• Top News
  • New York Times/Los Angeles Times/San Francisco Chronicle: Trump Calls Off Federal Operation in San Francisco
  • CBS News: Trump says federal deployment to San Francisco called off after conversation with Mayor Daniel Lurie
  • CBS San Francisco: Protesters gather near Coast Guard Island ahead of anticipated Bay Area immigration crackdown
  • New York Times: Bay Area Protesters Try to Block Base Entrance Before Immigration Operation
  • San Francisco Chronicle: Shots fired during ICE protest outside Coast Guard base near Oakland
  • San Francisco Chronicle/Telemundo 48: Protest of Bay Area immigration crackdown met with apparent stun grenades at Coast Guard base
  • AP: What to know about Coast Guard Island in California, where federal agents have headed
  • New York Post: DOJ tells California officials to back off ‘apparent criminal conspiracy’ to arrest ICE agents: ‘Stand down or face prosecution’
  • Washington Examiner: Semitruck driver arrested after killing 3 people in DUI crash in US illegally: DHS
  • Daily Caller: Illegal Trucker Accused Of Killing Three Was Given Commercial Driver’s License By California
  • AP: Deadly semitrailer crash in California renews federal criticism of immigrant truck drivers
  • FOX News: White House says California granted license to illegal immigrant trucker charged in fatal DUI crash
  • Daily Caller: California’s Non-Compliance Led To Fatal Crash Involving Illegal Migrant Trucker, DOT Says
  • Chicago Tribune: ICE files detainer on man accused in Portage fatal truck crash
  • FOX News: Illegal alien failed CDL test 10 times in 2 months before fatal Florida crash that killed 3
  • FOX News: Trucking company owned by illegal immigrant raked in money from taxpayers before fatal crash: records
  • FOX News: Todd Lyons says more arrests ‘coming’ amid concern over illegal immigrant truck drivers
  • FOX News: Tricia McLaughlin: Open border policies have ‘deadly consequences’
  • AP/Daily Wire: Another Drug Boat Blown To Pieces After Ninth U.S. Strike On ‘Narco-Terrorists’
  • CNN: Trump insists he can strike alleged drug traffickers without Congress declaring war
  • Telemundo: "We’re going to kill people who bring drugs into the country," Trump says amid deadly boat attacks in the Caribbean and Pacific.
  • Bloomberg: Trump Says US Will Target Drugs Coming Into US Over Land
  • New York Times: Trump Says He Will Not Seek Authorization for Cartel Strikes
  • AP: US military flew supersonic B-1 bombers up to the coast of Venezuela
  • NewsMax: Report: US B-1 Bombers Buzz Venezuela in Show of Force
  • NPR: Is the U.S. military killing drug smugglers or fishermen?
  • NPR: As strikes on alleged drug boats grow, so do questions about their legality and goal
  • Politico: What Trump’s Venezuela Strategy Is Really About
  • CNN: For many Venezuelans, economic fears trump concerns of US military action
  • FOX News: Trump hosts roundtable on efforts to thwart cartels, human trafficking operations: Inherited a ‘disgrace’
  • Washington Times: Trump vows more military strikes on alleged drug smugglers, calls cartels the ‘ISIS of the West’
  • Washington Examiner: Trump says land targets ‘next’ in Pentagon drug trafficking crackdown
  • FOX News: Trump reacts to report of B-1 bombers near Venezuela while threatening drug traffickers during WH roundtable
  • New York Times: Trump Administration Asserts Authority to House Migrants at All Overseas U.S. Bases
  • CBS News: Cuban man deported by U.S. to Eswatini in Africa on hunger strike and his "life is on the line," lawyer says
  • Wall Street Journal: Pritzker to Build Case Against Trump Immigration Forces
  • FOX News: JB Pritzker accuses ICE of ‘racial profiling,’ defends comparing agents to Nazis
  • Reuters: Top Trump official defied court order on tear gas during Chicago crackdown, protesters say
  • AP: As federal agents ramp up Chicago immigration crackdown, more elected officials caught in crosshairs
  • Chicago Tribune: Amid ICE surge, Board of Education urges CPS to offer remote learning
  • Axios: DHS silent on false post about suburban arrest
  • Chicago Tribune: Federal immigration agents deploy tear gas on locals near Discount Mall in Little Village, make arrests
  • CNN: Top Border Patrol official accused of violating judge’s use-of-force order by throwing tear gas at Chicago protesters
  • Washington Post: Mom says slain Illinois woman wouldn’t want to be tied to Trump’s immigration blitz
  • Breitbart: Operation Chalkline: FBI SWAT Teams Storm Wisconsin in Massive Cartel/Gang Bust
  • FOX News: Florida lawmaker proposes bill allowing families to sue over crimes committed by illegal immigrants
  • Los Angeles Times: Federal judge issues tentative ruling ordering that immigrant detainees have access to legal counsel
  • The Hill: Democrats block bill to pay military, essential workers during shutdown
  • Reuters: What goes down comes back up: Federal agency enforcement actions drop and private enforcement class actions rise
  • San Francisco Chronicle: Federal agents used ‘Low Roll’ stun grenades on immigration protesters. What are they?
