• Top News
  • New York Times/The Hill/AP: Trump Administration Says It Is Halting Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students
  • Bloomberg: Harvard Legal Fight Supercharged by Trump Foreign Student Ban
  • New York Times: Shock at Harvard After Government Says International Students Must Go
  • Reuters: ‘Harvard refugee’: Chinese students hunker down as US blocks foreign enrollment
  • New York Times: How Can the Government Stop Harvard From Enrolling International Students?
  • FOX News: Kristi Noem says Harvard has ‘promoted’ and allowed ‘violent activity’ on campus
  • Axios: Harvard ban is warning to other universities, Noem says
  • Breitbart: Noem: ‘There’s Validity’ to Charges Qatar Is Behind Anti-Israel Sentiment on Campus, But There Are Many Influences
  • AP/Axios: Federal judge blocks immigration authorities from revoking international students’ legal status
  • CBS News: Trump administration seeks to end court settlement protecting migrant children in U.S. custody
  • NewsMax: A Look at the Deportees on Plane That Headed for South Sudan from US
  • New York Post/Breitbart: Biden-nominated judge rules Trump admin violated court order after deporting criminal migrants to South Sudan
  • NPR/NBC News: White House agrees to keep migrants in Djibouti for now, blasts federal judge’s ruling
  • Washington Examiner: White House blasts ‘radical’ judge who stopped migrant deportions to South Sudan
  • Law&Crime: ‘This ruling is deranged’: Trump admin escalates war on judiciary after federal judge says DHS ‘unquestionably’ violated court order
  • The Hill: Trump heralds House passage of ‘big, beautiful’ bill: ‘Great job’
  • Washington Examiner: Trump tells Senate ‘no time to waste’ after House passage of ‘big, beautiful bill’
  • Daily Wire: Border Czar Hails Big, Beautiful Bill: ‘We Need More Money’ To Deport Illegals
  • NBC News: Here’s what’s in the sprawling Trump agenda bill House Republicans just passed
  • Blaze: ‘Not based on color’: Tom Homan debunks media claims about white South African refugees with Glenn Beck
  • Blaze: Vance defends use of Alien Enemies Act, calls out meddlesome judges
  • USA Today: Profoundly wrong sentiment’: JD Vance criticizes John Roberts over role of courts
  • CBS News/Breitbart: Suspect charged with murder in shooting of 2 Israeli Embassy staff at Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.
  • Blaze/Daily Wire: Chicago Marxist yells ‘Free, free Palestine’ after ‘brutal terrorist attack’ on Israeli staffers in DC
  • Wall Street Journal: A Minute-by-Minute Account of How the Jewish Museum Shooting Unfolded
  • The Hill: FBI investigating Israeli Embassy staffers’ slayings as ‘act of terror’
  • Daily Wire: FBI Director Calls Slaying Of Israeli Embassy Staffers An ‘Act Of Terror’
  • FOX News: FBI investigating killing of Israeli Embassy employees as possible hate crime
  • FOX News/ABC News: Antisemitic shooting of Israeli diplomats adds to alarming rise in domestic terrorism
  • Washington Post: Affidavit: Suspect in D.C. Jewish museum shooting confessed to killings
  • FOX News: Slain Israeli embassy workers were on verge of engagement, ambassador says
  • Wall Street Journal: D.C. Shooting Alarms Jewish Groups Already Hit by Rising Antisemitism
  • NewsMax: Netanyahu: Embassy Staff Killing Result of ‘Blood Libels Against Israel’
  • FOX News: Israeli ambassador connects embassy staffers’ slaying to ‘very important’ bigger picture
  • New York Times: Israelis, Stunned by D.C. Shooting, Fear Backlash Over Gaza War
  • AP: Global leaders are condemning the fatal attack on 2 Israeli Embassy staffers. Here’s what they said
  • USA Today: What we know about Elias Rodriguez, suspect in shooting of Israeli embassy workers
  • New York Post: FBI raids Chicago home of DC Jewish Museum shooting suspect Elias Rodriguez
  • San Francisco Chronicle: Language service cutbacks raise fear of medical errors, misdiagnoses, deaths
  • Bloomberg: New Jersey ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Sued by Trump Administration Over Immigration Policies
  • FOX News: James Carville claims ‘race was a factor’ in DOJ charging Dem Rep McIver
  • NewsMax: [MD] Md. Legislator to Visit Abrego Garcia in El Salvador
  • New York Times: How Trump Officials Debated Handling of the Abrego Garcia Case: ‘Keep Him Where He Is’
  • Wall Street Journal: The Gang-Linked Prison Chief Taking Custody of Trump’s Deportees
  • Washington Post: Trump administration says Columbia violated Jewish students’ civil rights
  • AP: Florida court awards Mexican government massive civil judgment against former security chief
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • FOX News: The Supreme Court has a major opportunity to help fix illegal immigration
  • The Hill: Watch out! Trump’s self-deportation program is a trap.
