• Top News
  • Wall Street Journal/Washington Post/Politico: Two Israeli Embassy Staffers Killed in Shooting Near Jewish Museum in Washington
  • Washington Examiner: Gunman accused of killing two Israelis in DC chanted ‘Free Palestine’ while in police custody
  • FOX News: Fatal shooting of Israeli embassy workers in DC sparks outrage from Trump, Israeli president
  • The Hill: Trump administration defends deportation flight to South Sudan, attacking judge
  • Breitbart: DHS Deports Violent Migrants to Africa’s South Sudan
  • Daily Wire/New York Post/USA Today/Blaze: DHS releases details about ‘barbaric, dangerous’ illegal aliens on Sudan deportation flight after federal judge ruling
  • FOX News: Trump official calls out district judge poised to halt deportation of convicted-criminal immigrants: ‘absurd’
  • Univision: A Mexican and two Cubans are among the group of immigrants deported by Trump to South Sudan, the White House says.
  • FOX News: Federal judge orders Trump administration to track deported immigrants to South Sudan
  • New York Times: Judge Finds U.S. Violated Court Order With Sudden Deportation Flight to Africa
  • AP/Wall Street Journal: ‘Unquestionably in violation’: Judge says US government didn’t follow court order on deportations
  • NBC News Daily: Judge: Trump Admin. Violated Order on Sending Migrants to Countries They Are Not From
  • Daily Caller: Trump Admin Spokeswoman Tells Corporate Media Point-Blank To ‘Do Your Job’
  • ABC News: Attorney of deported migrant: ‘The truth is, I don’t know where my client is’
  • FOX News: Trump faces another deportation setback with 4th Circuit appeals court
  • The Hill: Judge scolds DOJ in dismissing ICE facility trespassing charge against Newark mayor
  • Politico: New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver faces felony assault charges in conflict at ICE facility, court filing shows
  • Politico: Judge criticizes DOJ for ‘worrisome’ and ‘embarrassing’ blunders in arrest of New Jersey mayor at ICE facility
  • Bloomberg: Congresswoman Appears in Court on Assault Case at ICE Facility
  • The Hill: Carville: McIver charges meant as distraction: ‘The economy is going terribly’
  • FOX News: Mace files resolution to expel House Democrat after her arrest at ICE detention facility protest
  • New York Times: How Trump Officials Debated Handling of the Abrego Garcia Case: ‘Keep Him Where He Is’
  • Blaze: Rubio hammers Van Hollen over his MS-13 margarita date, emphasizes judicial limits
  • AP: Kristi Noem says habeas corpus lets Trump ‘remove people from this country’
  • NewsMax: ‘Angel Families’ Push Congress on Trump Immigration Bill
  • NewsMax: Vance: Too Much Immigration Too Fast Harms US Social Fabric
  • CBS News: Changes at Trump’s Justice Department could shift which local police agencies get federal grants
  • Washington Examiner: Supreme Court so far focusing on procedure over substance in immigration cases
  • NewsMax/AP: Federal judge orders pretrial detention for man accused of stealing Kristi Noem’s purse
  • NewsMax: DHS Employees: Polygraphs for Loyalty, Not Classified Info
  • Breitbart: Marsha Blackburn Moves to Ban Birthright Citizenship
  • FOX News: Federal judge slaps hold on new Oklahoma immigration law
  • FOX News: DHS nabs numerous suspects in dramatic sting of rival LA gangs
  • The Hill/DailySignal/AP: Treasury Department sanctions Mexican drug trafficking group members
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Bloomberg: We’ve Seen FEMA Unprepared Before. It Didn’t End Well.
  • Washington Times: Reimagine FEMA before the next disaster
  • New York Post: [NJ] Rep. LaMonica McIver’s arrest proves that Democrats are extremists on immigration
  • The Hill: [El Salvador] Trump’s threats to send citizens to El Salvador aren’t idle
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • FOX News: Trump DHS issues stark warning to Dems harassing ICE agents: ‘Not playing games’
  • AP: ICE agents wait in hallways of immigration court as Trump seeks to deliver on mass arrest pledge
  • New York Times: How Trump Has Targeted New Groups for Deportation
  • Telemundo Amarillo: Million-dollar fines imposed on migrants with deportation orders: up to $1.8 million per person
  • AP: Trump administration uses multiple techniques to encourage and force deportation
  • Washington Examiner: ICE busts Armenian crime syndicate operating in California, Florida
  • New York Post: [NY] Columbia University prez defends ex-student Mahmoud Khalil in commencement, sparking graduates’ anger
  • Wall Street Journal: [NY] Columbia Graduation Marked by Protests, Absence of Mahmoud Khalil
  • Washington Times: [VA] Virginia’s governor says Arlington County ‘standing in the way’ of federal immigration enforcement
  • NBC News: [GA] Georgia college student detained by ICE after being wrongly pulled over is granted bond
  • New York Post: [FL] Teacher charged and facing deportation for showing nude pics to teen student : police
  • NBC News: [FL] Federal agent gives details on raid of Sean Combs’ mansion
  • CBS News: [LA] ICE denied request for Mahmoud Khalil to hold his baby, wife and ACLU say
  • New York Times: [LA] U.S. Fights to Keep Mahmoud Khalil From Holding His Month-Old Child
  • FOX News/Breitbart/Blaze/Daily Wire: [OH] Venezuelan man arrested after posing as teen to enroll in Ohio high school
  • CBS Mornings: [OH] Man Accused of Posing as High School Student
  • Univision Chicago WGBO: [IL] ICE arrests suspects in Chicago mass shooting and claims they are members of the Aragua Train.
