• Top News
  • AP/NewsMax/New York Times/Breitbart: People from South Sudan will lose temporary US legal status
  • Breitbart: US security chief tours military bases in Ecuador before referendum
  • AP: U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security in Ecuador to discuss opening U.S. military bases in the Pacific
  • AP: States sue Trump administration over restrictions put on FEMA emergency grants
  • Daily Caller: Feds Find New Ways To Show Anti-ICE Rioters Who’s Boss
  • San Diego Union Tribune: Trump’s HHS orders state Medicaid programs to help find undocumented immigrants
  • New York Times/Chicago Tribune/Reuters/AP: Federal Judge Imposes Restrictions on ICE Facility at Center of Illinois Protests
  • Axios: Federal judge expected to rule on DHS excessive force case
  • NPR: Judges hear cases on Chicago ICE detention center and agents’ use of force this week
  • NBC News/CBS Chicago: Hearing underway in federal court over agents’ use of crowd control chemicals in Chicago
  • Bloomberg News: Attorneys Urge Injunction On Use Of Force Against Protesters
  • NBC News: Chicago residents say immigration enforcement is leading to children getting tear-gassed
  • NewsNation: New court filing alleges Border Patrol agents tossed tear gas ‘for fun’
  • Chicago Tribune: Border Patrol tear gas use involving cops down after talking with CPD, Snelling says
  • Chicago Tribune: ‘I felt helpless’: Witnesses in federal court say immigration agents pointed guns, lobbed tear gas and drove ‘tank’
  • Axios/Catholic Standard: Pope Leo XIV wants clergy let in at Broadview
  • Breitbart: U.S. attacks another alleged drug trafficking boat, killing two
  • Reuters/NPR: Rubio, Hegseth brief lawmakers on boat strikes as frustration grows on Capitol Hill
  • The Hill: Bipartisan lawmakers question Trump administration on strikes against alleged drug boats
  • CNN: Top Democrat expresses confidence in US intel on boat strikes, but calls for more transparency from Trump administration
  • FOX News: GOP lawmakers rally behind Trump’s Venezuela strikes as critics question legality
  • National Review: Trump’s Gunboat Diplomacy Fires at a ‘Root Cause’ of Migration
  • AP: Jury deliberates in assault case against DC man who threw sandwich at federal agent in viral video
  • AP: Judge dismisses lawsuit over deportation of Brown University doctor
  • NPR: A deep dive into the Trump administration’s firing of immigration judges
  • The Hill: Norman Rockwell family slams DHS over art use on social media
  • New York Times: Builders Find Hardship in Trump’s Tariffs and Deportations
  • NPR: ICE is sending a chill through the construction industry
  • FOX News: Immigration rights group petitions Dodgers to skip White House visit after World Series win
  • NBC News: 12 dead after UPS plane’s engine catches fire and detaches during takeoff, officials say
  • FOX News: UPS cargo plane engine fell off before fiery Kentucky crash that killed 11, FBI investigating
  • FOX News: Kansas mayor hit with criminal charges for allegedly voting as noncitizen in several elections
  • Federal News Network: Most, but not all shutdown RIFs blocked by injunction, agencies tell court
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • The Hill: The US must not endorse Russia and China’s vision for cybersecurity
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Reuters: ICE plans call center to track unaccompanied migrant children, other immigration offenders
  • NewsMax: FBI Urges Immigration Officers to ID Themselves Amid Impersonations
  • Daily Wire: ICE Nabs Illegal Immigrant With Over Three Dozen Previous Arrests
  • Roll Call: Lawmakers want count of US citizens held by immigration agents
  • NPR: NPR fact checks Kristi Noem on ICE detaining US citizens
  • FOX Business: Democrats’ rhetoric behind ‘truly disgraceful’ rise in ICE death threats, former federal prosecutor says
  • Daily Caller: ICE’s Newest Illegal Trucker Crackdown Nets Wide Cast Of Characters From Across The World
  • Daily Wire: [NY] ‘Nothing Changes’: Homan Vows To Press Ahead With ICE Raids In NYC After Mamdani’s Victory
  • Newsweek: [NY] Mamdani Issues Warning to Trump Admin’s ICE Agents After NYC Mayoral Win
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Immigration agents take day care worker from inside North Center facility
  • FOX News/Blaze: [IL] DHS fires back after viral video sparks claims about ICE daycare raid in blue city
  • Reuters: [IL] In Chicago immigration crackdown, agents raid daycare, senior living center
  • The Hill: [IL] With Chicago caught in ICE storm, school attendance takes a hit
  • FOX News: [IL] State senator calls out Dems after illegal immigrant allegedly kills couple in his district
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] ‘Doesn’t look good’: ICE agent charged with drunken driving after shift at Broadview detention center
