• Top News
  • NewsMax/Daily Wire: ICE Nabs 16 More ‘Worst of the Worst’ in Ill. Operation
  • Breitbart/Univision Chicago WGBO: Massive Chicago Illegal Immigration Raid Targets Tren de Aragua Members
  • New York Times: Drones, Helicopters, Hundreds of Arrests: Trump’s Immigration Crackdown in Chicago So Far
  • Washington Examiner: GOP rep, Dem alderman: Sanctuary policies drove immigration enforcement surge
  • NewsNation: 200K DHS officers working without pay during shutdown: Noem
  • NBC News Daily: FEMA, CBP Hit With Hack
  • AP/NewsMax/New York Post: Judge blocks Trump’s cuts to anti-terror funding for New York City transit
  • New York Times: Trump Cuts to Counterterrorism Funds for New York Reach $187 Million
  • The Hill: Trump administration pauses $18 billion NYC infrastructure projects over DEI
  • Washington Examiner: Illinois Republicans propose law putting distance between protesters, police
  • AP: Bondi and Hegseth rally federal agents and troops in Memphis as part of crime task force
  • Washington Examiner: Trump decries attacks on ICE officers during National Guard deployment to Portland
  • ABC News: Guard troops begin training in Portland on handling civil disturbances
  • CNN: Trump says troops are ‘in place’ in Oregon as local leaders resist and feds notch arrests in Memphis
  • New York Post: Inside the Antifa siege on ‘war zone’ Portland and the resistance to the National Guard cleaning it up
  • CNN: White House views Portland protests as opening to pursue Trump’s crime crackdown
  • NewsMax: Trump Declares National Guard in Place in Oregon
  • Washington Examiner: MPD officer arrested and suspended after allegedly assaulting federal officer
  • Axios: Bay Area sues Trump admin over disaster funding conditions
  • ABC News: DOJ seeks to postpone deadlines in Abrego Garcia’s deportation case due to government shutdown
  • Washington Post: Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego García’s request to reopen case
  • Washington Examiner: Mike Lee to introduce bill to address damages to public lands by illegal immigrants
  • Los Angeles Times: Man pleads guilty to throwing Molotov cocktail at deputies during L.A. protest
  • AP/Univision: Inside ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ where detainees’ uniform color is based on criminal history
  • Daily Caller: Reagan Appointed Judge Rules Trump Admin Deportations Over Anti-Israel Protests Unconstitutional
  • CNN: Legal opinions usually aren’t exciting. This one has everyone talking
  • FOX News: Trump birthright citizenship fight heads back to Supreme Court as new term begins
  • Free Beacon: Massachusetts Judge Includes Anonymous Pro-Trump Note and Rambling Anti-Trump Commentary in Ruling Against Trump Administration
  • Houston Chronicle: Republicans’ shutdown claims about health care for immigrants are false, experts say
  • Breitbart: Officials: Illegal Migrants Were Issued 18-Wheeler Licenses in NY, IL, CA with ‘No Name Given’
  • AP: ACLU sues Puerto Rico’s government over release of immigrants’ information
  • Breitbart: Iran Takes Back Deported Citizens Caught Crossing Illegally into U.S. via Mexico
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Daily Signal: Trump’s H-1B Visa Reform Plan Needs to Put Americans First
  • The Hill: Expedited removals are sidelining legal rights in immigration cases
  • The Hill: Mitt Romney was right: self-deportation works
  • Daily Wire: [DC] Why Congress Must Back Trump And Make The Houthi Terrorist Designation Official
  • Chicago Tribune: Heidi Stevens: ‘We’re going to throw our humanity out?’ Immigration crackdown taking us down a cruel path
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • FOX News: ICE vows ‘no change’ to immigration, border policy amid government shutdown
  • The Hill: ICE agents to attend Super Bowl after Bad Bunny announcement, says Lewandowski
  • CBS News: Trump’s legal crackdown on "sanctuary" cities and states yields few results so far
  • Washington Times: DHS’ name-and-shame sanctuary list fizzles out
  • Blaze: The carnage no one talks about: Drunk driving and illegal aliens
  • New York Times: [NY] N.Y.C. Immigration Courts Go Quiet Amid Shutdown but Detentions Persist
  • New York Times: [DC] How Washington Became a Testing Ground for ICE
  • NPR: [GA] Court denies Salvadoran journalist’s request to block deportation order
  • ABC News: [AL] US-born citizen sues after twice being arrested by immigration agents
  • Axios: [IN] First ICE detainees arrive at Indiana prison
  • Federalist: [IA] Iowa ‘Criminal Illegal Alien’ School Superintendent Is On Maryland’s Active Voter List
  • FOX News: [IA] Lawmaker reveals how Des Moines schools chief registered to vote despite illegal status
  • Yahoo! News: [TX] Partner Of Dallas ICE Shooting Victim Claims She Was Never Notified Of His Death
  • FOX News: [TX] Inside Dallas ICE facility in aftermath of sniper attack that killed two detainees
  • New York Post: [TX] Federal agents raid Dallas strip club, arrest 41 illegal immigrants in human trafficking investigation
  • FOX News: [OK] More than 120 illegal immigrant truck drivers busted in Oklahoma sting
  • Univision: [NM] ICE blames sanctuary city policies for accident that left six farmworkers dead
  • FOX News: [NV] Illegal immigrant tied to 17 rapes and deported 8 times, faces reinstated charges
  • AP: [WA] Federal judge says immigrants in Washington state have right to bond hearings
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • CBS News Los Angeles: [CA] Los Angeles man demands answers after wife was detained at scheduled green card meeting
  • Bloomberg: Indian Workers Face H-1B Crisis as Trump Unveils $100,000 Visa Fee
  • AP: Four Caribbean nations sign deal allowing citizens to move freely without visas or work permits
  • AP: Federal government could resume taking DACA applications for permits to live and work in U.S.
