• Top News
  • Washington Post/New York Times/NBC News/Daily Wire: Shooting by ICE officer in Los Angeles wounds motorist, U.S. marshal
  • Daily Wire: Illegal Immigrant Accused Of Ramming ICE Vehicle In LA Was Previously Awarded By City
  • Washington Examiner: DHS blames left-wing rhetoric after illegal immigrant rams ICE officer with car
  • Washington Examiner: California Democrats eye creation of master ICE tracker website despite DOJ opposition
  • The Hill/NewsMax: Bondi knocks Democrats over planned ‘ICE tracker’
  • New York Times/USA Today/ABC News: Federal Agents Stage Raid on Canal Street in New York City
  • CBS New York: Mahmoud Khalil appears in Philadelphia court as Trump administration seeks re-detainment, deportation
  • AP: Court working to decide Syrian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s future
  • ABC News: Mahmoud Khalil says government using immigration court to ‘control process’ and remove him
  • Politico: Appeals court judges — including a Trump appointee — voice doubt over Trump’s bid to deport Mahmoud Khalil
  • AP: A Cuban man deported by the US to Africa is on a hunger strike in prison, his lawyer says
  • Breitbart: Exclusive: Trump’s DHS Issues Nearly $10 Billion in Fines to Illegal Aliens So They Self-Deport from U.S.
  • NewsMax: DHS Issues Warning After ‘No Kings’ Protester Calls for Killing ICE Agents
  • CNN: Democratic congresswoman appears in court to fight charges she interfered with ICE arrest
  • New York Times: Alina Habba Told to Release Videos in Assault Case Against Democrat
  • AP: Judge Says DHS Social Media Posts in Rep. McIver Prosecution Are ‘Prejudicial’ and Should Be Removed
  • FOX News: Federal judge allows Border Patrol chief to be deposed in case about use of chemical agents
  • Chicago Tribune: Mayor signs order barring feds from North Chicago properties: ‘The city … remains a safe and welcoming place for all’
  • AP: In Chicago, an immense show of force signals a sharp escalation in White House immigration crackdown
  • Chicago Tribune: Amid criticism of police tactics, Broadview protesters begin appearing in court
  • NewsMax: Trump’s Memphis Crackdown on Illegals Nets Gangs, Predators, Drug Dealers: DHS
  • Washington Examiner: More than 1,400 arrested in Boston immigration enforcement operation
  • Daily Wire: Tren De Aragua Member Caught On Video Breaking Into Colorado Apartment Gets 12-Year Prison Sentence
  • San Diego Union Tribune: Trump isn’t sending troops to cities with highest crime rates, data shows
  • New York Times: Ecuador Rejects Prosecution of Survivor of U.S. Strike on Vessel
  • CBS News/Daily Caller: Ecuador releases survivor of U.S. strike on alleged "narco sub," says no evidence he committed a crime
  • The Hill: Senate panel weighs links between Latin American drug trafficking, Hezbollah
  • Telemundo 51: What is the ELN? The guerrilla group allegedly behind a bombed drug boat
  • Daily Caller: Trump Admin Strikes Deportation Deal With Belize
  • FOX News: US military buildup in Caribbean sees bombers, Marines and warships converge near Venezuela
  • AP: A look at the US military’s unusually large force in the Caribbean Sea
  • AP: A timeline of US attacks in the Caribbean and what Congress has had to say
  • New York Times: U.S. Attacks More Boats as Tensions With Venezuela Rise: What’s Happened So Far
  • Reuters: Colombia ELN rebels deny any involvement with alleged drug boat destroyed by US
  • Reuters: Trump’s Colombia tariffs would flip US policy on drugs, trade
  • Reuters: U.S. official made clear that decision on tariffs is Trump’s, Colombia says
  • AP: Colombia says it seeks early solution to tension with the US after Petro meeting with diplomat
  • Washington Examiner: Colombia’s Petro sees Trump-backed ex-president’s acquittal as path to US sanctions
  • Washington Post: Trump beats the drums of war for direct action in Venezuela
  • Politico: Trump’s boat strikes unite regime change advocates and immigration hardliners
  • Politico: Trump-pardoned Jan. 6 rioter arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Jeffries
