• Top News
  • New York Times/Washington Post/AP: U.S. Will ‘Aggressively’ Revoke Visas of Chinese Students, Rubio Says
  • AP: US stops visa appointments for foreign students
  • Bloomberg: China Calls US Plan to Revoke Student Visas ‘Discriminatory’
  • AP: Chinese students call measure ‘Chinese Exclusion Act’ after Rubio vows to revoke visas
  • FOX News: State Department now scrutinizing all visa holders associated with Harvard
  • Reuters/FOX News: US to ban foreign officials over ‘flagrant censorship’ on social media
  • Bloomberg: Trump Immigration Officials Set Target of 3,000 Arrests a Day
  • NewsMax/Bloomberg: Stephen Miller, Noem Press ICE to Arrest 3K Per Day
  • NewsMax: Border Patrol’s Banks to Newsmax: 3K Arrests a Day ‘Absolutely Doable’
  • Breitbart: Border Patrol Chief: We Can Achieve Arrest Goals if We Focus on Those with Deportation Orders Already in Place
  • FOX News: DHS video honors Marine killed by Mexican cartel, touts Trump’s crackdown on ‘terrorists’
  • Reuters/Washington Times/Blaze: US authorities arrest Mexican immigrant who allegedly threatened to shoot Trump
  • AP/NewsMax/Reuters/CNN: Judge Orders Release of Harvard Scientist
  • CBS News/New York Times: Judge directs Trump officials to lift pause on certain immigration applications
  • AP/FOX News: Trump admin working to fly back Guatemalan migrant erroneously deported from US
  • FOX News: Federal judge refuses to reconsider order to facilitate deportee’s return to US
  • NPR/New York Times/NBC News/Washington Examiner: Judge says Rubio ‘likely’ violated Constitution in ordering Mahmoud Khalil deported
  • CBS New York: Mahmoud Khalil’s request to temporarily stop deportation proceedings denied
  • AP/Washington Examiner: US Files Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Over Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Deportation
  • FOX News: US judge blasts Trump lawyers for 11th-hour tactics in MS-13 deportation case
  • NBC News: Immigration courts are dismissing cases of those sent to El Salvador, potentially cutting off their return
  • CNN: He left Venezuela for the US, dreaming of a career in cosmetics. He was deported to a Salvadoran prison
  • New York Times: F.B.I. Memo Sheds Light on Dispute Over Venezuelan Gang
  • New York Times: Trump Says Harvard Should Limit Acceptance of International Students
  • Breitbart: Trump Suggests Harvard Cap Foreign Students to Make Room for Americans
  • CNN: Some international students at Harvard are worried about attending graduation, school tells court
  • Bloomberg: Harvard Says Trump Student Ban Is Already Causing Harm Despite Judge’s Block
  • Washington Examiner: East Asian governments urge universities to scoop up Harvard students amid Trump feud
  • The Hill: Trump suggests a 15 percent cap on foreign students at Harvard, other universities
  • Federal News Network: Fired DHS probationary employees granted class certification in MSPB appeal
  • Wall Street Journal: Trump Grants Clemency to 26 People, Including Former Gang Leader
  • Wall Street Journal: Trump Considers Pardoning Men Convicted of Planning to Kidnap Michigan Governor
  • Telemundo: Return to Mexico: They lived in the U.S. and are now trying to rebuild their lives in their country.
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Los Angeles Times: Once, international students feared Beijing’s wrath. Now Trump is the threat
  • Daily Caller: The Alien Enemies Act Is Compassionate… But To American Citizens, Not Illegals
  • The Hill: Keeping terrorists off Airbnb shouldn’t undermine Americans’ privacy
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • New York Times: Checks on Migrant Children by Homeland Security Agents Stir Fear
  • FOX News: AOC fundraises on trying to abolish ICE amid Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration
  • NewsMax: White House Chides AOC After New Call to Scrap ICE
  • AP: 217 days and counting: Trump’s rules slow the release of migrant children to their families
  • CBS Boston/FOX News: [MA] ICE arrests 40 in raids on Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, Massachusetts vacation havens
  • FOX News: [MA] Aliens transported by Coast Guard after arrests in Nantucket
  • FOX News: [MA] Blue state governor sounds off about ‘disturbing’ ICE operations on affluent liberal islands
  • New York Post: [NY] Several migrants, Queens pastor arrested by ICE at NYC federal immigration courthouse
  • NBC News/Univision/Newsweek: [NY] NYC high school student detained by ICE after scheduled court appearance
  • NBC News Daily: [NY] NYC Student Detained by ICE
  • CBS Baltimore: [MD] Baltimore Banner: ICE checks on migrant children in Baltimore intimidate families
  • Axios: [DC] D.C. mayor seeks repeal of sanctuary city law
  • ABC News: [GA] Georgia teen forgives officer who wrongly arrested her leading to ICE detention
  • NewsMax: [TN] House Panels Probe Nashville Mayor for Obstructing ICE
  • Washington Post: [FL] This 2-year-old American girl was ‘deported’ with her undocumented parents
  • Washington Post: [LA] In ‘detention alley,’ a small town benefits from a big ICE facility
  • Washington Post: [IL] He begged Trump not to deport him in a viral song. ICE detained him.
  • DailySignal: [TX] Illegal Aliens Arrested in Jet Ski Incident That Left 18-Year-Old Dead
  • FOX News: [TX] ICE identifies jet ski suspects in Air Force cadet candidate’s death as illegal immigrants
  • Univision: [TX] Dozens of immigrants are arrested by ICE while attending their appointment with Immigration in San Antonio.
