• Top News
  • Bloomberg/NewMax/San Francisco Chronicle/CBS News: Trump Sends Border Agents to San Francisco Area in Crackdown
  • The Hill: McLaughlin: ICE agents could soon be going to San Francisco
  • The Hill: Newsom to Trump on sending troops to San Francisco: ‘We will sue you’
  • San Francisco Chronicle: Newsom accuses Trump of using Border Patrol to suppress votes, Trump warns him ‘be careful’
  • Wall Street Journal/Univision/New York Post/Breitbart/FOX News: ICE Agents Arrest Nine Immigrants in New York City Raid
  • NewsMax: McLaughlin to Newsmax: All 9 Arrested Tuesday in NYC ‘Were Illegal’
  • NewsMax: Acting Director Lyons: NYC to ‘See an Increase in ICE Arrests’
  • AP: Vendors on NYC’s Canal Street say they were harassed and asked to show papers in immigration sweep
  • New York Times: Fear and Anger Fill New York’s Canal Street After Immigration Raid
  • ABC News: 4 US citizens arrested during ICE crackdown on NYC’s Canal Street, congressman says
  • Reuters: New York Attorney General Urges Public to Report ICE Activity After Raid Targets Vendors
  • FOX News: McLaughlin decries Mamdani, Cuomo for pledging to block cooperation with ICE if elected New York City mayor
  • FOX News: ICE warns NYC after violent protests: You will see more arrests
  • NewsNation: What’s next after protesters, agents clash in NYC
  • Breitbart: Exclusive: ICE Agents Arrest Illegal Alien Convicted Pedophiles, Killers, Gang Members Despite Government Shutdown
  • Washington Post/AP/CBS News: U.S. kills two aboard alleged drug boat in Pacific, widening Trump’s campaign
  • Politico: Trump expands his lethal attacks on alleged drug traffickers
  • Daily Wire: ‘He’s A Thug’: Trump Responds To Colombian President’s Calls To ‘Get Rid’ Of Him
  • CNN: Video shows first US strike of alleged drug trafficking boat in the Pacific
  • The Hill: Trump says he may go to Congress to strike drug cartels on land
  • FOX News: Trump reveals how US military is going to crack down on drug smugglers on land
  • Univision: "Trump can’t decide who to kill": Democratic senator criticizes US attacks on boats in the Caribbean
  • Telemundo: "This isn’t for fishing": What are the ‘go-fast’ boats that drug traffickers allegedly use in the Caribbean?
  • CBS News: Colombian killed in U.S. strike was on a fishing trip, wife claims: "Why did they just take his life like that?"
  • CNN: He survived a US military boat strike. Despite a drug record, his family says he’s a fisherman caught in Trump’s war at sea
  • New York Times: The Submarines That Smuggle Cocaine Across Oceans and Seas
  • Axios: Scoop: Homan says fentanyl as WMD "at least" merits discussion
  • NBC News/AP: Man shot in ICE confrontation was a ‘respected and admired’ citizen journalist with TikTok following
  • Los Angeles Times: Videos obtained by The Times shows ICE raid that left deputy U.S. marshal, TikTok streamer shot
  • Washington Examiner: Court shows why Trump is right about the National Guard
  • Breitbart: HHS: Illegal Alien Child Rapist Received Thousands in Taxpayer-Funded Medicaid Benefits
  • DailySignal: Immigration, AI, Social Media Intersect in Unions’ Battle With Trump Administration
  • New York Times: Trump Said Black Chicagoans Wanted His ‘Blitz.’ Many Disagree.
  • CNN: DHS claimed she was an armed domestic terrorist in a press release. The agency’s court filing looks much different
  • AP: Appellate court pauses lawsuit over Everglades detention center due to government shutdown
  • AP: A Cuban man deported by the US to Africa is on a hunger strike in prison, his lawyer says
  • Newsweek: How Colombia’s Military Compares to the US
  • Breitbart: Dem Rep. Gomez: ‘Not Acceptable’ to Have $175 Billion to Boost ICE, CBP, We’re Going to Try to ‘Take That Money Away’
  • The Hill: Senate Dem pushes Trump to fire withdrawn nominee with ‘Nazi streak’
  • Daily Wire: ‘Would You Like To Kill Nazis With Me?’ FBI Addresses Threats Of Violence At ‘No Kings’ Protests
  • Washington Times: Left’s molotov-cocktail wielding ‘protesters’ feeling heat from law enforcement
  • AP: Alleged Chinese drug trafficker recaptured in Cuba after escaping Mexican custody
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • The Hill: What is Trump’s ICE doing with its new $75 billion? Where are the missing detainees?