  • FOX News: Top Trump officials subpoenaed in Abrego Garcia hearing for ‘vindictive’ prosecution
  • AP: Federal Grand Jury Indicts Man for Fatal Stabbing of Ukrainian Refugee on North Carolina Train
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Washington Times: [DC] EDITORIAL: ICE unleashed
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • The Hill: Trump refugee policy would make America white again
  • Washington Examiner: The ick of immigration law enforcement
  • New York Times: The Secretive Office Approving Trump’s Boat Strikes
  • New York Post: [NY] ICE clearing Canal Street of illegal street vendors improves the quality of life in NYC
  • Bloomberg: [Venezuela] The US Is Courting Disaster in Venezuela
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • CNN: Inside ICE’s messy effort to hire 10,000 more deportation officers
  • NewsMax: Some New ICE Recruits Not Properly Vetted
  • Washington Times: ICE says it doesn’t need to give Congress access to its facilities during government shutdown
  • National Review: Trump, Bondi Back Crackdown on ICE-Tracking Apps as Attacks on Agents Escalate
  • Blaze: House Democrats’ ICE ‘tracker’ will ‘put our lives in danger’: DHS agent
  • Newsweek: Trump Administration Aiming for 600,000 Deportations in 2025
  • NPR: Congressman leads investigation into U.S. citizen detentions by immigration officers
  • NBC News: Senators demand Linda McMahon ask DHS to stop immigration enforcement near schools
  • NPR: It’s the deadliest year for people in ICE custody in decades; next year could be worse
  • Blaze: [NY] New York human rights office fines apartment building owners $55K over poster telling tenants to report immigrants to ICE
  • New York Post: [NY] MAGA influencer shed light on illegal NYC sidewalk vendors two days before ICE swept in: ‘Caught my eye’
  • Breitbart: [NY] Zohran Mamdani Calls ICE ‘Reckless Entity’ in Vow to Make New York City’s Sanctuary Policy More Extreme
  • Telemundo: [NY] In New York, people are demanding an end to raids after the chaotic ICE operation in Chinatown.
  • Newsweek: [NC] ICE Detains AMC’s ‘Manager of the Year’ at Green Card Interview—Wife
  • NewsMax: [IL] Former Chicago Mayor Wants to Unmask ICE Agents
  • FOX News: [IL] AG Pam Bondi puts ex-Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on notice over her vow to ‘unmask’ ICE agents
  • CNN: [IL] When masked agents descended on a Chicago suburb, residents disrupted the operation with hollering and blaring car horns
  • NBC News Daily: [IL] Federal Agents Clash with People Outside Discount Mall
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] East Chicago council votes against ICE resolution, worries about consequences
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Elgin discusses ban that would keep ICE agents from using city-owned property
  • Univision Chicago WGBO: [IL] Federal ICE agents return to Little Village in Chicago for the second day in a row and make several arrests.
