• Top News
  • CBS News: ICE’s detainee population reaches 66,000, a new record high, statistics show
  • NewsMax: DHS: Pedophile Illegal Alien Injures ICE Agent During Arrest
  • AP: Trump administration speeds up new rules that would make it easier to charge some protesters
  • Breitbart: Ecuador’s President Vows to End Drug Trafficking in Meeting with Kristi Noem
  • UPI: Kristi Noem tours site of potential U.S. military base in Ecuador
  • ABC 4 Charleston: Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem receives award from the Citadel Republican Society
  • Wall Street Journal/Washington Post/CBS News: Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in D.C. found not guilty
  • AP: Judge will order federal agents in Chicago to restrict using force against protesters and media
  • Washington Post: Judge says immigration officers’ use of force in Chicago ‘shocks the conscience’
  • Chicago Tribune: ‘The use of force shocks the conscience’: Judge issues sweeping injunction on Chicago tactics of immigration agents
  • CNN News Central: Federal Judge Keeps Restrictions on ICE Agents in Chicago, Calls Trump Admin’s Statements "Not Credible"
  • NewsNation: Judge says CBP chief lied about assault by protester
  • Chicago Tribune: Bovino claims agents operate ‘legally, ethically and morally’ same day injunction issued in court
  • Chicago Tribune: Judge orders release of US Border Patrol head Gregory Bovino deposition videos: Watch them here
  • The Hill: Democrats press DHS to reinstate oversight of ICE detention centers
  • FOX News: Trump DHS turns tables on liberal media narrative over father’s arrest in deep blue city
  • AP: Nebraska prison reopens as federal immigration center, aims for 200 detainees by Thanksgiving
  • Federal News Network: Lawmakers ramp up scrutiny of ICE oversight staff furloughs
  • Breitbart: Trump Justice Department Axing Dozens of Immigration Judges
  • The Hill: DHS ‘erroneously’ told watchdog group it had no Noem text messages
  • New York Times: To Preserve Records, Homeland Security Now Relies on Officials to Take Screenshots
  • New York Times: Bishops With Ties to Trump Commission Criticize Treatment of Immigrants
  • AP/CNN: Trump administration announces 17th deadly strike on an alleged drug boat
  • New York Times: U.S. Sends Attack Aircraft to El Salvador Amid Regional Troop Buildup
  • CNN: Trump admin tells Congress it currently lacks legal justification to strike Venezuela
  • CBS News: Senate GOP shuts down war powers resolution aimed at blocking U.S. strikes on Venezuela
  • NewsNation: North Carolina home seizure linked to Mexican cartel, Chinese chemical firms: Docs
  • Washington Post: DHS keeps posting Norman Rockwell after family condemns use of his art
  • Bloomberg Law: Lost Customers Flagged as Emerging Risk in Immigration Crackdown
  • USA Today: Who are the victims of UPS plane crash? Crews face ‘apocalyptic’ scene.
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] ‘Immigration enforcement’ and ‘day care center’ do not belong in the same headline
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Bloomberg: ICE Contract Would Help the Police Track Down Immigrant Children
  • Breitbart: ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Child Abuser with 14 Prior Convictions
  • Washington Examiner: Illegal immigrant truck drivers face bump in the road as ICE hits US highways
  • Blaze: Masked anti-ICE agitators are in for a rude awakening as new DHS policy goes into effect
  • Los Angeles Times: FBI urges ICE agents to identify themselves because of criminal impersonators
  • Washington Examiner: Johnson says he is ‘aware of the optics’ of ICE in the streets
  • Univision: [NY] A Hispanic man was allegedly run over by ICE agents during an immigration operation on Long Island.
  • Politico: [NY] New York Is Quietly Preparing Against Trump’s Takeover of the City
  • Washington Post: [VA] ICE indefinitely holds man facing no charges in high-stakes asylum case
  • NewsMax: [TN] New ICE Call Center to Track Unaccompanied Migrant Children
  • Blaze: [IN] Indiana sues woke school district that allegedly tried to prevent illegal alien from self-deporting with his kid
  • USA Today: [WI] Immigrant linked to Hannah Dugan case will be deported to Mexico soon, lawyer says
  • FOX News: [IL] Federal judge says ICE detainees ‘shouldn’t be sleeping next to overflowing toilets’ at Chicago-area facility
  • Bloomberg Law: [IL] Chicago-Area ICE Detainees Must Be Provided Food, Bedding, Soap
  • FOX News: [IL] Outrage erupts after boozed-up illegal immigrant allegedly mows down blue state couple – ‘how many more?’
