hotels
  • Wall Street Journal: Inside Kristi Noem’s Polygraph Operation
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Los Angeles Times: Ending birthright citizenship will mostly affect U.S. citizens
  • NewsMax: Invade U.S., Break the Law: Democrats Will Show Unending Love
  • USA Today: Noem can’t define habeas corpus. For DHS head that’s not just stupid, it’s scary. | Opinion
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • AP: The Revival of an Old Program Delegates Trump Immigration Enforcement to Local Police
  • Breitbart: Expert Witness Tells Congress: 1.4 Million Illegals Ordered Deported but ‘Roaming Free’ in U.S. Due to Lack of Detention Space
  • Reuters: Trump administration fined this low-income migrant $1.8 million
  • The Hill: DHS on Walz labeling ICE agents ‘modern-day Gestapo’: ‘Sickening’
  • FOX News: Acting ICE director demands Tim Walz apologize for calling agents ‘modern-day Gestapo’
  • Bloomberg Law: When Can Noncitizens Be Deported? Immigration Law’s ‘Odd Anomaly’
  • New York Post: [VT] Palestinian Columbia University protester Mohsen Mahdawi allowed to graduate after being freed from ICE custody
  • New York Post: [NY] Long Island pols push for more federal funding to lock up illegal immigrants convicted of crimes
  • Telemundo Amarillo: [GA] ICE agents arrest well-known Hispanic influencer
  • CNN: [FL] Agents broke through Combs’ Miami Beach front gate during search, Homeland Security agent testifies
  • NPR: [NJ] In Florida, an immigrant pastors detention sends a community reeling
  • FOX News: [MN] ICE captures illegal immigrant wanted for allegedly killing mother in DUI crash
  • Breitbart: [MN] Tim Walz’s Minnesota: DHS Arrests Illegal Alien Murderer, Gang Member, Sex Offenders, Drug Dealers
  • AP: [IA] Iowa sheriff who won’t join immigration enforcement program heeds risk of ‘sanctuary’ status
  • Univision: [TX] Two undocumented immigrants found hidden in hay bales in Texas; two arrested for human trafficking.
  • Reuters: [OK] US judge pauses enforcement of Oklahoma immigration law
  • SFGate: [CA] Potential ICE raid thwarted at Central Calif. strawberry packing facility
  • CBS Los Angeles: [CA] Santa Ana City Council votes to move forward with further look at ICE operation alert system
  • Telemundo52: [CA] Undocumented Harvard graduate, Los Angeles resident, self-deports to Mexico
  • Reuters: [Cuba] Trump migrant detentions at Guantanamo Bay cost $100,000 per person daily, senator says
  • USA Today: [El Salvador] Trump sent 50 Venezuelans to prison in El Salvador. They were in the US legally.
  • Daily Caller: [China] Cash Flowing Into Anti-ICE Group’s Coffers Came From Chinese Gov’t-Linked Sources
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Axios: A challenging Real ID process is stranding immigrants
  • New York Times: Trump Canceled Deportation Protections. Here’s Where Legal Challenges Stand.
  • AP: US business owners are confused about Venezuelan employees with temporary status
  • Telemundo51: Venezuelans with TPS in limbo: uncertainty and fear after the Supreme Court ruling
  • NBC News: What’s next for Venezuelans after Supreme Court allows Trump to revoke protected status?
  • AP: Trump wants to end Temporary Protected Status for some immigrants. What is it?
  • Washington Post: [FL] Supreme Court ruling on Venezuelans ripples through Miami’s ‘Doralzuela’
  • FOX News: [South Africa] Trump to meet leader of ‘out of control’ South Africa at White House
  • Washington Post: [South Africa] Trump plans to press South African leader on ‘genocidal rhetoric’
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Roll Call: Sen. Rand Paul questions border wall funding level needs
  • Bloomberg: Trump Border Wall Spending Slammed by Top GOP Homeland Senators
  • Daily Caller: ‘One Step Ahead’: House Republicans Want To Make America’s Borders Even Harder To Illegally Cross
  • The Hill: Trump blasts Biden, aides for use of autopen
  • AP: They crossed the border for better schools. Now, some families are leaving the US
  • New York Post: [ME] Illegal crossings into this northern sanctuary state hit a 24-year high
  • FOX News: [TX] Texas lawmakers seek to get federal reimbursement for Biden-era border control expenses
  • Univision: [TX] They find 12 undocumented people hiding in hay bales in Texas: two arrested for human trafficking
  • NBC News: [WA] Washington state man detained by immigration agents at Seattle airport after family vacation
  • NewsNation: [CA] Border Patrol agent on mission to ‘Shane’ migrant criminals
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Major emergency drills underway at San Diego County’s biggest Marine bases
  • Washington Examiner: [Canada] US and Canada linked up in fight to stop drug smuggling at border
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Federal News Network: ‘Nothing is off the table’ TSA leader testifies on potential privatization
  • FOX News: Federal air marshals surveilled Trump Cabinet member Gabbard in 2024, Rand Paul says
  • FOX News: Gabbard slams ‘politically motivated’ surveillance as effort to ‘intimidate’ her following criticism of Harris
  • Reuters: US airport security agency does not rule out privatization
  • Los Angeles Times: Transgender Americans say they’re traveling less out of fear since the election, research shows
  • USA Today: Facial recognition at TSA: What to know before your next airport screening
  • AP: Southwest Airlines will require chargers be kept out while in use because of battery fire concerns
  • NBC News: [NJ] Fewer people are flying out of Newark airport than this time last year
  • FOX News: [NJ] Flight passenger brings whole rotisserie chicken as carry-on, calling it her ‘designer bag’
  • New York Post: [CA] Authorities swarm Hawaiian Airlines plane just before takeoff after passenger overheard ‘making threat’ at San Diego airport 
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] Woman arrested at San Francisco International Airport attempting to smuggle 151 pounds of marijuana
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Reuters: FEMA should take new name, states should bear costs, DHS head Noem says
  • FOX News: GOP senator says federal government will ‘need to play a big role’ after tornadoes ravage Midwest
  • USA Today: First came the weather service staffing cuts. Then came the tornadoes.
