• Top News
  • The Hill/The National Desk: Noem testifies on DHS oversight amid Trump immigration crackdown
  • Federal News Network: Lawmakers question Noem over cuts to CISA, FEMA, TSA
  • FOX News/UPI: Noem calls for the death penalty following maritime human smuggling attempt that left child dead
  • The Hill: Noem defends plans to slice FEMA, DHS programs
  • Washington Examiner: Noem says reconciliation bill would ‘empower’ DHS to enact Trump immigration plans
  • FOX News: Lawmakers question DHS Secretary Noem over deportations
  • Bloomberg: Homeland Security Chief Seeks Extra Jail Beds to Aid Deportation Push
  • DailySignal: ‘Near-Total Control’: Noem Shares Border Security Successes With House Panel
  • FOX News: Air travelers without REAL ID will be allowed to fly for now, DHS says
  • Bloomberg: US Travelers Without REAL ID May Face Airport Delays, Noem Says
  • ABC 28 Tampa: DHS Secretary Noem tells Congress cybersecurity agency is no longer focused on misinformation
  • Breitbart: DHS Chief Kristi Noem Negotiates Hearing with GOP, Angry Democrats
  • Breitbart: Kristi Noem Wins at Hearing amid Democrats’ Jabs
  • CNN: Trump judges pump brakes so far on Alien Enemies Act deportations to El Salvador
  • Washington Examiner: Trump judge questions 24-hour removal notice for Venezuelan deportations
  • Reuters: US says it has busted major fentanyl trafficking network
  • FOX News: Bondi announces one of largest fentanyl seizures in US history
  • Daily Wire: Feds Make Largest Fentanyl Bust In History, Arrest Illegal Alien With Ties To Deadly Cartel
  • Washington Post/The Hill: N.Y. judge finds Alien Enemies Act use illegal, blocks removals to ‘evil’ jail
  • Washington Post: Judge presses Trump administration on returning 2nd wrongly deported man
  • AP: In one day, two separate judges rule Trump improperly used 18th century wartime act against gang
  • Washington Post: 14 news outlets ask judge to unseal filings in Abrego García case
  • NewsMax: GOP Senators Push Back on Trump’s Idea to Deport US Criminals
  • The Hill: Democrats say attacks on migrants preview risks to civil rights for citizens
  • NPR: Trump offers $1,000 incentive to migrants who leave the country voluntarily
  • US News & World Report: EXPLAINER: Trump’s Plan to Pay Migrants to Leave the U.S.
  • Blaze: Arizona Democrat senator offers this suggestion instead of stipend for illegal aliens to self-deport
  • Breitbart: Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett Fumes Over $1,000 for Illegals to Self-Deport: ‘It’s a Damn Scam’
  • Federalist: America’s Immigration Problem Won’t Be Solved By Letting Illegal Aliens Come Back Legally
  • ABC News: FBI has opened 250 investigations tied to violent online network ‘764’ that preys on teens, top official says
  • Blaze: Safe House Project ramps up fight against human trafficking, launches first-of-its-kind app
  • Daily Caller: ‘Right Tool At The Right Time’: GOP Rep Unveils New App To Help Combat Human Trafficking
  • Washington Examiner: Walz, Pritzker, and Hochul to testify before Congress on sanctuary policies, Comer announces
  • NewsMax: Rep. Comer to Newsmax: Sanctuary Govs. Must Adhere to Law or Lose Funds
  • Daily Wire: An Illegal Immigrant Killed Her Son. She’s Grateful Trump Is Working To Help Families Like Hers.
