• Top News
  • Breitbart: Trump’s DHS Launches Operation to Rescue Migrant Children Resettled with Unvetted Adults Under Biden Administration
  • New York Post: Trump is making a dent in the broken immigration system, data show
  • NewsMax: Tom Homan to Newsmax: ‘Fake Media’ Obscures Border Success of 1st 300 Days
  • AP: Court blocks new rules limiting which immigrants can get commercial drivers’ licenses
  • The Hill/CBS News: NC sheriff: Charlotte is next target of Trump immigration crackdown
  • FOX News: Charlotte officials brace for immigration raids, vow support for migrant community
  • AP: North Carolina city braces for Border Patrol agents and immigration sweeps. Here’s what to know
  • AP: Officials in North Carolina city vow to resist looming federal immigration crackdown
  • AP: North Carolina leaders speak out about Trump targeting Charlotte with immigration enforcement
  • Univision: Raleigh: Protest called for: "No to the Border Patrol in North Carolina, ICE out"
  • NewsNation: No US city will be ‘sanctuary’ for migrants: Border Patrol chief
  • AP: Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit against a western NY city’s sanctuary city policies
  • New York Times: ICE Scouted Site to Hold Immigrant Detainees in New York City
  • Reuters: US Justice Department targets judicial ‘obstacles’ in immigration, antifa cases, email shows
  • Breitbart: Judge: Democrat LaMonica McIver Must Stand Trial for Assaulting Federal Agents at ICE Facility
  • AP: Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit against a western NY city’s sanctuary city policies
  • Chicago Tribune: Immigration agents have reportedly left naval station: ‘A sigh of relief’
  • NewsNation: DHS faces deadline to release select ICE detainees in Chicago
  • Chicago Tribune: Batavia City Council approves ordinance banning federal immigration actions on city property
  • New York Post: Border Patrol gets shot at, rammed with cars and hit with bricks in Chicago: ‘Violence here is off the charts’
  • CBS Chicago/Chicago Tribune: Only 16 of over 600 detained by ICE in Chicago area have criminal histories
  • AP: Judge says government is still blocking immigrants’ access to attorneys at LA detention facility
  • Washington Examiner: California claims Trump treating order allowing National Guard deployment as ‘blank check’
  • CBS San Francisco: California pulls 17,000 immigrant CDLs after discovering drivers’ legal U.S. stay expired
  • AP: US military’s 20th strike on alleged drug-running boat kills 4 in the Caribbean
  • CNN: US to hold new military drills in Trinidad and Tobago amid tensions with Venezuela
  • Wall Street Journal: Secret U.S. Memo Authorizing Drug-Boat Strikes Cites Chemical Weapon Threat
  • New York Times: Trump Escalates Pressure on Venezuela, but Endgame Is Unclear
  • CBS News: Trump says he’s "sort of" made up his mind on Venezuela after top officials spent 3rd day mulling options
  • CNN: As Washington weighs options on Venezuela, US invasion of Panama offers an imperfect blueprint for military action
  • Washington Post: Trump’s Venezuela war threats roil Latin American leaders
  • Washington Examiner: Majority of Americans oppose military strikes on alleged drug boats, poll shows
  • Daily Caller: ‘Maryland Man’ Democrats Rushed To Defend Called Human Smugglers At Least 500 Times, Docs Allege
  • Univision: ‘Ghost’ planes, lawyers who lose track of immigrants: what’s still happening in ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
  • AP: 19 migrants deported by US to Ghana have been moved to an unknown location, lawyer says
  • NPR: Amid ICE crackdowns, migrants are sending more money to some Central American countries
  • Washington Post: Trump officials prepare to deport some Ukrainians despite conscription fears
  • NPR: Relatives of late artist Norman Rockwell push back on DHS use of paintings
  • Washington Examiner/The Hill: Border czar Tom Homan blasts Catholic bishops over deportations
  • Federalist: Indiana Attorney General Subpoenas Amazon, Sues Indianapolis Schools Over Migrant Trafficking
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Washington Examiner: Trump’s National Guard deployments show enforcement works
  • Bloomberg: Cyberattacks Are Up. So Why Are US Defenses Down?
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • USA Today: Black Americans, stand up for immigrants. ICE is terrorizing our communities, too.
  • The Hill: [FL] Thinking of threatening ICE officers? Don’t do it.
  • USA Today: [Mexico] US can’t secure the border alone. Mexico must take a real stand against cartels.
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • NewsMax: Illegals Convicted of Child Crimes Arrested
  • NBC News: ICE has not yet purchased translation technology promised for new agents
  • CNN: As ICE escalates its tactics, are federal agents truly ‘untouchable’ in the eyes of the law?
  • FOX News: Tom Homan: ICE protestors are ‘emboldened’ by the courts
  • ABC News: Undocumented man allegedly helped by judge to evade arrest has been deported
  • Washington Examiner: The Left’s latest hysteria: ‘ICE is arresting American citizens’
  • New York Times: [NY] She Was Deported in Error. Her Child Was Left Behind.
  • Newsmax: [FL] DHS’ Lauren Bis to Newsmax: Florida, ICE Partnership Successful
  • News Max: [FL] ICE Deputy Director to Newsmax: Florida ICE Sweep Targeting Child Predators
  • Washington Examiner: [FL] Florida Highway Patrol has arrested 6,200 illegal immigrants for ICE
  • Chicago Tribune: [IN] Snowstorm traffic stop yields harvest of cocaine and ICE
  • AP/New York Post/Reuters/Chicago Tribune: [IL] Protesters arrested after clashing with police outside Chicago-area immigration facility
  • Washington Times: [IL] ICE says toothbrushes are too dangerous for migrants in processing facilities
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Chicago police release redacted video of ICE Brighton Park shooting
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] West Chicago brothers are on the front lines against ‘Operation Midway Blitz.’ And they’re only teenagers.