  • New York Times: Deportees Went Where?
  • Los Angeles Times: When it comes to citizenship, we are simply ‘all part of the human race’
  • Washington Post: [DC] An act of antisemitic terrorism in the nation’s capital
  • New York Times: [TN] The ICE Raids in Nashville Aren’t About Public Safety
  • The Hill: [Mexico] Invading Mexico to fight the cartels would be a huge mistake
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • FOX News: ICE begins new, nationwide effort to arrest illegal aliens at immigration hearings
  • AP: ICE agents wait in hallways of immigration court as Trump seeks to deliver on mass arrest pledge - full text
  • CBS News: ICE agents arrest immigrants at federal courthouse in Dallas, across country
  • Univision: ICE’s tactics for arresting immigrants who appear in court revealed
  • Univision: "We’re very anxious": Mexican couple fear deportation during their final residency appointment
  • New York Times: Trump’s New Penalty for Undocumented Immigrants: Billions of Dollars in Fines
  • Univision: What is known about the deportation to Africa of two Cubans with criminal records?
  • FOX News: [NH] This state just became the latest in the country to ban sanctuary cities
  • Washington Post: [NJ] Body slamming? Officer aggression? How an ICE clash led to charges against a congresswoman.
  • Telemundo: [GA] School bus runs into ICE raid while picking up students at mobile home park
  • CBS Austin: [GA] ‘I’m really happy’: Dalton student to return home after being released from ICE custody
  • New York Times: [LA] Mahmoud Khalil Testifies in Immigration Court After Meeting His Baby Son
  • NewsMax: [LA] Mahmoud Khalil Permitted to Hold Newborn Son for the 1st Time
  • CNN: Judge denies request to terminate Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation proceedings as pivotal immigration hearing continues
  • NBC News: [LA] Mahmoud Khalil and his attorneys tell judge his life, his family’s would be at risk if he’s deported
  • NewsMax.com: [LA] DHS Says Father Should ‘Self-Deport’ to Hold Newborn
  • AP: [LA] Georgetown scholar recalls terror and ‘mockery of due process’ in immigration jail
  • New York Times: [OH] Venezuelan Man Is Arrested After Posing as a High School Student in Ohio
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Arrests happening inside Chicago’s immigration court, attorneys say: ‘People are going to be afraid’
  • Breitbart.com: [WI] Watch: Surveillance Footage Shows Indicted Wisconsin Judge Helping Illegal Alien Evade ICE Arrest
  • CBS Mornings: [MN] Judge Orders Release of UMN International Student After ICE Arrest
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Justice Department appeals order to provide information on Venezuelan refugee deported from Houston
  • FOX News: [NE] Illegal alien whose deportation was paused by ‘activist’ judge sexually assaulted a disabled woman
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Breitbart: USCIS Nominee: Feds Should Reform OPT Migration Program
  • Breitbart.com: Trump Administration Issues Reforms to Keep Foreigners Off Voter Rolls
  • Washington Post: Trump is canceling protections for thousands of migrants. But some remain unscathed.
  • Washington Examiner: ‘Gold card’ website for immigrants seeking permanent US residency to debut next week
  • Daily Caller: Trump Admin Rolls Out New Tool To Stop Noncitizens From ‘Hijacking’ US Elections
  • Univision: What’s happening with the TPS (Treasury of Protection of Persons with Disabilities) and their work permits? No one can answer with certainty.
  • Washington Post: Venezuelan migrants lost legal status. Here’s what that means for the economy.
  • Washington Post: Trump welcomes Afrikaners but turns his back on all other refugees
  • Breitbart: [FL] Disney suspends Venezuelan workers after protected status revoked
  • Bloomberg: [FL] Disney Unions Condemn ‘Attack’ on Immigrants After Visas Revoked
  • Univision: [FL] Some Miami-Dade business owners don’t know what to do with Venezuelan employees with TPS.