  • Washington Examiner: Sandwich guy’ arrested for assaulting CBP agent asks for charges to be dismissed
  • FOX News: Johnson, Scalise demand answers after suspected Hamas operative discovered on US soil
  • Washington Examiner: Trump wins a round in legal battle to deploy troops to Portland
  • FOX News: ICE chief breaks down President Trump’s court victory in Portland
  • CNN: Trump touts Oregon National Guard ruling as Supreme Court weighs deployment to Chicago
  • FOX News: State Department blasts Dems over shutdown, says national security at risk amid Senate battle
  • FOX News: San Francisco mayor rejects Trump’s National Guard deployment plan over drug dealer arrest authority
  • Axios: San Francisco threatens legal action against Trump over National Guard
  • New York Times: How Trump Played ‘Budgetary Twister’ to Pay Some Workers During the Shutdown
  • Daily Caller: Pro-Democrat Unions Sue Over Trump Admin’s Crackdown On Illegal Migrant Truckers
  • The Hill: These workers won’t get paid Friday if the government shutdown continues
• Opinion – Editorials
  • New York Post: How Donald Trump can show his support for immigrants who do it right
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Turn on the cameras, ICE. What’s taking you so long?
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Washington Post: U.S. boat strikes in the Caribbean, an unclear and present danger
  • Los Angeles Times Warrantless home abductions by ICE are a recipe for Wild West shootouts
  • The Hill: [IA] Ian Roberts case shows what happens when institutions choose image over integrity
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Donald Trump brings the war on terrorism to the Caribbean
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • NewsNation: Democrats demand answers for more US citizens being detained by DHS
  • Newsweek: DHS Responds to Report ICE Recruits Are Failing Fitness Tests
  • The Hill: [DC] Raskin-Jayapal letter to DHS on ‘unlawfully detaining US citizens’
  • NewsNation: [WV] ICE with West Virginia officers arrest 60 illegal immigrants
  • FOX News: [NC] Previously deported illegal immigrant allegedly kills man in hit-and-run after returning to US: DHS
  • New York Post: [FL] Florida bill would allow families to sue for killings by illegal migrants, fine police refusing to work with ICE
  • Blaze: [IN] Indiana driver dies in collision involving alleged unlicensed illegal alien trucker
  • AP: [IL] ICE would need more money to expand use of bodycams in Chicago crackdown, official says
  • Breitbart: [IL] ICE Nabs Illegal-Migrant Cabbies, Rideshare Drivers at O’Hare Airport
  • Axios: [IL] Cook County courthouses set new rules for ICE
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] One man’s ICE watchdog work in Elgin
  • Breitbart: [IL] Members of Chicago Education System Call for Shooting ICE Agents, Mock Kirk Assassination
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] ICE arrests Chicago man whose teenage daughter is fighting cancer: ‘He belongs with her’
  • FOX News: [TX] Illegal immigrants arrested after woman found shot to death in Texas woods, 1 wanted by Mexican feds: police
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Trump Burger owner freed from ICE custody after judge cites health, deportation failures
  • Breitbart/Idaho Capital Sun: [ID] ICE Arrests 100 Illegal Aliens in Idaho at Horse Race Event
  • CBS Colorado: [CO] Federal judge in Denver declares ICE no-bond policy illegal, orders release of Colorado man
  • Breitbart: [OR] Portland Police Shield Antifa Rioters from ICE Defense
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] ICE is jailing, deporting victims of human trafficking, domestic abuse, suit says
  • Univision: [CA] San Jose Sharks apologize for ICE-related message at Hispanic Heritage Night; leaders call for investigation
  • OutKick: [CA] Sharks Apologize For Pro-ICE Message On Video Board During Hispanic Heritage Night After Fans Boo
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Politico: Trump put a new fee on asylum seekers. Many say they don’t know how to pay.
