• Top News
  • Washington Post/New York Times/FOX News/New York Post: U.S. halts all asylum decisions, pauses visas for Afghan nationals
  • Breitbart: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to ‘Reexamine’ Every Green Card from Countries of Concern
  • New York Times/Breitbart/Reuters: Trump Promises to Pause Migration From ‘Third World Countries’ After D.C. Shooting
  • FOX News: State Department ‘immediately’ halts all Afghan passport visas following deadly National Guard attack
  • NPR: Trump administration zeroes in on immigration as shooting investigation continues
  • Wall Street Journal: After D.C. National Guard Shooting, Trump Steps Up Immigration Crackdown
  • AP: Trump pushes for more restrictions on Afghan refugees. Experts say many are already in place
  • Washington Post: D.C. police to begin patrolling with National Guard after fatal attack
  • Wall Street Journal: D.C. Shooting Suspect to Be Charged With First-Degree Murder
  • Wall Street Journal: Who Is D.C. Shooting Suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal?
  • CNN: Afghan vetting process under renewed scrutiny following National Guard shooting in DC
  • Washington Post: Counterterrorism officials vetted Guard shooting suspect before he entered U.S.
  • FOX News: Father of fallen National Guard member calls her death a ‘horrible tragedy’ in heartbreaking post
  • FOX News: Trump calls reporter a ‘stupid person’ during tense exchange about National Guardsmen murder suspect
  • Blaze: ‘Shut the f**k up’: White House hammers New Yorker writer for trivializing National Guard members’ sacrifice
  • New York Times: Trump’s Response to Shooting Shows Intensified Anti-Migrant Stance
  • AP: Migration expert on Trump’s latest comments to restrict immigration and asylum
  • Washington Post: Counterterrorism officials vetted Guard shooting suspect before he entered U.S.
  • FOX News: National security expert breaks down potential lead-up to DC shooting
  • Breitbart: Bronze Star Vet Warns Afghan Allies Are ‘Untrustworthy,’ ‘Radical Islamists’ Following Attack on National Guard
  • New York Post: Marine vet tells The Post why some Afghans ‘turn on’ US forces they fight with: ‘Happens a lot more than people suspect’
  • FOX News: Afghan withdrawal refugees had ‘free rein’ on US bases in 2021, sources said, leaving in Ubers untracked
  • Breitbart: Trump Says ‘There Was No Checking’ of Afghans Brought in After Biden’s Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal
  • Breitbart: Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville Wants a Ban on All Islamic Immigrants
  • AP: Trump officials and judge face off over flights to El Salvador in rare, high-stakes contempt probe
  • Bloomberg: Trump’s Aid Cuts are Hitting the World’s Largest Refugee Camps
  • Washington Post: Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
  • CNN: US military carried out second strike killing survivors on a suspected drug boat that had already been attacked, sources say
  • USA Today/Daily Caller: Trump says land strikes in Venezuela will ‘start very soon’
  • Washington Post: Hurry up and wait: Venezuelans try to prepare for U.S. attack
  • Reuters: Trump, Venezuelan President Maduro spoke last week about possible meeting in US: report
  • FOX News: Maritime drug movement sees decrease since Trump administration launched strike on suspected drug boats
  • New York Post: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent moves to ‘cut off’ illegal migrants from tax benefits, cross-border money transfers: ‘No place for you in our financial system’ 
  • New York Times: Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
  • Politico: More than 220 judges have now rejected the Trump admin’s mass detention policy
  • Telemundo: Reports indicate that Joaquín Guzmán López, son of ‘El Chapo’, will plead guilty to drug trafficking charges in federal court in Illinois.
  • Chicago Tribune: Evanston police bodycams show chaos after Halloween clash between Border Patrol agents and community
  • Chicago Tribune: Bodycam footage from Operation Midway Blitz released: ‘It’s all about arresting people’
  • Yahoo News: DHS Says House Democrats Requested Meeting With Illegal Alien Accused Of Kidnapping
  • Washington Times: New legislation would crack down on hiring illegal immigrant workers and ‘sanctuary unions’
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Wall Street Journal: The Ambush on the National Guard
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • New York Times: Give to Groups Defending Immigrants From ICE
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Daily Signal: Assaults Against ICE Up 1,153% In 11 Months
  • Univision: A portal has been created to report ICE abuses: How this congressional platform works
  • CNN: [NY] ICE detains immigrants as they leave court appointments
  • Univision: [FL] Tampa photojournalist arrested while covering protest at ICE Krome Detention Center
  • FOX News: [LA] New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick makes statement about ICE
  • New York Post: [OH] Ohio sheriff slams law enforcement agencies for releasing illegal immigrant who allegedly crashed into nurse
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Gary mom thankful to be back with children after immigration raid: ‘I didn’t know if I was going to see them again’
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] McHenry County takes on an old client in court: ICE
  • Breitbart: [MI] ICE Arrests Ramp up in Dearborn, Michigan, Weeks After Islamic Terrorist Plot Thwarted
  • NBC News: [TX] Texas vowed to cooperate with ICE, but its big-city police departments face a difficult choice
  • AP: [TX] College freshman is deported flying home for Thanksgiving surprise, despite court order
  • The Hill: [WA] Actress says ICE officers called her Oregon tribal ID ‘fake: ‘ Report
  • NewsMax: [OR] Oregon Warns DOJ, DHS Over ‘Reckless’ Immigration Arrests
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] How an ICE hospital incident sparked alarm about the patient rights of immigrants
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • USA Today: Trump ordered a green card review after DC shooting. What it means.
  • CBS News: [DC] Trump administration orders review of approved Biden-era asylum cases after D.C. shooting
  • Reuters: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has halted all asylum decisions, agency director says
  • Washington Times: House GOP eyes bill to add citizenship question to census
  • AP: [Iran] Iran decides to boycott World Cup draw, citing visa restrictions for soccer officials
  • New York Times: [South Korea] State Department Boosts Resources to Process Business Visas for South Koreans
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Univision: New rule is issued in which CBP would take biometric traveler data
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] New Otay Mesa border crossing facility being built with materials from airport terminal demolition
  • Telemundo: [CA] Three people hospitalized after falling from the U.S. border fence USA and Mexico
  • New York Times: [Canada] Fresh Reporting on Asylum Seekers at the U.S.-Canadian Border
• Transportation Security Administration
  • CBS News: Major winter storm on track to impact post-Thanksgiving travel for millions across U.S.
  • Washington Examiner: [IL] Major Chicago snow storm expected to disrupt post-holiday air travel
• Coast Guard
  • Washington Times: Congressional watchdog criticizes plans for Coast Guard’s new cutter program
  • HS Today: [MA] Coast Guard Academy Takes Part in 54th Secretaries’ Cup at Fenway Park
  • SFGate: [CA] Novato: Shooting By Security Officer At Coast Guard Housing Prompted Shelter-In-Place Thursday
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • FOX News: Cybersecurity expert warns Salt Typhoon hackers had ‘full reign access’ to telecommunications data
• Terrorism Investigations
  • FOX News: [CA] Multiple victims with gunshot wounds at Valley Fair Mall in California on Black Friday: police
  • FOX News: [Somalia] US dramatically escalates Somalia airstrikes as Trump admin targets ISIS, al Qaeda terrorists
• National Security News
  • Daily Caller: [Ukraine] Zelenskyy Under Siege As Top Aide Resigns After Home Raided In Major Corruption Scandal
  • Reuters: [Ukraine] Rubio plans to skip NATO meeting at key moment for Ukraine, sources say
  • Reuters: [Philippines] China’s military, coast guard conduct patrols around Scarborough Shoal, Xinhua says

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