• Customs and Border Protection
  • The Hill: More US troops headed to the Southern border
  • FOX News: Bipartisan Senate bill targets border human, drug trafficking with innovative technology
  • AP: Trump administration seeks to end protections for immigrant children in federal custody
  • ABC News: Nearly $34 million worth of illegal e-cigarettes seized by federal officials
  • Breitbart: [TX] 60 Illegal Aliens Convicted for Illegally Entering Trump’s National Defense Area in Texas
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] U.S. House backs plan to reimburse Texas up to $12B for border spending
• Transportation Security Administration
  • AP: The Memorial Day travel rush is off to an early start
  • NBC News: Memorial Day weekend on track to break travel records
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • The Hill: Above-normal Atlantic hurricane season expected, warn NOAA, NWS
  • Washington Examiner: Hurricane season starts June 1. Here’s what to know about cuts to weather agencies
  • CNN: The forecast is in: Hurricane season is going to be active again. America’s weather and disaster agencies are in turmoil
  • Washington Examiner: White House: FEMA leadership purge won’t impact hurricane preparedness
  • CNN: DHS inserts staffers at FEMA in major shakeup before hurricane season
  • NewsMax: Rep. Moskowitz: FEMA ‘Going to Fail This Summer’
  • New York Post: Scientists issue urgent warning over solar storm threats — blackouts, grid breakdowns, ‘internet apocalypse’ could be on the horizon
  • Yahoo News: Inside FEMA boss David Richardson’s first all-hands meeting with stressed-out staff
  • NPR: [MD] In reversal, Trump administration restores classes at the National Fire Academy
  • Politico: [NC] Trump undermined Biden’s FEMA in North Carolina. Now the cleanup is lagging on his watch.
  • USA Today: [MO] St. Louis emergency official removed after tornado kills five without warning siren
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] As FEMA is in upheaval entering hurricane season, Houston emergency leaders say they have a plan
  • CBS Los Angeles: [CA] Sen. Schiff calls FEMA cuts to California’s earthquake retrofitting ‘politically blatant’
• Coast Guard
  • HSToday: Admiral Kevin Lunday Nominated to Lead Coast Guard as 28th Commandant
  • NBC News Daily: [CT] US Coast Guard Academy’s 144th Commencement
  • HSToday: [CT] Noem Delivers Coast Guard Academy Commencement Address, New Coast Guard Leadership and Force Design 2028
  • USA Today: [WA] 3 missing, 1 rescued after boat sinks near Seattle during shrimping outing
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Search warrant adds more details about alleged smuggling boat that capsized in Del Mar
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • GPS World: DHS S&T releases new tool to strengthen GNSS for critical infrastructure
  • Washington Times: [Russia] U.S. intel agencies warn of Russian hackers targeting Western tech companies, expose tactics
• Terrorism Investigations
  • CBS New York: [NY] NYC ups security at Jewish sites after Israeli Embassy staff killed in Washington, D.C.
  • CBS Austin: [TX] Teen accused of school terror plot to face judge in juvenile court
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Fertility clinic director vows to rebuild after Palm Springs bombing. ‘Life is preserved’
  • ABC News: [CA] Former LA deputy mayor to plead guilty to making fake bomb threat: DOJ
  • Breitbart: [Mexico] U.S. Treasury Dept. Targets Key Members of Los Zetas Terrorist Organization
• National Security News
  • CNN: [DC] CIA security shot a woman outside the gates of agency’s headquarters
  • NewsMax: [Israel] Netanyahu Vows Victory in Gaza With New Offensive
  • Reuters: [Iran] Iran warns Israel, US against any attack on its nuclear sites
  • Reuters: [China] US agency votes to bar Chinese labs deemed security risks from testing US electronics
  • AP: [China] Video shows China Coast Guard spraying water cannon on Philippine research vessel
  • AP: [Philippines] Philippines condemns Chinese coast guard’s use of water cannon on a research vessel
  • Reuters: [China] China takes control measures against Philippine vessels in South China Sea
  • Wall Street Journal: [Taiwan] Taiwan’s Military Plans New Drone Units in Preparation for Potential China Invasion
  • Wall Street Journal: [South Korea] U.S. Considers Withdrawing Thousands of Troops From South Korea
  • Reuters: [Japan] US Steelworkers union urges Trump to block Nippon Steel’s bid for U.S. Steel

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