  • Breitbart.com: [MN] ICE Arrests Illegal Immigrant Wanted in Connection to Deadly Minnesota DUI Crash
  • CBS Chicago: [IL] 2 men with alleged ties to Venezuelan gang Tres de Aragua arrested for Chicago Lawn mass shooting, ICE says
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] First Project Homecoming ‘self-deportation’ flight departs from Houston to Honduras, Colombia
  • NewsNation: [OK] Oklahoma agents rescue children, arrest human trafficking suspect
  • Telemundo: [CA] ICE agents detain migrant despite cancellation of deportation order
  • Houston Chronicle: [El Salvador] U.S. provides no answers in case of Venezuelan refugee deported from Houston to El Salvador
  • Univision: [El Salvador] At least 50 of the Venezuelans deported by Trump to El Salvador entered the U.S. legally, according to Cato Institute
  • Blaze: [China] Exposed: China-funded NGO accused of helping illegal aliens evade ICE — congressional investigation continues
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Bloomberg: Trump Pick Pledges to Bolster Immigrant Vetting, Root Out Fraud
  • Los Angeles Times: Congressional leaders call for streamlined visa process ahead of World Cup, L.A. Olympics
  • CNN: Wealthy foreigners able to register for Trump’s $5 million ‘gold card’ visa within a week, said Lutnick
  • CBS Austin: Marsha Blackburn introduces bill to block Russia, China from ‘buying’ U.S. citizenship
  • Breitbart: Venezuelans in limbo as US court ends deportation protection
  • NBC News: Undocumented Harvard grad from Los Angeles self-deports to Mexico
  • NPR: [NC] Why Baptists in North Carolina agreed to resettle Afrikaners as refugees
  • New York Post: [FL] Disney places Venezuelan employees on unpaid leave amid Supreme Court’s protected-status ruling
  • CNN: [South Africa] Trump fast-tracked processing of White South African refugees. But not everyone wants to leave
  • Daily Wire: [South Africa] News Trump Welcomes South African President To White House Amid Controversy Over Afrikaner Refugees
  • Washington Post: [South Africa] Trump confronts South African president over violence against White farmers
• Customs and Border Protection
  • FOX News: Tom Homan applauds ‘big beautiful bill’, says legislation would ‘solidify the success’ at the border
  • NewsMax: Border Patrol Call for Tech Improvements on Northern Border
  • FOX News: Immigration expert warns Chinese illegal aliens using Canadian city as gateway to US
  • Washington Examiner: Border Patrol recruitment at record high as agents end ‘diaper’ duty
  • Breitbart: Trump Accuses Biden Officials of ‘Treason at Highest Level’ for Opening Southern Border
  • NBC News Daily: Growing Number of U.S. Citizens Say They Are Being Detained by Customs at Airports
  • NBC News: Unsure of what to do if you’re detained at customs? Social videos are walking people through their rights
  • Washington Examiner: [NY] Border Patrol using technology to ‘wall’ off Canadian border
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Fake Apple phone chargers valued at over $7M seized by U.S. Customs at Houston port
  • CBS News: [TX] Texas may be closer to being reimbursed for border security efforts
  • New York Post: [TX] Texas sheriff discovers a dozen migrants hidden inside hay bales during traffic stop of apparent human smuggler
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] San Diego man accused of smuggling exotic birds across U.S.-Mexico border
  • FOX News: [CA] California woman allegedly tried to smuggle 151 pounds of marijuana onto international flight
  • Univision19: [Mexico] Mexican family who fled the U.S. for fear of deportation is fined for crossing the border with their belongings.
• Transportation Security Administration
  • AP: TSA prepares for busy Memorial Day holiday travel
  • USA Today: Could TSA privatize? Acting administrator says ‘nothing is off the table’
  • The Hill: Southwest requiring flyers to use portable chargers in plain sight
  • The Hill: Can you decline to have your photo taken at a TSA checkpoint?
