• Top News
  • AP/New York Post: Supreme Court lets Trump strip protections from more than 300,000 Venezuelan migrants
  • CBS News/New York Times: U.S. Military Attacked Boat Off Venezuela, Killing Four Men, Hegseth Says
  • New York Times/AP: Trump Administration Reverses $187 Million in N.Y. Counterterrorism Cuts
  • Washington Examiner: Judge blocks Trump cuts to NYC transit counterterrorism funds
  • AP: Noem visits Chicago area ICE facility as agents detain multiple protesters outside
  • CNN: Protesters arrested outside Broadview ICE facility in Illinois as governor slams DHS Secretary Noem’s visit
  • FOX News: DHS rips ‘dishonest, desperate’ Gen Z candidate who raged against Kristi Noem’s ‘crimes’ at anti-ICE protest
  • FOX News: DHS Secretary Noem ‘blocked’ from bathroom at Illinois government building as Pritzker feud heats up
  • Washington Examiner/New York Post: Kristi Noem slams Illinois officials after being ‘blocked’ from entering Chicago-area government building to use restroom
  • Breitbart: Dem Rep. Kamlager-Dove on Noem Being Barred from Gov’t Building: Feds Treat Cities Badly
  • CBS News: Pritzker: Noem should "no longer be able to step foot" in Illinois without accountability as she visits Broadview ICE facility
  • Chicago Tribune: US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says ‘we’re here to stay,’ indicating ICE may expand in Broadview
  • FOX News: Federal agents nab 1,000+ illegal aliens in major Illinois sweep: ‘Making the state safe again’
  • NewsMax: 2 ‘Criminally Deranged’ Illegals Ram ICE Officers With Cars in Chicago
  • Washington Examiner: Illegal immigrants arrested for allegedly trying to ram ICE officers in Illinois
  • Reuters: Police scuffle with protesters outside Chicago ICE facility, arrest several
  • Breitbart: Antifa Scuffles with Police at Illinois ICE Facility: ‘You Nazis!’
  • Breitbart: Woke Suburban Chicago Police Chief Threatens to Demolish Fence Protecting ICE Facility
  • NewsNation: Feds deploy tear gas in Chicago chase after activists block agents
  • Chicago Tribune: Chicagoans say ICE agents responded to heckling with tear gas near school on busy NW Side street
  • FOX News: Over a dozen arrested at anti-ICE protests in Chicago suburb
  • Chicago Tribune: Arrests made at ICE facility in Broadview as feds put on show of strength
  • USA Today: 800 arrests amid Chicago immigration ‘blitz’ of helicopters and midnight raids
  • CNN: 37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments
  • Reuters: US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies
  • Chicago Tribune: "This could be very significant’: Federal judge in Chicago set to rule on alleged ICE violations in ‘Operation Midway Blitz’
  • The Hill: Officials restrict airspace amid Chicago immigration raid
  • NewsMax: Noem: DHS Will Surge ICE Resources in Portland
  • San Francisco Chronicle: Exclusive: Trump is sending California National Guard troops to Portland, Newsom says
  • Politico: Trump pressures Portland amid National Guard standoff
  • FOX News: Trump admin reviewing Portland federal funding amid anti-ICE clashes, journalist’s detention
  • NewsNation: Protests arrests come as Portland pushes back on Guard deployment
  • AP: Portland Braces for Federal Troops as Protests Escalate and Conservative Influencer Is Arrested
  • Daily Caller: Portland PD Won’t Protect ICE, But Put A Conservative Journalist In Cuffs
  • AP: Portland braces for federal troops as protests escalate and a conservative influencer is arrested
  • USA Today: 28 people arrested at a Portland ICE facility amid months of protests, DOJ says
  • Blaze: Portland police spark outrage after ‘wrongful’ arrest of journalist Nick Sortor, allegedly victimized by Antifa; DOJ to investigate
  • Washington Examiner: Trump White House looks to slash Portland funding, citing antifa ‘anarchy’
  • NewsMax: Bondi: 60 Arrests Overnight in Memphis Enforcement Surge
  • Washington Examiner: Garcia’s lawyers say government shutdown should not delay case
  • New York Times: Judge Finds ‘Likelihood’ That Charges Against Abrego Garcia Are Vindictive
  • NBC News: Judge orders hearing on whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia was the target of a ‘vindictive prosecution’
  • Reuters: Second US Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Order Curtailing Birthright Citizenship
  • Roll Call: New Supreme Court term could include birthright citizenship case
  • AP: US Escalates Criticism of Colombia’s President at the UN, Calls for Action Against Drug Trafficking
  • New York Times: Democrats Lost the Debate on Immigration. Unless You Ask Senator Alex Padilla.