  • DailySignal: Kristi Noem Says AOC’s Latest Stunt Deserves DOJ Attention
  • Federalist: Cartel Member On CNN Is More Honest About Trump’s Immigration Policies Than Propaganda Press
  • CNN: Trump says there’s ‘no tension’ between the US and World Cup co-hosts Canada and Mexico amid preparations for 2026 tournament
  • CBS News: [VT] Columbia activist Mohsen Mahdawi speaks out in first network interview since detention: "You will not silence me"
  • ABC News: [VT] Mohsen Mahdawi, Columbia student freed by ICE, feared citizenship interview was a ‘trap’
  • The Hill: [MA] Courts rejects Trump administration request to revoke some migrants’ protected status
  • FOX News: [NY] 11 alleged teen Tren de Aragua gang members attack NYPD officers: police
  • AP: [NY] Appeals court to hear cases of 2 university students, one detained, the other recently released
  • Reuters: [NY] Trump administration urges court to prevent release of pro-Palestinian students
  • DailySignal: [NY] Court Documents Claim Student Who Led Pro-Palestine Protests Admitted to Building Guns to ‘Kill Jews’
  • New York Post: [NY] Gov. Kathy Hochul, Dem state leaders will be hauled to DC, face congressional grilling over pro-migrant sanctuary polices
  • New York Times: [NJ] Tense Standoff at New ICE Detention Center as Mayor Joins Protest
  • New York Post: [NJ] Newark mayor tries to ‘shut down’ ICE detention center in his city, claiming it doesn’t have permit to operate
  • ABC News: [TN] Justice Department investigating 2022 Abrego Garcia traffic stop: Sources
  • New York Post: [TN] Nashville mayor says ICE arrests of dangerous criminals are not ‘focused on making us safer’
  • NBC 5 Chicago: [IL] Noem visit to Springfield draws sarcastic response from Pritzker’s office
  • CBS News: [IL] Snarky back-and-forth ahead of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s visit to Springfield
  • CBS 2 Chicago: [IL] Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s office slams, mocks Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ahead of visit
  • CBS Chicago/Chicago Tribune: [IL] Gov. JB Pritzker agrees to testify before Congress on Illinois’ immigration policies, sanctuary state status
  • FOX News: [IL] Blue state Republican calls on county sheriffs to defy sanctuary law, Dem governor rumored for 2028 run
  • New York Times: [IL] Son of El Chapo to Plead Guilty to Federal Drug Charges
  • Washington Examiner: [AZ] GOP criticizes Arizona governor’s vetoes of immigration bills
  • NBC News Daily: [AZ] Mother Facing Deportation After Giving Birth
  • Reuters: [WA] US reviews occupation of University of Washington building by pro-Palestinian protesters
  • CBS News: [Canada] Carney says Canada is "not for sale, it won’t be for sale, ever" in Oval Office meeting with Trump
  • Washington Examiner: [Canada] Mark Carney asks Trump not to call Canada the 51st state
  • DailySignal: [Mexico] Border Czar Homan Is ‘Shocked’ Mexico Won’t ‘Consider US Help’ to Combat Cartels
  • Breitbart.com: [Mexico] Trump: Mexican President Afraid of Cartels, Remains Silent
  • Daily Caller: [Cuba] Top House Committees Sound Alarm On Suspected Chinese Spy Bases Just 90 Miles Off US Coast
  • Telemundo: [El Salvador] Florida Latina Congresswoman to lead bipartisan delegation to El Salvador to meet with Bukele
  • FOX News: [El Salvador] Identity of second deported man who judge wants returned to US revealed as Trump admin fights order
  • NBC News/FOX News: [Venezuela] U.S. intelligence agencies contradict Trump’s Tren de Aragua claims
  • NewsMax: [Venezuela] FBI: Venezuelan Govt Uses Tren de Aragua Members as Proxies
  • CBS News: [Colombia] Colombia arrests over 200 suspected members of cartel accused of paying recruits $3,500 for "dead police officers"
  • Washington Post: [Ukraine] Trump team urged Ukraine to take U.S. deportees amid war, documents show
  • Reuters: [Libya] Exclusive: U.S. may soon deport migrants to Libya on military flight, sources say
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Bloomberg: US Citizenship Could Soon Look Very Different
  • Wall Street Journal: A Conservative Judge Blocks Trump
  • Washington Examiner: H-1B visas: How a good idea went bad
  • New York Post: [IL] FBI finally investigating terror attack against Jews by illegal border crosser
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Californians must refuse to abandon the immigrants among us
  • Washington Post: [China] As America goes rogue, China eyes an opening
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • New York Post: DHS deports 130 illegal migrants back to Central Asia — including Uzbeks with violent criminal records
  • CNN: ICE and other agents conduct at least 12 recent arrests at courthouses. Experts warn some may stop showing up to court
  • Washington Examiner: How hostile nations use US legal residency to spy
  • FOX News: [MA] Daycare in wealthy enclave shutters after housing fugitive child predator arrested by ICE: report
  • CBS New York: [NY] NYPD officers attacked in Times Square by teen members of Tren de Aragua gang offshoot, NYC officials say
  • AP: [NY] NYPD Launches Probe Into Why It Gave a Palestinian Woman’s Sealed Arrest Records to ICE
  • New York Times: [NY] Why Did the N.Y.P.D. Hand Over a Sealed Arrest to Homeland Security?