  • NBC News Daily: [NJ] FAA Limiting Flights at Newark Airport Ahead of Busy Holiday Travel Weekend
  • Good Morning America: [FL] Pensacola Airport Record
  • Good Morning America: [IN] TSA Finds Four Firearms in Five Days
  • FOX News: [CA] Navy technician arrested for allegedly making false bomb threat on Hawaiian Airlines flight
  • CBS Los Angeles: [HI] United flight from Honolulu to L.A. diverted after security concern
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Federal News Network: FEMA Review Council takes aim at “red tape”
  • Reuters: FEMA senior officials exit en masse as Trump targets agency
  • CBS News: FEMA rescinds strategic plan less than 2 weeks before hurricane season
  • CNN: FEMA makes late push to bolster hurricane preparedness, but effort may be too little, too late, officials say
  • Axios: Trump’s FEMA risks "flying blind" into hurricane season
  • New York Times: States and Cities Fear a Disaster Season Full of Unknowns Amid Federal Cuts
  • Reuters: State Department refugee office to assume USAID’s disaster aid role, says cable
  • New York Times: [MO] Warning Sirens Were Silent Ahead of Deadly Tornado in St. Louis, City Says
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] California FEMA earthquake retrofit grants canceled, imperiling critical work, Schiff says
• Secret Service
  • Daily Wire: Damage Control: Jim Comey Insists He Found Trump Threat On Beach, Didn’t Know What ‘86’ Meant
  • FOX News: James Comey tells Colbert what led to him posting controversial ‘86 47’ Instagram post
  • New York Post: [NY] Authorities launch NYC crackdown on credit-card-skim rings: ‘People are coming for you’
  • ABC News: [DC] Army prepares tanks for DC military parade that could cost $45 million
• Coast Guard
  • Washington Examiner: Adm. Kevin Lunday tapped to lead Coast Guard following temporary stint, Noem confirms
  • Marine Corps Times: Lunday picked to serve as next Coast Guard commandant
  • Bloomberg: Coast Guard Leader to Get Senate Confirmation Under Revamp Plans
  • AP: [CT] Promising reform, Noem tells US Coast Guard Academy graduates they will lead a ‘brand new’ service
  • SeaPower Magazine: [CT] Secretary Noem delivers Coast Guard Academy commencement address, announces new Coast Guard leadership and Force Design 2028
  • WSHU 91.1 FM Connecticut: [CT] Noem announces Coast Guard leadership shakeup, new blueprint for the service
  • AP: [WA] 1 person was rescued and a search is underway for 3 others after a boat sinks north of Seattle
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] Coast Guard commander removed from Bay Area post due to ‘loss of confidence’
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • StateScoop: Why is Kristi Noem asking governors to build SCIFs?
  • Reuters: Hacker who breached communications app used by Trump aide stole data from across US government
  • Bloomberg: Hack of Contractor Was at Root of Massive Federal Data Breach
  • USA Today: Microsoft says it squashed malware that infected 394,000 Windows computers
  • CyberScoop: Lumma Stealer toppled by globally coordinated takedown
  • CyberScoop: Lumma infostealer infected about 10 million systems before global disruption
  • CyberScoop: [Russia] Multi-national warning issued over Russia’s targeting of logistics, tech firms
  • CyberScoop: [China] A house full of open windows: Why telecoms may never purge their networks of Salt Typhoon
• National Security News
  • Reuters: US states mount court challenge to Trump’s tariffs
  • Washington Examiner: Trump announces ambitious, expensive plan to create impenetrable ‘Golden Dome’ to protect US from growing missile threats
  • Breitbart: Rand Paul: ‘I Want to Know if There Are Any Other Members of Congress’ on Quiet Skies Watchlist
  • AP: [CO] York Space Systems Selected by U.S. Space Force to Deliver Small Satellites for a Range of National Security Missions
  • New York Post: [Syria] Syria’s new leader ‘open’ to joining Abraham Accords, normalizing relations with Israel, US reps who met him say
  • Reuters: [Syria] US to appoint Turkey ambassador Thomas Barrack as special envoy for Syria, sources say
  • CBS Austin: [Israel] US intelligence suggests Israel plans to attack Iran’s nuclear sites
  • AP: [Qatar] Defense Department accepts Boeing 747 from Qatar for Trump’s use
  • Axios: [China] Tech race with China is top intel priority, deputy CIA director says
  • CBS News: [China] China says Trump’s "Golden Dome" missile defense plan increases risk of "space becoming a battlefield"
  • Reuters: [Philippines] Philippines accuses China of aggressive tactics in South China Sea

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