  • Breitbart: [TX] Man Who Allegedly Killed Three Texas Co-Workers Identified as Illegal Alien Who Entered U.S. as Minor
  • CBS News: [TX] 9 alleged "North Texas Antifa Cell" members indicted in connection to July 4 attack on Texas ICE facility
  • Univision: [TX] Former Texas martial arts master sentenced for possession of child abuse material
  • Bloomberg: [NM] US Senator Calls for Closing of ICE Center in New Mexico Town
  • Blaze: [AZ] Lie exposed: DHS brutally fact-checks liberal group over fake Native American deportation panic
  • FOX News: [WI] DHS deports illegal migrant charged with violent crimes who’d been aided by judge to avoid ICE arrest
  • NewsNation: [CO] ICE deports Colorado combat veteran and Purple Heart recipient to Mexico
  • FOX News: [CA] Newsom’s sanctuary policies under fire after drunk illegal immigrant kills elderly man
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] A Russian couple were living their L.A. dream. Then immigration grabbed them off the street
  • NewsMax: [HI] Hawaii Man Sentenced to Life for Sex Trafficking
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • New York Times: Trump Plan Could Limit Green Cards for Immigrants From Travel Ban Countries
  • AP: Naturalized US citizens thought they were safe. Trump’s immigration policies are shaking that belief
  • US News & World Report: Trump Administration Expands Visa Denials to Include Common Chronic Illnesses
  • USA Today: Trump administration seeks new restrictions on foreign students and media
  • Bloomberg: Trump Tries a Balancing Act on Immigration With H-1B Visa Comments
  • Blaze: Crush the H-1B program: MTG’s proposed bill aims to stop companies from depressing American wages with foreign workers
  • NewsMax: [CT] Bosnian-Born US Citizen Admits Lying to Gain Naturalization
  • Telemundo20: [CA] Lawyers denounce alleged arrests of immigrants outside USCIS offices
• Customs and Border Protection
  • NewsMax: US Trade Tribunal May Ban Apple Watch Imports
  • Bloomberg: More People Are Losing Global Entry, But Often Don’t Know Why
  • Washington Examiner: Why far less fentanyl is being seized at the border despite Trump’s crackdown
  • FOX Business: CBP warns American shoppers to ‘beware of counterfeits’ ahead of the holidays
  • Univision Chicago WGBO: [IL] Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino to go to North Carolina: What will happen in Chicago with raids and operations?
  • NewsMax: [TX] Sens. Cornyn, Cruz Demand Texas Get $11B Border Defense Refund
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] Bay Area woman accused of assaulting crew members on flight to SFO
  • The Hill: [CA] Ex-CBP officer sentenced to 15 years in prison in drug trafficking scheme
  • CBS Los Angeles: [CA] Bodycam footage catches Border Patrol agent fighting Long Beach police
• Transportation Security Administration
  • CBS News: TSA chief of staff on recovering from shutdown
  • Bloomberg: Noem Gives Bonus Checks to TSA Employees After Shutdown
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • CBS News: [CA] California wildfire explodes as storm threatens mudslides in southern part of state
• Secret Service
  • New York Post/Washington Examiner: [PA] FBI Director Kash Patel dismisses Tucker Carlson’s claims about Trump’s would-be assassin, Thomas Crooks
  • Washington Post: [TN] Officer hospitalized after crash in Vance’s motorcade on way to RNC event
• Coast Guard
  • NBC News: Former federal employee sues government after allegedly being fired for Facebook comments about Kirk’s assassination
  • FOX Weather: [WA] Coast Guard rescues father and son after their boat capsizes
  • New York Post: [CA] California fishing influencer missing off the coast of Mexico after mayday call
  • New York Post/CBS News/Daily Wire: [HI] Russian military spy ship spotted just miles off US coast
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • FOX Business: [China] Chinese hackers weaponize Anthropic’s AI in first autonomous cyberattack targeting global organizations
  • CBS News: [China] Anthropic says Chinese hackers used its AI chatbot in cyberattack
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Blaze: No more games: Trump admin to slap Antifa groups with ‘foreign terrorist’ label
  • ABC News: US officials to designate some ‘Antifa’ groups as foreign terrorist organizations
  • ABC News: Gabbard says she still sees terrorism as the defining threat to America
  • NBC News: [DC] FBI throws cold water on story suggesting Capitol Police officer was Jan. 6 pipe bomber
  • Washington Post: [DC] How the FBI’s massive search for the D.C. pipe bomber stalled
  • CBS News: [GA] Man accused of planning mass shooting at Atlanta airport pleads not guilty to federal charges
  • AP: [SC] Man charged with 4 counts of murder in mass shooting at South Carolina bar
• National Security News
  • New York Times: Almost Half of U.S. Imports Now Have Steep Tariffs
  • Reuters: [Ecuador] As crime surges, Ecuador to vote on return of foreign military bases
  • Reuters: [Iran] Iranian forces intercept tanker, divert it towards Iran
  • New York Times: [Russia] Russia Counters U.S. Plan for Gaza With Its Own Proposal at U.N. Security Council
  • Reuters: [China] White House says Alibaba is helping Chinese military target US, FT reports
  • FOX Business: [China] China’s control of key rare-earth magnets threatens US national security, congressman warns

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