  • FOX News: [MD] ‘Off our streets’: ICE makes major arrest of internationally wanted ‘suspected terrorist’
  • ABC News: [DC] ICE reportedly targeting businesses and restaurants in DC
  • Axios: [DC] ICE visits rattle D.C. restaurants
  • Today: [DC] Local Union Shares Tips for Dealing with ICE Agents
  • New York Post: [VA] ICE nabs migrant in Va. after officials drop child-abduction charges against him: ‘Calamitous hazard’
  • Washington Post: [VA] Detained Georgetown scholar must have his case heard in Virginia, judge rules
  • FOX 17 Nashville/NBC 4 Nashville: [TN] DHS: Tren de Aragua member, child sex predator arrested in Nashville ICE crackdown
  • Breitbart/Telemundo Amarillo: [TN] State Troopers, ICE Conduct 150 Traffic Stops in Nashville Immigration Operation
  • Daily Caller: [GA] Illegal Migrant Accused Of Murdering, Raping Grandmother Pleads Not Guilty
  • Good Morning America: [TX] Immigration Hearing Today
  • Breitbart.com: [IL] Illegal Alien, Freed into U.S. by Biden Admin, Accused of Killing 58-Year-Old Man Crossing Street in Wheelchair
  • NewsNation: [CA] Officers find missing girl, arrest human trafficking suspect in Los Angeles
  • Daily Breeze: [CA] As deportation fears rise, LA County pledges to make schools safe places for immigrant children
  • Telemundo52: [CA]"It’s tough": Father witnesses arrest of day laborer son at Pomona Home Depot
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • FOX News: Democrat floats work visa suggestion in response to Trump admin’s $1,000 self-deportation offer
  • Bloomberg: Immigration Crackdowns Put an $800 Billion Lifeline at Risk
  • Bloomberg Law News: ‘Gold Card’ Isn’t the Only Citizenship Change: Patricia Lopez
• Customs and Border Protection
  • NewsNation: White House requests $46.5 billion for border wall construction
  • NewsNation: Border Patrol chief says ‘we will not back down from the cartel’
  • NPR: Trump expands military use at the southern border. Are there legal limits?
  • Washington Times: [VA] Airline employee accused of trying to get drugs, cash through customs at Dulles
  • CBS Chicago: [IL] Fake designer watches worth over $6.5 million seized at Chicago O’Hare Airport
  • Telemundo 48 El Paso: [TX] Modernization project on the Cordova Americas International Bridge advances
  • Washington Examiner: [CA] Visit to border revealed ‘remarkable’ shift between Biden and Trump: Lankford
  • NewsNation: [CA] Border highway connecting to planned port of entry being demolished
• Transportation Security Administration
  • CBS News: Airport security upgrades take effect with Real ID deadline
  • AP: Most travelers must have a REAL ID now to fly within the US
  • New York Post: Travelers brace for airport chaos, TSA confusion as REAL ID deadline arrives
  • NPR: What to do if you don’t have a REAL ID yet, and which documents still work
  • San Francisco Chronicle: Airline travelers with no Real ID will face additional screenings. No one can explain what that means
  • CBS News: Flying without a Real ID? Here’s what to know at the airport
  • CNN: REAL ID is now required for air travel in America. Here’s what to expect at airports across the US
  • Los Angeles Times: The Real ID deadline is finally here. How bad will it get at airports as long-delayed rules hit?
  • Washington Times: Scams target immigrants, seniors, latecomers as REAL ID becomes mandatory
  • CBS Boston: [MA] Mass. RMV sees "extremely high demand" ahead of Real ID deadline. Why it may be OK to wait.
