• Top News
  • Wall Street Journal/ABC News/Breitbart/Reuters/Washington Post: Judge Rebukes Trump Administration’s Efforts to Deport Pro-Palestinian Campus Activists
  • New York Times: U.S. Argues That Detained Protesters Can’t Seek Release in Federal Court
  • AP: Trump calls for using US cities as a ‘training ground’ for military in unusual speech to generals
  • Breitbart: Trump Vows to ‘Straighten Out’ Dangerous Sanctuary Cities ‘One by One’
  • Reuters/New York Times/The Hill: Mexican immigrant dies a week after Dallas ICE shooting, marking second detainee death
  • AP: Mother and sister mourn after El Salvadorean man killed in Dallas ICE shooting
  • CBS News: Family outraged after U.S. authorities failed to notify them of loved one’s death in Dallas ICE shooting
  • Washington Post: Journalists shoved by federal agents outside New York immigration court
  • Reuters: New York governor criticizes ICE officers who she says shoved and injured journalists
  • New York Times: Trump Cuts to Counterterrorism Funds for New York Reach $187 Million
  • Reuters: New York AG James sues Homeland Security for nearly $34 million over transit funding freeze
  • Daily Caller: ICE Reinstates Officer Suspended After Altercation With Illegal Migrant’s Wife
  • The Hill: Louisiana governor asks for National Guard deployment
  • CBS News: Federal judge sends case against 8 suspects in July 4 ICE facility attack in Texas to a grand jury
  • Breitbart: ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Who Threatened to Bomb Democrat Congresswoman’s Office
  • Washington Post: Louisiana governor requests National Guard for New Orleans, Baton Rouge
  • The Hill: Missouri governor authorizes National Guard to support ICE operations
  • FOX News: Hundreds of federal agents in Chicago carry out operation targeting suspected Tren de Aragua gang members
  • The Hill: Pritzker: Trump administration has asked Pentagon to send 100 troops to Illinois
  • Politico: Pritzker slams plan to deploy the Guard
  • The Hill: ‘Get your cell phones out’: Pritzker urges public to post footage of federal agents
  • FOX News: JB Pritzker says ICE ‘harassing people for not being White’
  • Washington Examiner: Pritzker warns against Trump sending troops to Illinois in raging speech: ‘Jackbooted thugs’
  • FOX News: Chicago mayor says ‘unstable human being’ Trump must be ‘checked’ on military use in US cities
  • NewsNation: Suspected Tren de Aragua members arrested in Chicago operation
  • CBS Chicago: FBI reports "targeted immigration enforcement operation" in South Shore, Chicago
  • Univision Chicago WGBO: FBI immigration operation on Chicago’s south side leaves multiple detainees, including Americans later released.
  • AP: Trump administration targets Minnesota in latest sanctuary policy lawsuit
  • CNN: Trump says ‘it’s anarchy’ in Portland. Here’s why locals say that’s far from reality
  • CNN: Hacker stole sensitive FEMA and border patrol data in months-long breach
  • NPR: A lawsuit tries to block the Trump administration’s efforts to merge personal data
  • FOX News: Democrats silent on illegal alien registered to vote in blue state
  • FOX News: Cartel leader admits that President Trump’s cartel crackdown has made their lives difficult
  • CNN: Venezuela’s Maduro says he is ready to declare state of emergency if US attacks
  • Univision: “We want peace”: Venezuelans reject Trump’s threat over U.S. military deployment in Caribbean
  • AP: Cuban foreign minister says Rubio’s ‘personal’ agenda in Latin America risks Trump’s peace prospects
  • Reuters: US begins deporting hundreds of Iranians after rare deal with Tehran
  • FOX News: Dems in hot seat after DHS warns their frontline workers will go without pay if shutdown hits
  • Washington Examiner: Federal agencies release government shutdown closure plans: What to know
  • AP: Here are some effects of a government shutdown if Congress, Trump don’t reach a deal
  • Federal News Network: Most DHS employees will continue working through shutdown
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • The Hill: [DC] Trump might as well rename the Department of Justice
  • New York Post: [OK] Illegal-immigrant trucker ‘No Name Given’ mocks US law — and puts us in grave danger
  • USA Today: [OR] Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek says Portland doesn’t need Trump’s help. I beg to differ.
