• Top News
  • AP/The Hill: Canada signs joint statement of intent with Finland and United States to advance Icebreaker Collaboration Effort
  • AP/CBS News/FOX News/CNN: DHS plans to deploy 250 border agents to Louisiana in major immigration sweep, AP sources say
  • Breitbart/NewsMax/Blaze: Report: Migrant Activists Attacking ICE and CBP Officers with Autos
  • FOX News: DHS warns car rammings targeting ICE, CBP in ‘Operation Charlotte’s Web’
  • New York Post: Wanted terrorist illegally entered US, got commercial driver’s license after release under Biden admin, DHS says
  • Breitbart: Sean Duffy: States Illegally Issued 194,000 Commercial Driver’s Licenses to Foreign Truckers
  • Washington Examiner: Commercial truck driver wanted for terrorism licensed in Pennsylvania
  • FOX News: ICE arrests Uzbek terror suspect working as truck driver as Homan blames Biden admin’s lack of vetting
  • FOX News: Lawmakers warned PennDOT of illegal immigrant-CDL crisis before bust; GOP demands answers from Shapiro
  • AP/Breitbart/ABC News: Fear spreads as federal immigration crackdown in North Carolina expands to Raleigh
  • NBC News: Immigration arrests reported in Raleigh-Durham area, though large-scale operation hasn’t materialized
  • The Hill: Over 200 arrested in first 48 hours of Border Patrol operations in Charlotte
  • FOX News: Charlotte raid targeting criminal illegal immigrants leads to 130 arrests, including MS-13 gang member
  • New York Times: Border Patrol Expands North Carolina Operations to More Liberal Cities
  • FOX News: North Carolina Democrats fall silent after ICE arrests dozens with violent records
  • ABC News: ‘Fear in the community’: Charlotte residents, mayor rebuke federal immigration raids
  • Blaze: Charlotte school district attendance plummets after immigration raid, sparking concerns about illegal alien numbers
  • CBS News: Woman who became U.S. citizen this year temporarily closes bakery in Charlotte amid immigration crackdown
  • NBC News: Hundreds rally against Border Patrol in North Carolina
  • Bloomberg Law: DOJ Memo Draws Doubts on Military Lawyers as Immigration Judges
  • CBS News: Venezuela’s Maduro says he’s open to face-to-face talks with Trump as U.S. warships close in
  • Chicago Tribune: Lake Bluff trustees may vote on policy changes outlining the village’s response to actions by ICE and CBP agents
  • New York Times: Judge Dismisses Trump’s Challenge of New York Law Barring Court Arrests
  • New York Times: Trump’s Border Czar Threatens More Immigrant Arrests in New York City
  • CBS New York: ICE stepping up operations in NYC over sanctuary city status, White House border czar Tom Homan says
  • New York Post: NY Gov. Kathy Hochul enlists Wall Street execs to talk Trump out of sending National Guard to NYC: report
  • AP: NYC’s Fiscal Chief Wants a Trial Over His Immigration Protest Arrest
  • Washington Post: Tennessee judge temporarily blocks National Guard deployment in Memphis
  • AP: Prosecutor says plea talks underway with Wisconsin judge accused of helping immigrant dodge agents
  • Washington Examiner/Washington Post: Mayor of tiny Kansas town could be deported over voter fraud charges
  • San Diego Union Tribune: The Supreme Court will review the San Diego case to rule on whether the US illegally rejected asylum seekers.