  • New York Post: [IL] Illegal migrant accused of raping 54-year-old woman in Chicago as she shrieked for help
  • Reuters: [IL] How plastic whistles are becoming an anti-ICE resistance tool in Chicago
  • Telemundo: [AZ] Two men arrested after barricading themselves in Arizona home following collision with ICE vehicle
  • ABC News: [CA] 3 federal officers injured after man rams car to evade arrest in San Diego: ICE
  • FOX News: [CA] Hilton slams Dems after migrant allegedly rams fed vehicles, warns rhetoric fueling ‘dangerous conditions’
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] He tracked and posted videos of ICE raids in L.A. Now this TikTok streamer is in federal custody
  • The Hill: [CA] TikToker shot in ICE confrontation
  • Bloomberg Law News: [CA] LA ICE Facility’s Open-Door-Only Lawyer Meetings Worry Judge
  • Daily Caller: [CA] Public Schoolteacher Faces DOJ Probe Over ‘Unhinged’ Threat Toward ICE
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Breitbart: DHS Urged to Re-Vet Immigrants from ‘High-Risk Regions’ After Biden’s DHS Gave Visa to Hamas-Linked Operative
  • AP: USCIS Approves Appellation Healdsburg Hotel EB-5 Petition in Record Four Months
  • Bloomberg: US Chamber Turns Trump Foe in Rare Split Over $100,000 H-1B Fee
  • AP: Trump allies, undeterred by setbacks in courts and Congress, push anew for citizenship proof to vote
  • AP: One family fled Afghanistan. Then U.S. deportations scattered them across the world
  • Breitbart: Padilla: Some People Came Legally, Overstayed, System ‘Created This Mess’
  • Bloomberg: [China] New Chinese Visas to Poach US Tech Talent, House Democrat Warns
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Bloomberg Law: IRS Tells Court Border Protection Agency Sought Company Tax Info
  • CBS Chicago: [IL] Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino accused of violating restraining order by throwing tear gas in Little Village
  • New York Times: [IL] Tensions Mount as Agents, Including Gregory Bovino, Clash With Chicagoans
  • FOX News: [TX] Texas mounted patrol caught on camera capturing illegal immigrant hiding in ranch brush near southern border
  • FOX News: [TX] Texas Mounted Border Patrol tracks down previously deported illegal immigrant felon
  • Daily Wire: [TX] Texas Murder Suspect Entered The United States Using The CBP One App
  • Breitbart: [TX] Deported Child Sex Offender Caught Reentering U.S. During Human Smuggling Stop in Texas
  • NBC 7 News Today 6A: [CA] U.S. Reps Demand Answers on Courthouse ICE Detentions
  • Reuters: [Mexico] Mexican ag minister to discuss with US counterpart opening border to cattle amid screwworm outbreak
• Transportation Security Administration
  • DailySignal: Shutdown Will Disrupt Air Travel, Transportation Chief Warns
  • FOX News: Americans could face airport chaos if Dems don’t end shutdown, Trump official warns
  • Breitbart: Republicans warn of chaos at US airports as shutdown drags
  • Reuters: White House warns government shutdown could lead to holiday travel meltdown
  • Washington Post: Food banks are popping up at airports to feed unpaid workers
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • AP: Trump issues disaster declarations for Alaska and other states but denies Illinois and Maryland
  • Blaze: DHS report exposes FEMA blacklist: Conservative disaster victims denied aid under Biden administration
  • NewsMax: DHS’ Micah Bock to Newsmax: FEMA Politicized Aid for Years
  • The Hill: [MD] FEMA rejects western Maryland flood aid request
  • NPR: [OR] The Trump administration is withholding funding to tsunami-proof this hospital
• Federal Protective Service
  • Federal News Network: Trump’s pick to lead GSA vows to address ‘delinquent’ condition of federal buildings
• Secret Service
  • Washington Examiner: [DC] What to know about Trump’s White House ballroom construction
• Coast Guard
  • FOX News: Coast Guard nabs 50 tons of cocaine bound for posh coastal enclaves as cartel ops ‘rival Amazon’: expert
  • Bloomberg Government: Noem Luxury Jet Purchases Spur Senator to Seek Watchdog Probe
  • Washington Examiner: Illegal fishing robs US economy of millions of dollars. Here’s what the Coast Guard is doing about it
  • New York Times: [MA] They Jumped Off a Burning Boat and Were Rescued After 30 Hours on a Small Island
  • AP: [MA] Coast Guard Audio Captures Stranded Family’s Mayday Call. ‘Our Ship Burned While We Were Sleeping’
  • Turning Point USA: [TX] DHS Launches Operation River Wall to Secure Rio Grande Against Illegal Immigration, Drug Traffickers
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Washington Examiner: EPA to unveil new cybersecurity tools to protect US water systems
  • CyberScoop: F5 vulnerability highlights weak points in DHS’s CDM program
  • Politico: Kristi Noem pledged to boost the nation’s cybersecurity. She gutted it instead.
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Washington Examiner: [DC] FBI renews call for information about 2021 DC pipe bomb suspect with never-before-seen videos
  • New York Times: [Cuba] ‘Brother Wang,’ Accused of Being Drug Cartel Fixer, Is Arrested in Cuba
  • New York Times: [Cuba] A Curious Collaboration Between Prisoners and the Military at Guantánamo
• National Security News
  • Reuters: [Lithuania] NATO member Lithuania says two Russian jets briefly entered its airspace

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