• Top News
  • Washington Post/NewsNation/Axios/AP: DHS arrests over 130 people in first two days of Charlotte raids
  • FOX Business: Border patrol focus shifts to Charlotte, NC in latest operation
  • FOX News: Secretary Noem: We should thank our law enforcement officers daily for the work they do
  • NewsMax: DHS’ McLaughlin to Newsmax: Charlotte’s Leadership Has Failed
  • Breitbart: Police Injured After Man ‘Weaponized’ Work Van During Charlotte ICE Operation
  • FOX News: Driver flees Charlotte immigration operation
  • FOX News: ‘INTENSE’: Second car ramming attempt on ICE agents in NC raises red flags
  • Axios: Federal Border Patrol to begin operation in Raleigh on Tuesday, mayor confirms
  • New York Times: Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Hits a Battleground State
  • NewsNation: North Carolina party leaders split on immigration enforcement
  • CNN: "It’s causing chaos, confusion and fear." North Carolina official addresses weekend immigration raids.
  • NBC News: Immigration arrests in Charlotte have sparked fears, leading businesses to close
  • FOX News: Protesters scream ‘Get the f--- out of my city!’ at federal agents during immigration raid
  • FOX News: Protester confronts HSI agent over immigration arrests during Charlotte operation
  • CNN: ‘This is not how we operate’: Charlotte official on legal resident’s car window smashed in DHS immigration crackdown
  • FOX News: Experts sound alarm on ‘perfect storm’ for human trafficking in Charlotte
  • Washington Examiner: Foreign-funded socialist group behind anti-ICE uprising in Charlotte
  • Daily Wire: Illegal Immigrant On Terror Watchlist Received Pennsylvania Trucking License
  • Washington Examiner: Illinois truckers back federal pause on non-domiciled CDLs, hope state follows suit
  • The Hill/AP/Bloomberg Law/Daily Wire: Supreme Court to decide legality of ‘metering’ asylum seekers at border
  • FOX News: Judge Boasberg to weigh Trump contempt in deportation case this week
  • New York Times: Trump Administration Asks Court to Block California’s Ban on Masked Federal Agents
  • AP: Man accused of captaining migrant boat that capsized, killing 4, is charged
  • Daily Wire: U.S. Strikes Another Drug Vessel Targeting ‘Narco-Terrorists’ As Trump Floats Talks With Venezuela
  • Reuters: US official advocated sinking boats carrying suspected drugs, witnesses say
  • Reuters: Trump, floating talks with Maduro, declines to rule out troops in Venezuela
  • NPR: Justice Department official told prosecutors that U.S. should ‘just sink’ drug boats
  • Axios: What to know about Trump’s U.S. gunboat diplomacy near Venezuela
  • CNN: Whatever Trump’s goal in Venezuela, US military action is unlikely to achieve it
  • Breitbart: Trump says will talk to Venezuela’s Maduro, ‘OK’ with US strikes on Mexico
  • Daily Caller: Trump Admin To Designate Socialist Dictator’s Drug Cartel As Terrorist Org
  • CNN: Is the US targeting a Venezuelan cartel that may not technically exist?
  • Reuters: Trump supports escalated efforts to target cartels in Mexico, Colombia
  • Telemundo52: “I would be proud to do it”: Trump does not rule out attacking Mexican cartels
  • NPR: DOJ records show hundreds of immigrants arrested in Chicago had no criminal histories
  • Chicago Tribune: Gov. JB Pritzker’s Accountability Commission still ramping up as federal immigration surge starts to subside
  • Chicago Tribune: Broadview mayor declares civil emergency after reported death, bomb threats
  • Chicago Tribune: Six Venezuelan migrants arrested in South Shore immigration raid among hundreds who could be released
  • FOX News: Illinois mayor declares ‘civil emergency’ after out-of-town protesters threaten violence amid anti-ICE unrest
  • Chicago Tribune: Texas National Guard departs Illinois
  • NBC News: Hundreds of federalized National Guard members are set to leave Illinois and Oregon
  • AP: Tennessee judge blocks Trump’s use of National Guard in Memphis but gives time for government appeal
  • Washington Post: Trump signals meeting with Mamdani, says ‘we’ll work something out’
  • Bloomberg: New York Ban on Migrant Arrests in Courts Survives Trump Challenge
  • Wall Street Journal: New York Officials to Team Up With Wall Street to Keep National Guard Out
  • Daily Wire: Trump Admin Backs Proposal To Punish Criminals, Support Police In D.C.