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] ICE agent charged with drunken driving after shift at Broadview detention center
  • The Hill/ABC News/CNN: [IL] ‘Absolute terror’: Day care teacher detained by ICE agents in Chicago
  • Washington Examiner: [IL] ICE disputes Democratic congressman’s allegations regarding preschool teacher’s arrest
  • CBS Chicago: [IL] Teacher detained by ICE at Chicago Rayito del Sol daycare believed to be at Broadview facility
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Questions remain why ICE targeted day care teacher who was detained in North Center facility
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Rumors of ICE agents housed in Deerfield area sparks protests: ‘They shouldn’t be here’
  • FOX News: [IL] UChicago silent on anti-ICE professor’s employment status month after rally arrest on violent felonies
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Elgin council OKs resolution to limit ICE on city property but meeting crowd wants more
  • Breitbart: [TX] 1,505 Criminal Aliens Nabbed in ICE Houston Blitz: Gang Members, Child Predators, Repeat Felons Swept Off Texas Streets
  • CBS News: [TX] Dallas leaders revisiting DPD chief’s decision to decline $25 million in funding to help ICE
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] DA drops Friendswood Uber assault case that drew ICE attention, Buzbee lawsuit
  • FOX News: [TX] ICE operation prevents ‘nightmares and PTSD’ in massive Texas operation
  • CBS News: [TX] Dallas council members learn that $25 million ICE funding is not all it’s cracked up to be
  • FOX News: [TX] ICE says it took down group linked to violent home invasions in Texas; video shows victim chased, attacked
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Driver accused in stunning crash on the I-10 that killed 3 wasn’t on drugs, prosecutors say
  • USA Today: [CA] An L.A. father. A Chicago preschool teacher. Videos capture their ICE arrests
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • NewsMax: [DC] More Than 35K Apply for DHS Immigration Jobs
  • FOX News: Trump State Department orders global visa crackdown under revived ‘public charge’ rule
  • FOX News: State Department revoked more than 80K nonimmigrant visas this year, including 8K student visas
  • Bloomberg: H-1B Visa Hopefuls Are Being Shut Out of Jobs by Wary Recruiters
  • Federalist: Dems Try To Sabotage Push For Proof Of Citizenship To Vote
  • Wall Street Journal: [DC] Supreme Court Lets Trump Administration Enforce Passport Birth-Sex Policy
  • Daily Caller: [KS] Mexican Man Elected Mayor Of US Town Accused Of Unlawfully Voting Multiple Times
  • FOX News [CA] More than 500,000 Californians demand voting overhaul, back ‘straightforward’ ID law
  • AP: [South Sudan] People from South Sudan will lose temporary US legal status
• Customs and Border Protection
  • NewsMax: DHS: Illegal Border Crossings Down to Lowest Ever Level
  • Breitbart: Trump’s Border Policy Delivers: Zero Migrant Releases for 6th Month, Record-Low Apprehensions in October
  • Breitbart: Trump Officials Slam Media ‘Smears’ Against Border Patrol: DHS Calls NBC Report ‘Disgusting, Even for Fake News’
  • Blaze: [MI] University of Michigan’s bio-smuggling scandal explodes: More Chinese scholars busted in alleged plot
  • AP: [IL] Texts appear to show Border Patrol agent bragging about shooting a woman in Chicago
  • CBS 4 El Paso: [TX] CBP officers seize 263 kilos of narcotics at El Paso ports in a week
• Transportation Security Administration
  • ABC News: TSA worker not getting paid during government shutdown: ‘I am frustrated, angry, disappointed’
  • FOX News: Shutdown’s impact at airports will worsen, says TSA — travelers should ‘go early’ and ‘be patient’
  • Reuters: US-ordered flight cuts cause turmoil for airlines, passengers
  • FOX Business: FAA confirms which 40 markets will have airline traffic cut 10%
  • Axios: American, Southwest airlines prepare for flight reductions
  • Houston Chronicle: FAA is cutting flights by 10% across 40 markets. Here’s what it means for Houston airports.
  • Washington Post: How FAA flight cuts could affect your travel plans during the shutdown
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] IAH TSA wait times could exceed 60 minutes Thursday, Houston airport officials warn
  • SFGate: [CA] Why SFO TSA remains drama-free amid federal shutdown
• Federal Protective Service
  • National Review: Trump Admin Cracks Down on Masked Rioters amid Attacks on ICE Facilities
• Coast Guard
  • FOX News: Coast Guard’s record-breaking cocaine haul in 2025 could have poisoned half the US
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] Coast Guard seeks control of Oakland bridge after protests
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CNN: Congressional Budget Office hacked, China suspected in breach
  • CyberScoop: SonicWall pins attack on customer portal to undisclosed nation-state
  • Homeland Preparedness News: CISA, NSA and other unveil security blueprint to harden Microsoft Exchange servers
  • StateScoop: [NV] Nevada state employee installed ‘malware-laced’ sys admin tool, spurring ransomware attack
• Terrorism Investigations
  • FOX News: House GOP probe targets Soros-linked groups over alleged Antifa funding ties
  • New York Post: [NJ] How do two privileged New Jersey teens get seduced by ISIS?
  • FOX News: [DC] Suspicious package sickens several at Joint Base Andrews, home to Air Force One
  • FOX News: [AL] Outrage after mass shooting suspect freed on bond in Alabama
  • NewsNation: [MI] Halloween terror attack suspects scouted Cedar Point twice, FBI alleges
  • AP/Washington Examiner: [MI] FBI names third man accused of planning Halloween terror attack in Michigan
  • NBC News: [MI] Seattle-area man arrested in Halloween terror plot investigation
  • FOX News: [MI] Suspected suburban jihadists shared ISIS-style selfies and joked about FBI reading group chat: feds
• National Security News
  • Bloomberg: CIA Deputy Warns Lengthy Shutdown Poses National Security Risks
  • Reuters: US preparing subpoenas related to 2016 Russia election-interference intelligence, sources say
  • Washington Times: Supreme Court to decide whether to take away Trump’s tariffs
  • Breitbart: [Cambodia] U.S. lifts Biden-era arms embargo on Cambodia
  • FOX News: [Russia] Russia drawing up plans to conduct nuclear tests after Trump announcement

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