• Top News
  • ABC News/CNN/Chicago Tribune/CBS News: Embattled Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino expected to depart Chicago in coming days
  • New York Times/Washington Examiner/San Diego Union Tribune: Trump Administration Plans to Send Border Patrol to Charlotte and New Orleans
  • Breitbart: DHS’s Tricia McLaughlin Scoffs at Claim ICE Is Exiting Chicago
  • CBS Chicago: Trump administration asks appeals court to block judge’s order limiting immigration agents’ use of force in Chicago
  • ABC News: Trump administration again asks SCOTUS to green-light deploying National Guard in Chicago
  • Chicago Tribune: Illinois and Trump brief US Supreme Court over administration’s National Guard deployment powers
  • NewsMax: Trump Seeks ‘Extraordinary Deference’ for Guard in Chicago
  • Breitbart: Judge May Release Thousands of Illegal Aliens Arrested by ICE in Chicago
  • NewsMax: Trump on Chicago: ‘Call in the Troops, Fast, Before It’s Too Late’
  • FOX News: Trump declares victory in Dem-run city despite ‘extraordinary resistance’ from sanctuary politicians
  • NBC News: DHS takes credit for crime being down in Chicago. Data shows that was happening before they arrived.
  • FOX News: Trump says Chicago crime has fallen dramatically despite ‘extraordinary resistance’ from local Democrats
  • FOX News: Tricia McLaughlin sounds alarm on ‘unprecedented’ rise in vehicle rammings targeting ICE agents
  • FOX News: DHS official calls out Pritzker, Chicago mayor for silence on attacks against ICE
  • FOX News: Acting ICE director slams ‘ridiculous’ violence after Border Patrol agent shot at in Chicago
  • Daily Caller: Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons Has Warning For Gunman Who Fired At ICE Agents
  • CNN: DHS says agents were shot at amid chaotic day of immigration enforcement operations in Chicago area
  • NBC News Daily: Violent Clashes in Chicago Amid Immigration Crackdown
  • FOX News: Manhunt underway after gunman opens fire on Border Patrol agents in Chicago
  • Blaze: Border Patrol agents dodge bullets and bricks from leftist rioters in sanctuary city: DHS
  • New York Post/Washington Times/FOX News: Illegal Mexican immigrant with rap sheet arrested for shooting at Border Patrol agents during Chicago raid
  • FOX Business: Illegal alien with past felony in custody after weekend Border Patrol attack
  • FOX News: Concerns over heated rhetoric grow following attack on Border Patrol agents
  • FOX News: Any attacks on law enforcement are wrong: Darby Hills
  • NewsNation: Feds say female motorist was ‘aggressive’ before agent pulled gun on her
  • NewsMax: Noem: Nevada Removed From Sanctuary Jurisdiction List
  • Washington Post/NewsMax/ABC News: [Venezuela] U.S. aircraft carrier nears Latin America as Venezuela tensions simmer
  • CNN: Venezuela announces ‘massive mobilization’ of military forces in response to US build-up
  • FOX News: Venezuela mobilizes troops, weapons in response to US warship buildup in Caribbean
  • Telemundo: Maduro orders defense commands in case of "armed struggle" against US deployment
  • CNN: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break
  • The Hill/Washington Post: Hegseth: 2 more alleged drug boats struck in Eastern Pacific, 6 killed
  • CNN: Here’s what the US military is using to strike alleged drug boats
  • NPR: Here’s how many strikes on alleged drug vessels the U.S. has announced
  • Washington Examiner: Here are all the details of the US strikes targeting alleged drug vessels
  • Daily Caller: Democrat Judges Pump Brakes On Trump Admin’s Crackdown On Illegal Migrant Truckers
  • AP: After mistaken deportation, US asks judge to let it send Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia
  • New York Times: Senator Criticizes Rubio for Paying $7.5 Million to Equatorial Guinea to Take Deportees
  • CBS News: We asked a former federal agent to review videos showing use of force against protesters. Here’s what he found.
  • CBS News: Chokeholds and pepper spray at close range among tactics used by agents during immigration protests
  • CBS News: Federal agents appear to violate use-of-force policies while confronting anti-ICE protesters
  • NPR: In an encrypted group chat, National Guard members question Trump deployments
  • Washington Post: As deportation fears rise, immigrant parents ask: Who cares for my kids?