  • Axios: [NC] What happens if you travel without a Real ID
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Houston airport travelers with no Real ID should arrive to IAH or Hobby early starting Wednesday
  • Axios: [AZ] Arizonans without Real ID may still be able to fly - but "no guarantee," TSA warns
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • USA Today: Trump administration continues to suggest FEMA could go away
  • Federal News Network: Pushing back against the attacks on the federal workforce requires protecting professional integrity
  • Daily Caller: Byron Donalds Says He Knows How To Fix FEMA
  • CNN: [TN] Family gets closure after body of man missing during Hurricane Helene recovered months later in Tennessee
  • CBS News: [TX] Severe thunderstorm, flood watch in effect across North Texas as heavy rain returns
  • AP: [ND] Wildfires burn thousands of acres on tribal lands in North Dakota
• Coast Guard
  • Boston.com: [MA] Men rescued after being found clinging to capsized boat off Cape
  • USA Today: [LA] Oil well spews thousands of gallons into Louisiana marsh, clean up underway: See aftermath
  • CBS News/Reuters/San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Boat capsizes off San Diego beach, killing at least 3 people; Coast Guard suspends search for 7 others missing
  • CBS News: [CA] 5 charged after migrant boat capsizes off San Diego; Noem asks DOJ for death penalty
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: House appropriators have reservations — or worse — about proposed CISA cuts
  • Washington Post: Administration’s altered Signal chats pose new cyber risks, experts say
  • Federal News Network: The government is giving up on an important part of the cybersecurity workforce
  • CyberScoop: NSO Group owes $168M in damages to WhatsApp over spyware infections, jury says
  • The Hill: Israeli spyware firm NSO ordered to pay Meta, WhatsApp nearly $170M over hacking
  • New York Times: Meta Awarded $167 Million in Damages From Israeli Cybersecurity Firm
• Terrorism Investigations
  • FOX News: US Embassy warns Americans in Central American country of mass shooting threat
  • FOX Business: Murder of healthcare executive triggers surge in personal security requests dubbed ‘Luigi effect’
  • AP: [GA] Lawyer signals teen accused in Georgia school shooting that killed 4 is likely to plead guilty
  • CBS Miami: [FL] Florida man accused of plotting mass shooting will stay in jail until trial
  • Detroit Free Press: [MI] Court of Appeals denies Oxford High School shooter’s attempt to appeal life sentence
  • AP: [Honduras] US Embassy warns of mass shooting threat in Honduras
• National Security News
  • New York Times: ‘We Don’t Have to Sign Deals’: Trump Backs Off Big Promises About Tariffs
  • Wall Street Journal: U.S. Could Collect More Than $100 Billion With Broader Tariffs, EU Trade Official Says
  • Bloomberg: UK and US in Intensive Talks on Economic Deal to Reduce Tariffs
  • Reuters: [Venezuela] Venezuela opposition members who lived in embassy now in US, Rubio says
  • Wall Street Journal: [Greenland] U.S. Orders Intelligence Agencies to Step Up Spying on Greenland
  • Reuters: [Ukraine] Exclusive: Order by Hegseth to cancel Ukraine weapons caught White House off guard
  • FOX News: [Israel] Israeli minister says Gaza will be ‘entirely destroyed,’ Palestinians forced into other countries
  • AP: [Israel] Trump says the US will stop bombing Yemen’s Houthis after rebels say they’ll stop targeting ships
  • Wall Street Journal: [Iran] Trump Says Truce Reached With Houthis After They Promise to Stop Targeting Ships
  • Free Beacon: [Afghanistan] Taliban Earning Billions, Giving American Weaponry to Terrorist Groups as Afghanistan Once Again Becomes Jihadi Hotbed: Report
  • Wall Street Journal: [India] India Launches Military Strikes Against Pakistan
  • Breitbart: [India] Marco Rubio Responds to Reports India Launched Missiles at Pakistan: ‘Monitoring the Situation’
  • Wall Street Journal: [China] U.S. and Chinese Officials to Meet for Trade Talks
  • Bloomberg: [China] US-China Trade Talks to Start This Week Focused on De-Escalation
  • New York Times: [China] Chinese Imports Hit 2-Decade Low as Trump Tariffs Begin to Bite
  • Reuters: [China] China, in response to CIA videos, warns of measures against ‘infiltration, sabotage’
  • FOX News: [China] China and Egypt wrap first joint military exercise as Beijing looks to cozy up to American allies
  • Wall Street Journal: [China] U.S. Advances Toward China in Hypersonic Weapons Race
  • AP: [Myanmar] US imposes sanctions on Myanmar ethnic militia for ‘facilitating cyber scams’

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