  • NewsNation: [TX] ICE indicts 15 suspected gang members for drug trafficking scheme
  • New York Post: [TX] FBI analyst Brian Vincent Rausch charged with having child sex abuse videos
  • Univision: [TX] ICE deports man convicted of child sexual exploitation: what we know about him
  • SFGate: [CA] ICE stormed SF court to arrest 4 asylum seekers, denounced as unlawful
  • CBS San Francisco: [CA] Protests held over ICE arrests at San Francisco, Sacramento immigration courthouses
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] S.F. advocates vow to fight ICE arrests at Bay Area courthouses
  • AP: [CA] Immigrant rights advocates rally against ICE courthouse arrests in San Francisco
  • Telemundo52: [CA] DHS agents were seen outside the Los Angeles immigration building.
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Bloomberg: US Announces Visa Curbs Targeting Social Media ‘Censorship’
  • CNN: U.S. embassies instructed to pause student visa appointments
  • USA Today: 50 years after Vietnam War, refugees swept up by Trump’s immigration crackdown
  • NBC News: [CA] 4-year-old girl’s life-saving treatment at risk after family’s legal immigration status is revoked
  • CBS News: [CA] Mother of 4-year-old battling rare health condition asks Trump administration to reinstate humanitarian parole
  • AP: [CA] Trump administration revokes parole of Mexican girl receiving lifesaving care in US, lawyer says
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Border Report: [ME] Maine posts record high border arrests, CBP says
  • New York Times: [NY] At the Canadian Border, One Wrong Turn Leads to Immigration Limbo
  • Detroit Free Press: [MI] Border Patrol arrested a Detroit student on a field trip. He now faces deportation.
  • FOX News/New York Times: [MN] Human traffickers sentenced after family froze to death along US-Canada border
  • Telemundo 48 El Paso: [TX] CBP agents prevent the crossing of 20 kilos of cocaine
  • FOX News: [TX] Texas border sheriff says illegal crossings have seen ‘dramatic decline’ as CA migrant center shuts down
• Transportation Security Administration
  • CBS Miami: [FL] Passengers react to disturbing TSA attack caught on video at Miami International Airport
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Washington Examiner: Sean Duffy announces over $1.5 billion in funding to repair damage caused by natural disasters
  • ABC News: [NC] Trump administration denies North Carolina request for Hurricane Helene relief at level Biden approved
  • ABC News: [NC] FEMA denies North Carolina’s request for full cost sharing of Hurricane Helene relief
  • Miami Herald: [FL] Florida says it’s ready for hurricane season, with or without FEMA’s help
• Secret Service
  • New York Post: FBI Director Kash Patel fumes over James Comey ‘copycats’ forcing overwhelmed agency to pull agents off child sex predator, drug trafficking cases
  • USA Today: Former FBI Director Comey takes dig at Kash Patel, explains controversial Trump post
  • CBS Austin: [DC] Secret Service investigating agents involved in fight at Obama’s DC residence
  • Blaze: [DC] 3 cases the FBI is FINALLY investigating under Trump
  • AP: [CO] Colorado man who threatened election officials asks for leniency in sentencing
• Coast Guard
  • FOX News/USA Today: Missing military flares prompt urgent warning for Lake Michigan beachgoers
  • DVIDS: [MI] U.S. Coast Guard, Canadian agencies conduct border security operations on Saint Marys River
  • New York Post: [AK] Human remains found in sunken boat bring closure to Texas family’s Alaska tragedy
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Bloomberg: Improving National Security Through Cybersecurity
  • CNN: Victoria’s Secret takes down its website after a security incident
• Terrorism Investigations
  • New York Times: Crime Rings Plotted to Trade Cocaine for Syrian Weapons, Prosecutors Say
  • Washington Examiner: [CT] Five injured in mass shooting at Connecticut mall
  • NPR: [DC] Shooting outside Jewish museum raises questions about shifts in political violence
  • NPR: [MN] Children of ISIS fighter find new life in Minnesota
  • Telemundo 48 El Paso: [Mexico] Alleged multiple murderer arrested in Ciudad Juárez
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [Mexico] Guns bought in the US and trafficked to Mexican drug cartels fuel violence in Mexico and the migration crisis
  • Reuters: [Mexico] How Mexico’s cartels recruit children and groom them into killers
• National Security News
  • CNN: Trump admin orders some US companies to halt sales to China
  • Roll Call: [NY] Federal trade court blocks sweeping Trump tariff plan
  • Daily Wire: [Canada] Trump Says Canada ‘Considering’ Offer To Become ‘Cherished’ 51st State
  • The Hill: [Venezuela] State Dept: More US citizens ‘wrongfully detained in Venezuela than in any other country’
  • NewsMax: [Venezuela] Americans Going to Venezuela Warned: ‘Prepare a Will’
  • Reuters: [Israel] Trump says he told Israel’s Netanyahu not to act against Iran
  • Washington Examiner: [Israel] Netanyahu confirms airstrike killed Hamas leader Mohammed ‘the shadow’ Sinwar
  • FOX News: [Iraq] Rubio urged to punish Iraq with ‘maximum pressure’ sanctions for its ‘complete subjugation’ by Iran
  • FOX News: [Iran] Explosive new intelligence report reveals Iran’s nuclear weapons program still active
  • Reuters: [Iran] Iran may pause enrichment for US nod on nuclear rights, release of frozen funds, Iranian sources say
  • New York Times: [China] U.S. Pauses Exports of Jet Engine and Chip Technology to China

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