  • FOX News: Pop star Olivia Rodrigo blasts DHS for using her song in ‘hateful, racist’ post
  • Free Beacon: Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed Deleted Post Calling Border Patrol ‘White Supremacists’ and Blaming US for Illegal Immigration
  • Bloomberg: Texas Sues County for Directing $1.3 Million to Immigrant Groups
  • New York Times: ‘It Feels Like I’m in a Nightmare’: Inside the First Deportation Flight to Iran
  • New York Times: U.S. Bishops Elect New Leader as Concerns Mount Over Treatment of Migrants
  • Washington Examiner: Paxton sues ‘radical activist organization’ for registering illegal immigrants to vote in Texas
  • AP: 2 dead after small plane on hurricane relief mission to Jamaica crashes in Florida neighborhood
  • AP: In Trump-dominated media world, editing video takes on new significance — as BBC uproar shows
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Washington Post: A tear in the special relationship
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Bloomberg: Home Depot Can’t Ignore Its ICE Problem Forever
  • Washington Examiner: The Trump administration’s secret weapon for American preparedness
  • New York Times: ‘We Have a Border for a Reason’
  • Bloomberg: Bounty Hunters? They’re the Last Thing ICE Would Need
  • Washington Post: He’s a citizen with a Real ID. ICE detained him anyway. Twice.
  • The Hill: [IL] In Evanston, whistles and watchful eyes are holding ICE accountable
  • The Hill: [TX] Dallas is staying out of immigration enforcement for all the right reasons
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • FOX News: DHS salutes veterans turned ICE agents after major arrests across the country
  • Breitbart/NewsMax: ICE Agents Arrest Illegal Alien in U.S. on El Salvador’s Most Wanted Gang Members Listt
  • Bloomberg: IRS Surrenders More Info on Tax Info Sharing Agreement with ICE
  • DailySignal: [MA] ICE Arrests Child Rapist in Massachusetts
  • Blaze: [NY] ICE makes pitch to NYPD cops after Mamdani promises radical overhaul
  • Washington Examiner: [VA] ICE calls out Arlington police for not cooperating in arresting illegal immigrants
  • ABC News: [GA] These South Korean workers came to the US to build an EV battery plant. They left in shackles. They still want to know why
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] ICE agents in Northbrook point rifles at bystanders, try to break down door
  • Washington Post/AP: [IL] ICE accused of pepper-spraying 1-year-old girl and her dad near Chicago
  • Daily Wire: [IL] Judge Considers Releasing Hundreds Of Illegal Immigrants Nabbed By ICE In Chicago Raids
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Aurora committee recommends measure banning immigration enforcement on city property
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] ‘They’re More Afraid Of Us Than We Are Of Them,’ Citizen Says Of Immigration Agents After Hours In Their Car
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] ‘This is a Veterans Day like no other’: Hundreds gather to honor veterans, march against Trump administration
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Immigration authorities attempt arrest at Gary gas station
  • USA Today: [IL] Judge to visit Chicago ICE facility following reports of bad conditions
  • Reuters: [TX] Migrants at largest US detention camp face foul water, rotten food, congresswoman says 
  • Washington Post: [CO] Immigrant detention firm seeks immunity in case before Supreme Court
  • Washington Examiner: [OR] Portland school district implemented ‘security’ protocol to prepare for ICE raid that was never planned
  • Breitbart: [OR] VIDEO: Portland Leftist Accused of Impeding ICE Mewls ‘I’m Just a Mom’ During Arrest
  • FOX News: [OR] Portland-area county declares state of emergency over ICE activity, as police probed for helping DHS
  • CNN: [CA] British journalist Sami Hamdi expected to be released from ICE detention and return to UK
  • Daily Caller/New York Post/NewsMax: [CA] Illegal Migrant Released By Obama Admin Accused Of Mowing Down Elderly Man In Gruesome Hit-And-Run
  • FOX News: [CA] ICE arrests Moldovan illegal immigrant and convicted killer who tortured, threw victim out ninth-floor window
  • Telemundo 48 - Area de la Bahia: [CA] Questions raised about the conditions under which immigrants are being held at a federal office in San Francisco
  • Los Angeles Times/Univision: [CA] Fullerton police stop man pointing gun at female driver, only to learn he is ICE agent
  • Univision: [Cuba] ICE deports Cuban man with no criminal record and pending residency application under the Cuban Adjustment Act
  • CNN: [El Salvador] Dozens of Venezuelans deported from US to notorious Salvadoran prison subjected to torture, rights groups claim in new report
  • AP: [Venezuela] Photos of Venezuelan migrants who returned home following US immigration crackdown
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • AP: New Trump directive could deny more visas based on applicants’ health and finances
  • FOX News: Overweight foreigners seeking visas may be rejected to save healthcare costs, taxpayer expense
  • Univision: “Let’s Talk About Immigration”: US to deny visas to immigrants with health problems
  • Axios: Trump defends H-1B visas: "You don’t have certain talents" in the U.S.