  • Washington Post: D.C. leaders oppose patrols with ICE. Are they powerless to stop them?
  • The Hill: Granddaughter of ‘Charlotte’s Web’ author criticizes DHS using book name in Charlotte operation
• Opinion – Editorials
  • New York Post: America needs a fresh investigation of would-be assassin Thomas Crooks — AND the FBI’s bungled first probe
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • New York Post: Fighting the crime wave of government robbing innocent Americans
  • New York Post: [PA] Miranda Devine: FBI, Secret Service butchered the Thomas Crooks case and invited conspiracies – we deserve the truth
  • Wall Street Journal: [DC] MBS Returns to Washington
  • Washington Post: [Venezuela] Trumpty Dumpty and the Venezuelan boat strikes
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Federal Newswire: ICE reports arrests of non-citizens with serious criminal convictions across multiple states
  • Daily Wire: ICE Spends Weekend Arresting More Illegal Alien Pedophiles, Rapists
  • FOX News: Illegal immigrant with rap sheet charged in hammer attack on woman jogging in park, released under Biden: DHS
  • National Review: Illegal Migrant Arrested for Child Rape Was Given Protected Status Under Biden
  • FOX News: FBI warns of crooks posing as ICE to terrorize communities – former agent explains red flags
  • FOX News: Human trafficking soars in blue city as gangs, highways fuel ‘perfect storm’ of child exploitation: experts
  • CBS News: Homeland Security says over 500,000 people arrested, deported nationwide this year
  • Blaze: CNN sob story hides Russian illegal alien’s violent past — but DHS doesn’t let outlet get away with it
  • Reuters: [NY] US judge upholds New York law barring immigration agents from courthouses
  • New York Times: [NJ] A Councilwoman Intervened During an ICE Arrest. Then She Faced the Voters.
  • Daily Caller: [NY] NYC’s Counterfeit Market Reportedly Roars Back To Life Just Weeks After Mass ICE Arrest
  • Breitbart: [FL] Florida Highway Patrol Arrests 6,200 Illegal Migrants in ICE Partnership
  • Daily Caller: [LA] Deported Couple Accused Of Running ‘Barbaric’ Sex Ring After Sneaking Back Into US
  • Breitbart: [WI] ICE Deports Illegal Alien Whom Wisconsin Judge Is Accused of Helping Evade Arrest
  • Breitbart/FOX News: [IL] Sen. Tammy Duckworth Fires Staffer Accused of Acting as Lawyer to Help Free Illegal Alien from ICE Custody
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Federal judge certifies class in lawsuit over conditions at Broadview ICE processing center
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Skokie bans ICE from village property following rally outside Village Hall
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Autopsy shows father of two fatally shot by ICE struck in neck, had cocaine in system
  • CBS Chicago: [IL] Hundreds held by ICE waiting to find out if they’ll be released by the end of the week
  • FOX News: [TX] Houston ICE operation nets over 3,500 criminal illegal aliens in six weeks during shutdown
  • FOX News: [TX] Texas raid targeting Tren de Aragua gang leads to arrest of 140 illegal immigrants
  • Daily Caller: [TX] Suspected Illegal Alien Allegedly Sent Nude Photos To 12-Year-Old Texas Boy
  • Univision: [TX] Federal operation leaves more than 100 detained in San Antonio; several young migrants arrested
  • Washington Times: [OK] Illegal immigrant used gun-show loophole to traffic firearms: Feds
  • Daily Caller: [OR] Behind The Scenes With ICE In Sanctuary State That Puts Agents And Children At Risk
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Riverside County family says off-duty immigration agent held teenage son at gunpoint
  • CBS Los Angeles: [CA] Southern California family says off-duty ICE agent detained and held their teenage son at gunpoint
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Two minors rescued in National City sex trafficking sweep