  • Breitbart: Rep. David Rouzer: It’s Time for Congress to Protect American Roads from Foreign Truckers
  • Los Angeles Times: The Trump administration is targeting children of color
  • The Hill: [TX] The border crisis is over, but Texas’ performative spending surge continues
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Blaze: Democrats plan to add ‘master ICE tracker’ to website
  • DailySignal: Republicans Assail House Panel Dems’ Plan for ‘Master ICE Tracker’
  • NPR: Creator of app that tracked ICE talks about its removal and the First Amendment
  • NewsMax: Todd Lyons to Newsmax: ICE Trackers Put ‘Map in Hitman’s Hands’
  • NewsMax: Rep. Lawler to Newsmax: ICE Tracker Push ‘Illegal, Outrageous’
  • NewsNation: ICE looking to hire more than 40 health care workers
  • Roll Call: US says shutdown ended lawmaker ICE facility visit requirement
  • NBC News: Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting
  • Axios: Trump’s border czar says 600k to be deported in 2025
  • FOX News: Jeffries rips ICE as ‘out of control,’ claims Americans have ‘turned on’ Trump over immigration
  • AP: Immigrant rights group calls for removing pregnant women from detention
  • NBC News: Pregnant women describe miscarrying and bleeding out while in ICE custody, advocates say
  • Univision: Spontaneous miscarriages and abortions: Pregnant women report medical malpractice cases in ICE detention centers
  • FOX News: Republican calls for public database naming illegal immigrants facing deportation
  • NewsMax: [NY] N.Y. AG Launches Website for New Yorkers to Tattle on ICE Agents
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [FL] Hundreds of Cubans living in South Florida for years are being quietly deported to Mexico
  • NewsMax: [IN] Illegal Alien Trucker Kills Indiana Man In Head-On Highway Crash: DHS
  • Daily Wire: [IL] Trump Admin Seeks ICE Detainer For Illegal Immigrant Accused Of Raping Unconscious Woman In Chicago
  • USA Today: [IL] ‘Reign of terror’: ICE raids hit Mexican neighborhood in Chicago amid court battles
  • NBC News: [IL] Illinois is targeting immigration officials who try to hide their license plates
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] ICE agents detain 2 in Evanston, including an unidentified person picked up at a Home Depot
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Elected officials, community leaders plead for ICE to release Chicago father of daughter with Stage 4 cancer
  • Daily Caller: [CA] ‘They Caught Those Bricks’: LA Public School Teacher Brags About Riots Driving Down ICE Raids
  • CBS News: [TX] North Texas woman charged with aiding terrorism in July 4 attack on Alvarado ICE facility
  • FOX News: [TX] Dallas mayor condemns police chief’s ‘unilateral’ decision to reject $25M ICE grant
  • CBS Mornings: [ID] 105 People Arrested by ICE
  • Axios: [CO] Colorado Gov. Jared Polis still pushing for releasing immigration records to ICE
  • CBS Colorado: [CO] Denver extends contract for Flock cameras with new safeguards against sharing with immigration enforcement
  • The Hill: [OR] Federal agents drag blind man into Oregon ICE facility
  • Breitbart: [CA] Truck Driver Allegedly Behind Fatal 8-Car Accident Identified as Indian Illegal Alien
  • FOX News: [CA] Illegal immigrant trucker accused in fatal California crash released by Biden admin after 2022 border crossing
  • NBC 7 San Diego: [CA] U.S. Representatives demand answers from ICE, DHS on detainees in federal building
  • FOX News: [CA] Los Angeles teacher says ICE agents are ‘not the only ones with guns’ following shooting of federal agent
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] ICE nabbed this L.A. grandma four months ago. This week she was reunited with family
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • USA Today: Walmart pauses job offers to workers needing H-1B visas after Trump’s $100,000 fee
  • Bloomberg Law News: Immigrant Investors Pay Lower EB-5 Visa Fees in DHS Proposal
  • NewsMax: [DC] Sen. Cotton Calls for DHS Audit of High-Risk Biden Visas
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Texas flags 2,700 possible noncitizens on voter rolls using federal database