  • Los Angeles Times: The White House says California uses a ‘loophole’ to give undocumented immigrants Medicaid. Experts disagree
• Opinion – Editorials
  • New York Post: TSA abuse of no-fly lists was more Biden-era ‘quiet tyranny’
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Bloomberg: [IA] The Iowa Immigration Case That Is a Bipartisan Embarrassment
  • FOX News: [China] China’s malign influence touches every aspect of US life. We all need to help stop them
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Reuters: Trump administration offers unaccompanied migrant children $2,500 to voluntarily leave US, letter shows
  • AP: States say Trump administration has backed off ICE cooperation requirement for victims’ funds
  • Politico: ICE pursuing self-deportation of unaccompanied minors
  • Blaze: ICE nabs child predator, rapist, and other violent thugs
  • The Hill: White House: ‘No tangible plan’ for ICE at Super Bowl, where Bad Bunny will perform
  • AP/Daily Caller: Apple and Google block apps that crowdsource ICE sightings. Some warn of chilling effects
  • FOX Business: Conservatives rally around Apple removing ICE-tracking apps to protect law enforcement
  • New York Times/The Hill/Wall Street Journal: Journalist Mario Guevara Is Deported After Being Held for Over 100 Days
  • CNN: Fake ICE agent cases on the rise
  • USA Today: [AL] A US citizen construction worker was detained by ICE. Twice. Now he’s suing.
  • Breitbart: [AR] Arkansas AG: Three Non-Citizens Arrested for Voting Illegally
  • Breitbart: [OH] Accused Mexican Child Predator Released in South Texas on $2,500 Bond, Re-Arrested in Ohio
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Elgin library wants patrons to know it can’t stop ICE agents from being on site
  • NBC News Daily: [IL] Protests Continue Outside ICE Facility
  • CBS Chicago: [IL] Chicago alderwoman arrested by ICE agents while checking on detainee at hospital in Humboldt Park
  • Washington Post: [WI] A Venezuelan singer won asylum. ICE detained him for two more months.
  • Washington Examiner: [IA] Des Moines school board sues firm for ‘failing to properly vet’ detained superintendent
  • FOX News: [IA] School chief to suspect: ICE arrest of Des Moines superintendent exposes fake degrees, drug convictions
  • Washington Times: [IA] Illegal immigrant school superintendent in Iowa had ‘extensive criminal history’
  • CNN: [OR] Arrest of conservative influencer Nick Sortor outside Portland ICE building now under federal investigation
  • Telemundo 20: [CA] Former Navy member found guilty of child sex offenses
  • FOX News: [CA] Kristi Noem torches NFL as ‘weak,’ vows ICE will show up at Super Bowl amid Bad Bunny scandal
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Reuters: Trump administration planning 7,500-person refugee ceiling, sources say
  • New York Times: Groups File Suit Over Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee
  • NPR: What the H1B visa application fee hike could mean for the U.S. economy
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Reuters: Canada warns travelers with ‘X’ gender passports they may not be allowed into US
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Reuters: US agency halts emergency funds, demands state population data reflecting deportations
  • CNN News Central: FEMA Halts Preparedness Grant, Orders States to Recount Populations
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Metra, CTA awarded federal grants that could require cooperation with immigration enforcement
• Secret Service
  • Blaze: [China] China behind massive nationwide SIM farm network that directly threatens American critical infrastructure
• Coast Guard
  • Washington Times: Temporary relief available for Coast Guard personnel hurt by government shutdown
  • AP: [NC] All injured in deadly North Carolina waterfront bar shooting released from the hospital
  • Breitbart: [FL] 6 Tons of Drugs Seized by Coast Guard in Eastern Pacific
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: Federal judiciary touts cybersecurity work in wake of latest major breach
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Daily Wire: Trump To Congress: U.S. In ‘Armed Conflict’ With ‘Terrorist’ Drug Cartels
  • Washington Examiner: In declaring ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels, Trump effectively designates smugglers as ‘enemy combatants’ to be killed on sight
  • Breitbart: US Supreme Court judge would-be assassin given eight years in prison
  • AP: [MI] ‘Drop it now!’: Video shows Michigan church shooter was ordered to give up before he was killed
• National Security News
  • Washington Examiner: [Israel] Trump sets hard deadline for peace deal before unleashing ‘all HELL’ on Hamas
  • Washington Examiner: [Qatar] Trump’s absurd Qatar security guarantee: a predictable result of Netanyahu’s folly

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