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • NewsMax: ICE’s ‘Worst of the Worst’ has Pedophiles, Drug Dealers
  • Blaze: DHS disputes ‘false’ narrative from legacy media — ‘ICE does NOT arrest or deport US citizens’
  • Bloomberg: US Citizen Alleges Wrongful Arrests in DHS Immigration Sweeps
  • USA Today: US citizens seek millions in damages after violent ICE arrests
  • Washington Examiner: Bondi orders federal agents to defend ICE against ‘extreme political violence’
  • Univision: [NY] "I feel so powerless": Ecuadorian woman laments lack of punishment for ICE agent who assaulted her
  • Breitbart: [OH] Adult Migrant Posing as Ohio High Schooler Caught with One Phone Call
  • NBC News: [IL] Bodycam videos show ICE agents’ initial reactions to fatal Chicago shooting
  • The Hill: [IL] Man detained by feds at Broadview ICE facility deported, family says
  • ABC News/AP: [IA] Des Moines superintendent to resign after being detained by ICE, lawyer says
  • Breitbart: [IA] Democrat School Board Chair: Illegal Alien Superintendent Deserves ‘Radical Empathy’ After ICE Arrest
  • CBS News: [TX] ICE raid at Dallas strip club nets 41 arrests, uncovers suspected trafficking
  • FOX News: [OK] Oklahoma Gov. Stitt, ICE bust 120 illegal immigrants in highway crackdown, slams Biden border failures
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] ICE deportations in California are up 78% under Trump, new data shows
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • New York Times: The U.S. Eases Visa Restrictions on South Korean Workers
  • Reuters: US to allow South Koreans to work at sites under temp visas, but clear solution elusive
  • Los Angeles Times: U.S. will consider new applications for DACA for the first time in years
  • CBS News: Immigration officials outline plans to accept new DACA applicants
  • Breitbart: Senators Draft Plan to Curb Hidden L-1 Visa Migration Program
  • Bloomberg Law: DHS Sued Over Pooling of Citizens’ Data to Promote Trump Agenda
  • NewsMax: Stephen Miller Wants Citizens as ‘Homeland Defenders’
  • Telemundo20: USCIS launches streamlined process for seasonal rural workers
  • New York Post: [NY] New York issued driver’s license to migrant — but didn’t require first name
  • Univision Chicago WGBO: [IL] Mother seeking asylum is detained by federal agents in Chicago; her son tries to give her medicine.
  • Washington Times/Breitbart: [MN] DHS Exposes Massive Fraud by Migrants in Minneapolis
  • FOX News: [MN] Sham marriages, elder ‘exploitation,’ fake death certificates uncovered in massive Minnesota immigration bust
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Washington Examiner: DHS touts Trump administration’s border security efforts with increase in drug seizures
  • FOX News: Border Patrol union warns: ‘Life and death’ mission at risk in shutdown fight
  • Breitbart: [IL] Border Patrol Agents Chase Chicago Cyclist Who Taunted Them: ‘I’m Not a U.S. Citizen!’
  • Breitbart: [TX] Mexican Congressman Denies Being Detained at U.S. Port of Entry … Then Recants
  • Breitbart: [TX] National Guard Soldier Identified as Suspect in Texas Border Casino Attack
  • Washington Examiner: [OR] Four illegal immigrants arrested in Oregon after allegedly shining laser at CBP helicopter
• Transportation Security Administration
  • FOX News: Biden admin put some Americans who resisted mask mandates or were involved in Jan 6 on severe no-fly list: TSA
  • Reuters: US removes senior officials over Biden-era airline passenger watchlist
  • NewsMax/New York Post: Biden Admin Put Jan. 6 Protesters, Anti-Mask Flyers on TSA Watchlists: DHS Report
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • NewsMax: FEMA Taps $3.5B in Emergency Preparedness State Support
  • New York Times/Politico: Judge Blocks Trump’s Move to Cut Federal Funds Over Immigration Policy
  • New York Times: How Shutdown Gridlock Could Impede Disaster Preparedness
  • The Hill: Shutdown could leave federal flood insurance out to dry
  • AP: [NC] 5 homes collapse into the surf of the Outer Banks as hurricanes rumble in Atlantic
  • UPI: [SC] S.C. farmers to get $38M in Hurricane Helene recovery funds
  • Univision: [FL] Heavy rains and dangerous waves hit Central Florida as Hurricane Imelda moves away
• Secret Service
  • FOX News: Massive telecom bust in major city is ‘wake-up call’ as foreign adversaries threaten US security: experts
  • CBS News: [NJ] Feds find 200,000 more SIM cards in NJ after disrupting network that threatened U.N. general assembly
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: Watchdog: Cyber threat information-sharing program’s future uncertain with expected expiration of 2015 law
  • Bloomberg Government: Federal Cyber Tip-Sharing Platform to Stay Online if Law Lapses
  • Bloomberg: [China] China Hackers Breached Foreign Ministers’ Emails, Palo Alto Says
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Daily Signal: Church Attacks Signal Growing Threat to Christians, Bluey Warns on CNN
  • NPR: Trump’s approach to cartels mirrors the global war on terror, officials say
  • ABC News: [NJ] Civilian Navy employee charged with reporting false active shooter on New Jersey military base
  • Daily Wire: [UT] Utah State University Building Evacuated Due To ‘Suspicious Device’ Ahead Of TPUSA Event
• National Security News
  • NPR: A GOP push to restrict voting by overseas U.S. citizens continues before 2026 midterms
  • CyberScoop: Palo Alto Networks spots new China espionage group showcasing advanced skills
  • Daily Caller: [PA] Philadelphia Raises Chinese Communist Flag
  • NPR: [Denmark] After drone flights, NATO countries send troops to Denmark for EU leaders’ meeting
  • New York Times: [Afghanistan] U.S. Officials See Hostage Release as Promising Sign for Deal With Taliban

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