  • CBS News: FEMA cuts’ impact on tornado recovery
  • CNN News Central: Violent Tornado Outbreak Kills At Least 28 People Across KY, MO, VA
  • NBC News: Heavy storms, tornadoes and ‘tennis ball-sized hail’ to hit the southern Plains
  • ABC News: Severe weather possible for areas already pummeled by tornadoes
  • ton Post: [KY] More tornadoes and severe weather could hit Kentucky and the Mid-South
  • CBS News: [KY] FEMA responds to deadly Kentucky tornadoes amid layoffs, looming cuts
  • AP: [MS] While Trump overhauls FEMA, Mississippi tornado survivors await assistance
  • USA Today: [MO] St. Louis mayor complains FEMA isn’t on the ground after major tornado
  • NBC News: [HI] Magnitude 4.2 earthquake shakes Big Island of Hawaii
• Secret Service
  • FOX News: Comey claims he had no ‘dark intention’ with ‘86 47’ seashell post, isn’t scared of Trump
  • Federalist: Excusing Violent Anti-Trump Rhetoric Will Have Terrible Ramifications
  • CNN: Comey tells CNN how interview with Secret Service went amid social media controversy
  • AP: [DC] Former Capitol riot defendant is convicted of gun charges stemming from his arrest near Obama’s home
• Coast Guard
  • Washington Examiner: [NY] Chuck Schumer lied and exploited a tragedy to try to smear Trump and DOGE
  • NewsMax: [Philippines] Philippines, US Hold Joint Maritime Drills in South China Sea
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • FOX News: Ascension healthcare data breach exposes 430,000 patient records
  • NBC News: 19-year-old accused of largest child data breach in U.S. agrees to plead guilty to federal charges
  • Federal News Network: Pentagon backs SOCOM model for Cyber Command amid calls for separate cyber force
  • USA Today: Hackers bribed overseas Coinbase agents for customer information. How to protect yourself.
  • CyberScoop: ‘Whatever we did was not enough’: How Salt Typhoon slipped through the government’s blind spots
  • Washington Post: Pegasus spyware maker rebuffed in efforts to get off trade blacklist
  • CyberScoop: [MA] Massachusetts man will plead guilty in PowerSchool hack case
  • CNN: [OH] Ransomware attack triggers ‘system-wide’ tech outage at large network of medical centers
• Terrorism Investigations
  • USA Today: [CA] Palm Springs bombing suspect talked about explosives on YouTube, authorities say
• National Security News
  • Washington Post: Trump says U.S. has chosen plan for ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense system
  • FOX News/USA Today: Trump, Hegseth announce ‘Golden Dome,’ a ‘game changer’ to protect American homeland
  • Wall Street Journal: Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Antimissile Project Has a New Leader
  • Washington Post: Rubio, Democrats clash over Trump’s foreign policy moves
  • FOX News: Rubio backs Trump’s foreign policy budget — promises strength, not surrender
  • CNN: [Venezuela] American veteran released from imprisonment in Venezuela
  • Reuters: [Russia] US seeks return of nine Americans jailed in Russia
  • CNN: [Israel] New intelligence suggests Israel is preparing possible strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, US officials say
  • Reuters: [Qatar] Qatar Dismisses Concerns Over Offer of Jet to Trump
  • Wall Street Journal: [China] U.S. Lawmakers Call for Probe Into Chinese EV-Charging Startup
  • Washington Examiner: [Taiwan] Taiwan to strengthen defenses in preparation for escalations as China goes awol on peace talks

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