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Aurora aldermen delay vote on ordinance spurred by federal immigration crackdown
  • CBS News: [TX] ICE officer seriously injured by detainee as threats against agents rise, Homeland Security says
  • CBS News: [TX] Exclusive: Dallas mayor seeks clarity on ICE program after police chief rejects $25 million funding offer: "I want to hear from ICE, and I want to hear from the chief"
  • Univision Austin: [TX] Texas expands collaboration with ICE: DPS patrol officers will be able to detain immigrants under the 287(g) agreement
  • Blaze: [TX] Unleashed’: Houston ICE agents complete another large-scale immigration raid
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] ICE says detained priest had expired visa; diocese says he had legal work permit
  • AP: [CA] Federal agents drive off with 1-year-old girl after arresting her father in Los Angeles
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Reuters: Trump administration has revoked 80,000 non-immigrant visas, US official says
  • Telemundo: USCIS issues alert regarding new policy for U Visa holders
  • Univision: TPS for thousands of Venezuelans ends this Friday: here’s what you need to know
  • New York Times: ‘Broken My Hope’: Trump’s Move to Slash Refugee Arrivals Ricochets Widely
  • NPR: [Mexico] Despite higher tourists visa fees, more Mexicans are visiting the U.S.
• Customs and Border Protection
  • ABC News/Washington Times: CBP sees lowest October border encounters on record
  • FOX News: [MI] Chinese scholars charged with smuggling biological materials into US under research cover
  • CNN: [IL] Border Patrol agent appeared to brag about his accuracy after shooting Chicago woman five times, messages in court reveal
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Immigration agents testify in hearing on arrest of Laugh Factory manager
  • NewsNation: [CA] Record $13 million in heroin seized at San Ysidro Port of Entry
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Reuters/NBC News: Trump administration orders 10% of flights cut at major US airports due to shutdown
  • CBS News: "Forgotten and unpaid": TSA officers struggle through shutdown as community steps up
  • The Hill: [SC] Nancy Mace faces pushback after profane airport tirade: What to know
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • New York Times: Global Warming Made Hurricane Melissa More Damaging, Researchers Say
  • NPR: [OR] FEMA promised funds to tsunami-proof an Oregon hospital. That money is MIA
  • New York Post: [CA] Biden visit stunted crucial LAPD response during deadly Palisades Fire
• Secret Service
  • FOX News: [PA] Eric Trump angered by lack of answers on Butler assassination attempt, says we still ‘know nothing’
  • New York Post: [FL] Authorities warn movie prop money circulating in Florida – including bills with smirking Andrew Jackson: ‘They can fool you’
  • New York Times: [FL] Florida Man Threatened James Comey and Letitia James, Complaint Says
• Coast Guard
  • NewsNation: [CA] 12-year-old hero rescues capsized boaters in California harbor
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: House GOP leaders seek government probe, restrictions on Chinese-made tech
  • NextGov: DHS says shutdown layoffs at CISA will proceed despite court injunction
  • CyberScoop: How the F5 breach, CISA job cuts, and a government shutdown are eroding U.S. cyber readiness
  • CyberScoop: Court reimposes original sentence for Capital One hacker
  • HS Today: CISA, NSA and Global Partners Release Security Blueprint for Hardening Microsoft Exchange Servers
  • AP: [NV] Nevada ransomware attack started months before it was discovered, per report
• Terrorism Investigations
  • CNN: [NJ] 2 arrested in New Jersey in terror plot probe on heels of Michigan arrests, sources say
  • AP: [MI] FBI names third man accused of planning Halloween terror attack in Michigan
  • FOX News: [AL] Mass shooting suspect remains free on $60K bond as judge rejects plea to increase amount amid public outrage
  • Reuters: [Nigeria] Nigeria rejects US religious freedom designation, says it is based on ‘faulty data’
• National Security News
  • New York Times: The Supreme Court Casts a Skeptical Eye on Trump’s Tariffs
  • Bloomberg: Trump Says Supreme Court Revoking Tariffs Would Be ‘Devastating’
  • Reuters: Bessent says he is optimistic after Supreme Court hearing on tariffs
  • Reuters: Pentagon denies Republican accusations it is shutting them out
  • Daily Wire: Trump Announces Major Decision On Nuclear Weapons
  • Bloomberg: [Russia] Putin Warns Russia May Commence Nuclear Tests After Trump Threat
  • Wall Street Journal: [Israel] Hamas Returns Last Dead American-Israeli Hostage to Israel

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