  • Axios: Lawmakers push back against Trump’s H-1B visa fee
  • CBS San Francisco: USCIS clarifies who must pay $100,000 fee for H-1B visas
  • Bloomberg: College Grads, Some Workers in US Spared New $100,000 H-1B Fee
  • Breitbart: Indians Celebrate ‘Massive Loophole’ in Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Fee
  • CNN: Walmart halts job offers for applicants who need H-1B visas after Trump raises fees to $100,000
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] How much more difficult is the new US citizenship test? What you need to know
  • Federalist/Breitbart/NewsNation: [TX] TX Finds 2,700 Potential Noncitizens Registered To Vote After Trump Opens Access To Database
  • Daily Wire: [TX] Ted Cruz Throws Support Behind Plan To Keep Noncitizens From Voting
  • Washington Post: [South Africa] Trump refugee plan seeks 7,000 Afrikaners — and virtually no one else
  • Bloomberg: [Syria] Refugee Group Sues to Preserve Protections for Syrians in US
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Reuters: CBP has processed nearly 24 mln parcels that would have been duty-free since US ended de minimis exemption
  • Telemundo: [CA] U.S. government closure hits waiting times at San Ysidro checkpoint: COTUCO
• Transportation Security Administration
  • AP: Rapid Relief Team Supports TSA Officers Amid Government Shutdown
  • The Hill: Flight delays, cancellations increase shutdown pressure on lawmakers
  • The Hill: [GA] Man planned to shoot up Atlanta airport: Police
  • CBS News: [GA] Man accused of planning to shoot up Atlanta airport now facing federal charges, police say
  • CBS News: [GA] Officer who stopped suspected gunman in Atlanta describes his arrest
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • DailySignal: Probe Finds Biden’s FEMA ‘Systematically’ Withheld Assistance From Trump Supporters
  • DailySignal: Chicago Sues Trump, Refusing to Drop DEI as Condition for Federal Money
  • CNN: Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to become a hurricane. Its track is unclear, but it’s bringing a dangerous threat
  • Reuters: [Costa Rica] Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes Costa Rica, EMSC says
• Secret Service
  • New York Times: [DC] Vehicle Crashes Into Security Gate Outside the White House
• Coast Guard
  • Blaze: The facts about planes used by Noem after libs spin wild narrative
  • SFGate: [CA] Marin Co.: Point Reyes Station Coast Guard Housing Project Gets Funding Boost From State
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Axios: Government threat-sharing endangered amid major cyberattack
  • Federal News Network: F5 hack highlights persistent supply chain security concerns
  • Reuters: UN cybercrime pact to be signed in Hanoi raises hopes, concerns
  • CyberScoop: Robocalling task force bill advances in Senate
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Breitbart: Exclusive — DNI Tulsi Gabbard: U.S. Counterterrorism Resources Helped Capture Sinaloa Cartel Plaza Boss ‘El Pato’
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Man convicted of emailing threat to shoot up San Diego elementary school
• National Security News
  • Reuters: Former US officials urge Congress to examine ‘weaponization’ working group
  • New York Post: Trump’s religious-freedom envoy visits Middle East as Israel, Hamas navigate fragile peace
  • Axios: [Ukraine] NATO leader jets to D.C. after Trump’s "tough" Zelensky meeting
  • Reuters: [Russia] Putin-Trump summit on hold after Russia rejects ceasefire
  • Breitbart: [Israel] Vance in Israel: Hamas Will Be ‘Obliterated’ If It Fails to Disarm
  • Washington Times: [Iraq] Iraq to maintain small U.S. military presence to combat ISIS threat
  • FOX News : [China] China accuses US of yearslong cyberattack on national time service
  • FOX News: [China] China responds to Trump breaking its dominance with key agreement
  • AP: [Japan] Japan says it plans to tell Trump it will build up military, upgrade security strategy

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