  • NPR: Trump’s National Guard deployments face mounting legal pushback
  • NBC News: Democrats target federal officials accused of civil rights violations in new legislation
  • New York Times: Election Officials Press Trump Administration Over Voter Data
  • NewsMax: Dem Election Officials Want Answers on DOJ’s Voter Data Requests
  • AP: Pope strongly backs US bishops in blasting Trump immigration crackdown, urges humane treatment
  • The Hill: Moskowitz reads from Noem’s book in hearing on animal cruelty bill 
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • FOX News: [IL] An illegal immigrant killed my daughter. Katie and Illinois are both getting justice
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • FOX News: Tom Homan sounds alarm after terror suspect with trucking license arrested
  • Washington Examiner: Pedophiles and murderers among this week’s ‘worst of the worst’ ICE arrests
  • Breitbart: ICE, ATF: Illegal Alien, Texas Son Busted for Trafficking 75+ Firearms, Bulk Ammo from Gun Shows
  • CNN: Trump administration ‘inadvertently’ deported transgender woman to Mexico despite judge’s concern she may face torture there
  • Politico: Trump admin acknowledges another ‘inadvertent’ deportation despite court order
  • Washington Examiner: ‘Lies, smears and AI deepfakes’: DHS tackles fake news about ICE
  • FOX News: Ex-Yankees star goes to bat for ICE agents amid ‘dangerous threats’
  • Blaze: NASCAR owner sells vehicles to ICE — and liberals are outraged
  • NPR: U.S. citizens caught in Trump’s immigration dragnet
  • NPR: How undocumented families are navigating the looming threat of ICE
  • CBS Boston: [MA] Boston University students protest ICE Allston Car Wash raid that BU student claims he started
  • Breitbart: [NY] Sanctuary New York: ICE Seeks Custody of Illegal Alien Sex Offender Accused of Molesting Girls in TJ Maxx
  • FOX News: [NY] Illegal immigrant accused of grabbing ICE officer’s taser while shouting ‘Allahu akbar’ during arrest
  • AP: [NY] NYC’s fiscal chief wants a trial over his immigration protest arrest
  • New York Times: [NY] ICE Frees Blind Migrant Who Was Detained for Days in Isolation
  • Newsweek: [PA] Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney
  • Axios: [PA] Pittsburgh bishop rebukes "cruel" immigration policies
  • CBS Philadelphia: [PA] How Philadelphia is combating human trafficking with new $500K awareness initiative
  • AP: [NC] Federal agents detain construction workers during immigration sweep in North Carolina
  • AP: [NC] Woman tearfully describes immigration operation in North Carolina
  • Breitbart: [NC] Mecklenburg County Sheriff: ‘A Detainer Is Not a Legal Document’
  • Breitbart: [NC] Mecklenburg County Commissioner: If ICE Was Doing Its Job, It Would Be at Border
  • CBS Miami: [FL] Florida woman faces deportation after throwing coffee on mother, infant, dog, report says
  • Washington Examiner: [IL] Tammy Duckworth fires staffer who duped ICE into believing he was immigration attorney
  • CBS Chicago: [IL] Man shot, killed by ICE agent in Franklin Park was hit in neck, autopsy says
  • CBS Chicago: [IL] Broadview expands designated protest zone outside ICE facility
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Wilmette joins other towns, strengthens rules against cooperating with ICE
  • FOX News: [IL] Mexican man who illegally entered US five times arrested after child abduction conviction in Illinois
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Sharp drop in detainees at ICE facility in Broadview follows temporary restraining order
  • Washington Examiner: [IL] Trump administration accuses Illinois officials of inciting ICE protests
  • New York Post: [TX] Hammer-wielding illegal who allegedly attacked jogger was freed by Biden admin — despite lengthy rap sheet: DHS
  • FOX News: [TX] ICE arrests illegal immigrant accused of brutal tire iron attack, sexual assault of Texas woman
  • Breitbart: [TX] Texas Socialists Rage Against FBI Raid on Tren de Aragua Nightclub — Claim 150 ‘Kidnapped’
  • NewsMax: [ID] Idaho Mayor Criticized after Child Was Killed by an Illegal
  • NewsNation: [CA] ICE targets ‘out of status’ immigrants at US citizenship office
  • Daily Wire: [CA] Trump Admin Sues To Block California Laws That ‘Recklessly Endanger’ Lives Of Federal Agents
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] Proposed California legislation would allow lawsuits if ICE agents violate constitutional rights
  • NPR: [Ukraine] U.S. deports dozens of migrants to Ukraine amid war
  • Telemundo: [CA] Venezuelan military deserter completes six months in ICE detention in San Diego
  • FOX News: [Venezuela] Trump leaves world guessing after labeling Maduro a terrorist, hinting at talks with Venezuela
  • Bloomberg: [GA] Hyundai CEO Talks US Support After ICE Raid in LG Plant
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • The Hill: Trump administration moves to deny green cards for those who use safety net programs
  • Courthouse News Service: DOJ claims homeland security secretary has ‘unfettered’ power to terminate immigrants’ temporary protected status
  • AP: Trump unveils ‘FIFA Pass’ to help World Cup travelers get their visas faster
  • Washington Examiner: Republicans revive bid to require proof of citizenship for mail-in voter registration
  • NewsMax: DHS Moves to Deny Migrants ‘Primarily Dependent’ on Govt Assistance
  • Univision: Trump administration revives policy that makes it harder for immigrants with Medicaid or food stamps to obtain a green card
  • Washington Post: Trump’s immigration crackdown is keeping foreign professionals out
  • New York Times: Trump Made the Citizenship Test Harder. What if Every American Had to Take It?