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • FOX News: Trump announces ‘FIFA Pass’ visa system for millions of World Cup fans heading to America in 2026
  • New York Times: Trump threatens World Cup host cities over ‘safety’ concerns as White House announces visa scheme for fans
  • Roll Call: Slashed refugee cap adds to uncertainty about admissions to US
  • Washington Examiner: Chip Roy floats bill to freeze immigration until H1-B visas and birth citizenship are ‘dealt with’
  • Politico: Trump revives policy penalizing immigrants for using safety net programs
  • FOX News: Foreign student enrollment in US down to lowest numbers in a decade
  • AP: Foreign enrollment at US colleges holds steady, for now, despite Trump’s visa crackdown
  • Washington Post: How foreign student enrollment is shifting in the U.S., in 6 charts
  • Washington Examiner: Majority of colleges see drop in international student enrollments: Report
  • Reuters: [Nicaragua] US imposes visa restrictions on Nicaragua over immigration
  • Bloomberg: [South Africa] South Africa Pushes Back Against US ‘White Supremacy’ Agenda
  • Guam Daily Post: [Guam] DHS secretary to consider Philippine inclusion in Guam-CNMI visa waiver
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Axios: [LA] Border Patrol, National Guard in New Orleans: What we know
  • Telemundo: [CA] Justin de la Torre becomes the first Latino to head the San Diego Border Patrol
• Transportation Security Administration
  • CBS Boston: [MA] More than 270 TSA workers at Boston’s Logan Airport get big bonus after shutdown
  • CNN: [OR] TSA investigating how a meat cleaver made it onto a plane in Portland
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • AP/FOX News/Daily Caller/Axios/CBS News/WSJ: FEMA acting chief David Richardson departs after six months on the job
  • NBC News Daily: Acting FEMA Administrator David Richardson Resigns
  • CBS News: What led to acting FEMA head David Richardson’s resignation?
  • Politico: FEMA to Texas? Disaster agency mulls move to Lone Star State
  • New York Times: [Cuba] Hurricane Melissa Evacuees Return to Guantánamo Base
  • AP: [Cuba] Thousands remain without electricity after Hurricane Melissa hit Cuba more than two weeks ago
• Secret Service
  • FOX News: [PA] Trump would-be assassin in Butler had massive ‘digital footprint,’ alleges columnist
  • Breitbart: [PA] Trump’s Would-Be Assassin Was Interested in Furries, Used ‘They/Them’ Pronouns Online
  • FOX News: [VA] ATM ‘jackpotting’ crime wave grows after thieves walk away with hundreds of thousands in cash
  • NBC News Daily: [VA] ATM "Jackpotting" Theft Under Investigation in VA
• Coast Guard
  • Breitbart: [CA] Four Dead After Smuggling Boat Capsizes Off California Beach in Midnight Tragedy
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • FedScoop: NIH database needs cybersecurity improvements, watchdog finds
  • DefenseScoop: Pentagon touts revised cyber force generation model, but some experts say it’s insufficient
  • CyberScoop: Fortinet’s delayed alert on actively exploited defect put defenders at a disadvantage
  • Federal News Network: FCC to vote on reversing cyber rules adopted after Salt Typhoon hack
  • NPR: Hackers are helping hijackers steal cargo shipments in real life, researchers find
• Terrorism Investigations
  • New York Times: [NY] ‘Commander Butcher’ Admits Trying to Spur Hate Attack in New York
• National Security News
  • NPR: [Ecuador] Ecuador rejects U.S. military bases in major defeat for President Noboa
  • FOX News: [Ukraine] Ukrainian commander urges US to provide long-range missiles amid ongoing battles
  • New York Times: [Israel] In Major Breakthrough, U.N. Security Council Adopts U.S. Peace Plan for Gaza
  • Reuters: [Iran] Crew of tanker seized by Iran make contact, are safe, vessel manager says
  • CBS News: [Japan] Japan says warplanes scrambled as Chinese drone detected near southern island close to Taiwan

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