  • Bloomberg: H-1B Lottery Revamp Plan Undercuts Trump Goals, Employers Warn
  • FOX News: [China] Trump doubles down on plan for 600,000 Chinese student visas despite MAGA backlash
  • Daily Caller: [China] Laura Ingraham Presses Trump On Allowing Flood Of Chinese Students Into US
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Washington Times: DHS explains why the surging number of terrorism suspects at the border is good news
  • Detroit Free Press: [MI] Truck driver pleads guilty to possessing about $1M in methamphetamine
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Federal immigration agents confront and arrest several in Waukegan: ‘These agents are reckless and lawless’
  • The Hill: [IL] Latin Kings issue order targeting federal agents in Chicago: CBP
  • Washington Examiner: [TX] Texas to begin surveilling border for evidence of tunneling on state land
  • AP: [CA] Suspect chased by police for 170 miles through 4 California counties before escaping into Mexico
  • Telemundo/San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Woman arrested for leading pursuit in Southern California at the San Ysidro border
  • Telemundo20: [CA] Mother reports her son for transporting a corpse in a vehicle from the US to Tijuana
  • Telemundo: [Mexico] Traffickers use TikTok to cheat migrants with alleged safe crossings to US
• Transportation Security Administration
  • CBS News: TSA union leader: "Officers skipping medications and they’re falling behind on bills"
  • NBC News: Flight cancellations inch up to 6% one day after Senate passes bill to end shutdown
  • Reuters: US airlines cancel 1,200 flights Tuesday as government shutdown continues
  • AP: [VA] Lawsuit challenges TSA’s ban on transgender officers conducting pat-downs
  • CBS News: [TX] Dallas airports see growing delays amid FAA flight cuts, shutdown
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • The Hill/New York Times: [TX] Flooding victims’ families sue Camp Mystic
• Secret Service
  • Washington Examiner: Loudermilk asks for interview transcripts with Harris’s Secret Service detail about DNC pipe bomb
• Coast Guard
  • Military Times: US Coast Guard hits recruiting goal for second year in a row
  • Military.com: More Recruits Require More Space: Coast Guard Announces New Training Center
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Massive data breach at University of St. Thomas came after stern warnings and an IT service switch
  • Bloomberg: [China] China Accuses US of Orchestrating $13 Billion Bitcoin Hack
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Washington Examiner: [DC] Massie calls out FBI silence on reported Capitol Police involvement in planting Jan. 6 pipe bomb
  • Daily Wire: [CA] FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force Investigating ‘Violent Riots’ That Erupted Outside Of TPUSA Event
  • FOX News: [CA] 5 MS-13 gang members found guilty in string of gruesome California killings, bodies dumped off cliffs
• National Security News
  • Daily Caller: [MO] US Nuclear Bomber Fleet Shares Fence With Trailer Park Linked To Chinese Intel-Tied Fraudster
  • ABC News: [Panama] Pentagon sends ground forces to train in Panama’s jungle for first time in decades
  • AP: [Colombia] Colombia to suspend intelligence cooperation with US over strikes on drug vessels
  • NBC News: [Colombia] To influence Trump on Colombia, Sen. Bernie Moreno brought a fake image of the country’s president
  • The Hill: [Syria] Trump keeps historic meeting with Syria’s leader behind closed doors
  • Bloomberg: [Syria] Syrian Leader to Join Fight on Islamic State as He Meets Trump
  • CBS News: [Syria] Trump meets with Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa after U.S. removes him from terrorist list
  • Reuters: [Syria] Syria foiled Islamic State plots on President Sharaa’s life, sources say
  • Washington Post: [Syria] Syrian president details plans to work with Americans he once fought
  • AP: [Lebanon] Treasury official says US pushes Lebanon to crack down on Hezbollah funding ahead of elections
  • New York Times: [China] China Tightens Controls on Fentanyl Precursors After Summit
  • AP: [China] China announces restrictions on chemicals after deal with Trump on fentanyl tariffs
  • Daily Caller: [China] China Unveils New Fentanyl Restrictions After Kash Patel Reportedly Visited Officials
  • Daily Caller: [China] Spy Agencies Cozied Up To Wuhan Virologist Before Lying About Pandemic

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