• Customs and Border Protection
  • ABC News: [TX] Border officials seize $2.6 million of alleged meth found inside vehicle hauling batteries
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] New chief named to lead Border Patrol in San Diego
  • Daily Caller: [CA] Suspected Smuggler Stares Down Possible Death Sentence After Allegedly Leaving Illegals For Dead On Capsized Boat
  • Telemundo52: [CA] Off-duty federal agent arrested for allegedly pointing a gun at a teenager
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • The Hill: Embattled FEMA faces yet another shakeup
  • NewsMax: Trump Admin May Relocate FEMA to Texas
  • Washington Examiner: Lawmakers react to FEMA director resignation: ‘Good riddance’
  • CNN: [TX] Clinging to trees, screaming for help: Lawsuits paint heartbreaking picture of girls’ last moments at Camp Mystic
• Secret Service
  • FOX News: Trump rally gunman acted alone, FBI says — but questions about motive persist
  • New York Post: Americans deserve answers about Thomas Crooks and why he tried to assassinate Trump: Karoline Leavitt
  • Blaze: The CHILLING online trail of Trump’s would-be assassin
  • Washington Examiner: Joe Concha laments Thomas Matthew Crooks still ‘most undercovered story of this century’
  • New York Times: [MI] J.D. Vance, Not That One, Gets 2 Years in Prison for Threatening the Vice President
  • FOX News: [CO] Colorado authorities find 1.7M counterfeit fentanyl pills in auctioned-off storage unit: ‘Shocking discovery’
• Coast Guard
  • CBS News: [CA] Man charged after migrant boat capsizes near San Diego, killing 4 passengers
  • NBC News: [CA] Body of missing YouTube fisherman from California found off coast of Mexico, family says
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Reuters: Senator opposes FCC plan to reverse cyber rules adopted after Salt Typhoon attack
  • SC Media: Mounting Chinese threat prompts CISA to ramp up hiring
  • CyberScoop: Completed draft of cyber strategy emphasizes imposing costs, industry partnership
  • CyberScoop: The realities of CISO burnout and exhaustion
• Terrorism Investigations
  • NewsMax: [NY] Neo-Nazi Leader Admits Plot to Give Poisoned Candy to Jewish Kids in NYC
  • ABC News: [NJ] ‘Modern day terrorism’: How the online extremist network 764 is threatening teen lives
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [NC] The former Marine sniper accused of a mass shooting and the warning signs that came before
  • CBS News: [TX] Abbott declares CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood terrorist organizations, bans land purchase
  • Blaze: [TX] No sharia law in Texas: Abbott draws a hard line against radical Islam
  • Univision: [CA] Alleged Sinaloa Cartel operator who operated in California extradited from Mexico
  • Univision: [Venezuela] The Cartel of the Suns, the "dynamic" criminal network that the US declared terrorist
• National Security News
  • USA Today: Trump defends Saudi Arabia’s MBS, promises deals in glowing White House meeting
  • NPR: U.S. and Saudi Arabia discuss security and investments in White House visit
  • AP: Trump dismisses US intelligence that Saudi prince was likely aware of 2018 killing of journalist
  • FOX News: Trump defends Saudi crown prince, rips ‘fake news’ ABC reporter for question on Jamal Khashoggi’s murder
  • NewsMax: Khashoggi Widow Ask Trumps for Justice Over Slain Husband
  • DailySignal: Johnson Says He Will Vote to Release Epstein Files
  • NewsMax: Slotkin Leads Dems Urging Troops to Disobey Trump
  • New York Times: [Venezuela] Trump Said to Authorize C.I.A. Plans for Covert Action in Venezuela
  • New York Times: [Ecuador] Ecuador Votes No to Hosting U.S. Military Base
  • Axios: [Ukraine] Scoop: U.S. secretly drafting new plan to end Ukraine war
  • Wall Street Journal: [Israel] Inside the Israeli-Linked Flights Carrying Palestinians Out of Gaza
  • Reuters: [North Korea] North Korea says US-South Korea deal to set off ‘nuclear domino’ effect

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