  • Telemundo: New DACA applications will be accepted after four years of waiting and legal battles, according to reports.
  • Los Angeles Times: Charging $100,000 for H-1B visas will cost the U.S. uncountable wealth
  • NBC News: [MN] USCIS launched major operation in Minneapolis investigating suspected immigration fraud
  • New York Post: [MN] Vast fraud of Somali migrants, starting with Ilhan Omar, finally being exposed
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] H-1B visa rule revamp clashes with California chip manufacturing
  • NBC News: [India] H1-B visa shake-up crushes the American dream for Indian students
  • AP: [South Korea] South Korea says US agrees to let Koreans work at sites with short-term visas and visa waivers
• Customs and Border Protection
  • AP: Where immigrants went during an unprecedented influx at the US border, by the numbers
  • AP: [FL] Florida was a top destination for immigrants who came to the US under Biden
  • Telemundo 48 El Paso: [TX] Smugglers abandon man at border wall; he is arrested
  • Breitbart: [OR] Laser Strike on CBP Helicopter in Oregon Leads to Arrest of Four Illegal Aliens
  • New York Post: [Mexico] Sinaloa cartel leader admits to CNN that Trump’s border crackdown is stiffling criminal operations
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Daily Wire: Three GOP Congress Members Were Placed Under TSA Surveillance Program That Targeted Tulsi Gabbard
  • The Hill: Air traffic controller union warns of ‘weakened’ aviation system
  • AP: A prolonged US government shutdown could impact your travel plans
  • DailySignal: [KY] Sen. Rand Paul: Biden’s TSA Targeted Veterans, Lawmakers, Mask Critics, and Air Marshal’s Wife
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] Government shutdown leaves SFO unscathed
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Homeland Preparedness News: FEMA awards $3.5B to help states with emergency preparedness
  • Federal News Network: Billion-dollar disasters are increasing and FEMA’s workforce may not be ready to respond
  • Los Angeles Times: Here’s what the government shutdown means for wildfires, weather and disaster response
  • CBS News: Investigation shows 170 U.S. hospitals at risk of extreme flooding -
  • Axios: [NC] North Carolina homes collapse as dual hurricanes bring strong winds, waves
  • CBS News: [Bermuda] Bermuda braces for Hurricane Imelda after a glancing blow from more distant Humberto
• Federal Protective Service
  • Blaze: [DC] FBI sent 55 agents to the Capitol Jan. 6, none for ‘crowd control,’ former Chief Steven Sund says
• Secret Service
  • New York Post: [NY] NYPD cop snuck into Ryder Cup in full tactical gear, claimed he was on Trump security: sources
• Coast Guard
  • AP: Coast Guard Mutual Assistance Ready to Support Coast Guard Workforce In Event of Lapsed Pay
  • AP: [NC] Authorities Identify Those Killed in Weekend North Carolina Bar Shooting
  • Stars and Stripes: [FL] Coast Guard cutter offloads about $94.5 million of cocaine and marijuana at Port Everglades
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • The Hill: Cyberthreat sharing law expires as government shuts down
  • Federal News Network: CISA looks to bring data advances to emergency communications
  • CyberScoop: Oracle customers being bombarded with emails claiming widespread data theft
  • AP: First increase in ransomware attacks in three years driven by new technology
• Terrorism Investigations
  • New York Times: [NY] Man Charged After Mass Shooting at Brooklyn Bar That Was Caught on Video
  • Breitbart: [NJ] Civilian accused in N.J. Navy base active-shooter hoax
  • AP: [FL] Trial Date for Suspect in Florida State Mass Shooting Has Been Postponed Until Next October
  • FOX News: [UT] Charlie Kirk assassination: Exclusive photos show path to campus rooftop weeks later as access scrutinized
  • Washington Examiner: [UT] ‘Suspicious device’ detonated at Turning Point’s first event in Utah since Kirk assassination
• National Security News
  • The Hill: Trump delays threatened 100 percent tariffs on drugs
  • Breitbart: Schumer Shutdown to Halt Military Paychecks
  • The Hill: Governors urge congressional action on drone threats
  • FOX News: NATO allies clash after Russian jets breach airspace, testing alliance resolve
  • Reuters: [Ukraine] US to provide Ukraine with intelligence for missile strikes deep inside Russia, WSJ reports
  • Washington Examiner: [Israel] Trump’s ambitious Gaza peace plan is fraught with complexity
  • New York Post/Reuters: [Qatar] Trump gives Qatar NATO-style security guarantee after Israeli strikes
  • CNN: [Qatar] Why Trump’s pledge to defend Qatar is so extraordinary
  • USA Today: [Iraq] US downsizing Iraq presence to focus on ‘potential resurgence’ of ISIS in Syria
  • Reuters: [South Korea] South Korea foreign minister says rough agreement on security reached with US

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