  • Bloomberg: [Canada] Carney Plots ‘Talent Attraction’ Plan as US Upends H-1B
• Customs and Border Protection
  • San Francisco Chronicle: New Trump rule may require airline travelers to assign themselves a gender
  • CBS News: [GA] More than 160 pounds of ketamine seized from travelers arriving at the Atlanta airport, officials say
  • Univision Chicago WGBO: [IL] "We saw officers terrorizing people": Chicago’s Little Village community experiences moments of fear during immigration raids
  • The Hill: [CA] Trump administration dispatches 100 immigration agents to San Francisco
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Reuters: US government shutdown: 60,000 aviation safety staff face financial strain as crisis deepens
  • CNN: [DC] GOP attempts to squeeze Democrats with vote to pay ‘essential workers,’ including troops and TSA agents
  • CNN: [GA] An apparent thwarted attack at the world’s busiest airport highlights ongoing security risks
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • The Hill/Blaze: Trump officials refer Biden-era FEMA staff to DOJ for potential criminal charges
  • Washington Times: FEMA discriminated against pro-gun homes in disaster relief missions
  • CNN: Melissa’s crawl through the Caribbean could unleash catastrophic flooding and destructive winds
  • Bloomberg: Disaster Relief Fund Hits Critical Low as Shutdown Endures
• Secret Service
  • Daily Caller: Kamala Harris Family Secret Service Agent Reportedly Moonlighted As Plus Size Model
  • Washington Times: [DC] Secret Service arrests man for crashing car into White House security gate
  • NBC News Daily: [DC] Driver Crashes into Security Gate Near White House
  • Breitbart: [DC] Driver Rams Vehicle into White House Gate, Taken to Hospital for Mental Health Evaluation
  • NewsMax: [FL] FAA Imposes Yearlong No-Fly Zone Over Mar-a-Lago
• Coast Guard
  • AP: [MA] Family rescued after being stranded on small island off Cape Cod after boat caught fire
  • The Hill: [FL] Documents detail what led to 5-year-old falling off Disney cruise ship, dad rescuing her
  • FOX News: [TX] Coast Guard surges to Rio Grande in new border security mission, Operation River Wall
  • FOX News: [CA] Expert says Coast Guard’s massive Pacific cocaine bust shows scale of global drug trade
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • New York Times: Trump Administration Cuts Cyberdefense Even as Threats Grow
  • Bloomberg: Shutdown Exposes Companies to Heightened Cybersecurity Risks
  • MeriTalk: House Democrats Challenge Shutdown Reassignments at CISA
  • CyberScoop: US ‘slipping’ on cybersecurity, annual Cyberspace Solarium Commission report concludes
  • New York Times: Trump Empowers Election Deniers, Still Fixated on 2020 Grievances
• Terrorism Investigations
  • NPR: The Trump administration says left-wing terrorism in the US is on the rise. Is it?
  • NPR: Amid claims that left-wing terrorism is rising, what do the data say?
  • AP: [WY] Wyoming Capitol bomb investigators focus on men seen in security video
  • Breitbart: [Mexico] Gulf Cartel Gunman Caught in Mexico near Texas Border with 151 Explosives, 18 Drones, 3 IEDs
  • Daily Caller: [Mexico] National Counterterrorism Center’s Intelligence Leads To Arrest Of Sinaloa Cartel Boss ‘El Pato’
  • Reuters: [Mexico] How a ‘dark fleet’ of tankers helped a Mexican cartel build a fuel-smuggling empire
• National Security News
  • CNN: [Venezuela] Maduro boasts of ‘thousands’ of Russian anti-aircraft missiles as Trump threatens military action inside Venezuela
  • NewsMax: [Venezuela] Trump Backs CIA Effort to Topple Maduro
  • Reuters: [Israel] Secretary Rubio warns West Bank annexation endangers Trump’s Gaza plan
  • Washington Examiner: [Ukraine] US cancels Ukraine summit, as Trump says he doesn’t want ‘wasted time’ with Putin in Budapest
  • FOX News: [Russia] Trump meets NATO’s Rutte amid canceled Putin meeting: ‘It didn’t feel right to me’
  • Washington Times: [Russia] NATO leader Rutte says only Trump can secure Russia-Ukraine peace deal
  • New York Post: [Russia] Putin oversees ‘planned’ readiness test of Russia’s nuclear forces

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