• Top News
  • Bloomberg/Daily Caller/Reuters/Breitbart: Trump Looks to Label Antifa as a Foreign Terrorist Organization
  • Daily Wire: ‘Agitators, Anarchists’: White House Zeroes In On Antifa After Clashes In Portland
  • Washington Examiner: Trump turns the tables on antifa: ‘We’re going to be threatening to them’
  • New York Post/FOX News: Noem warns far-left Antifa is ‘just as sophisticated’ as Hamas, MS-13, ISIS
  • NewsNation: Noem threatens to quadruple federal officers in Portland amid ICE protests
  • The Hill: Court gives Trump control over Oregon National Guard, though deployment still on hold
  • Washington Examiner: Noem fumes she’s dealing with a ‘bunch of pansies’ in Portland, while Texas Guard troops arrive outside Chicago
  • FOX News: Homan confirms Texas National Guard ‘on the ground’ in Illinois, warns anti-ICE rhetoric fueling ‘bloodshed’
  • NPR: Hundreds of National Guard Troops have arrived in Illinois
  • New York Times: Federal Judge Imposes New Limits on ICE Operations in Chicago
  • AP: Federal court to weigh Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago area
  • Reuters: National Guard poised to enter Chicago as Trump calls for jailing Democratic leaders
  • Washington Post: Texas National Guard troops are active in Chicago area, military says
  • NBC News: Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say
  • Politico: Why Trump hasn’t invoked the Insurrection Act yet
  • Bloomberg: Homeland Security Cyber Personnel Reassigned to Jobs in Trump’s Deportation Push
  • Washington Post: A quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, per FBI data
  • Axios: Harrell signs orders to prepare for federal troops, restrain ICE
  • AP/Politico/Daily Wire: Trump says Illinois governor and Chicago mayor should be jailed as they oppose Guard deployment
  • The Hill: Chicago mayor responds to Trump’s call for him to be jailed
  • FOX News: Pritzker claims you ‘can’t believe anything ICE is doing,’ suggests it’s committing ‘felonies’
  • Breitbart: Pritzker ‘Will Not Back Down,’ Johnson Plays Race Card After Trump Says They Should be Jailed for ICE Obstruction in Chicago
  • FOX News: Border Patrol chief fires back after Pritzker calls federal operations ‘unconstitutional invasion’
  • New York Times: Before Trump Ordered In Troops, Federal Officers Called Portland Protests ‘Low Energy’
  • Reuters: US Senate blocks debate on ending military action against Venezuelan vessels
  • Daily Caller: Two Republicans Vote To Block Trump Striking Narco Boats
  • CBS News: Colombian president alleges last boat bombed by U.S. was from his country — White House calls claim "baseless"
  • Federal News Network: New DHS lab aims to ensure next-gen 911 systems are compatible
  • AP: Senate vote tests Trump’s authority to strike vessels he says are carrying drugs
  • AP: Trump has yet to provide Congress hard evidence that targeted boats carried drugs, officials say
  • Axios/FOX News: Johnson rejects push for military pay fix as shutdown fight intensifies
  • New York Times: Kristi Noem Attacks Zach Bryan’s New Lyrics About ICE
  • Axios/Breitbart: DHS escalates fight over Zach Bryan’s controversial ICE lyric
  • Breitbart: Watch: Kristi Noem Slams Country Star Zach Bryan over His Anti-ICE Song
  • NewsMax: ICE Director Lyons to Newsmax: Zach Bryan ‘Needs to Get His Facts Straight’
  • NewsMax: Speaker Johnson: Bad Bunny ‘Terrible’ Super Bowl Pick
  • The Hill: How serious is talk about ICE patrolling the Super Bowl over Bad Bunny?
  • Just the News: DHS corrects the record on viral image of agent with pepper ball gun
  • Blaze: Brandon Gill unveils key legislation to accelerate deportations for criminal aliens
  • Breitbart: Democrat Jon Ossoff Hires Open Borders Aide Ahead of Shutdown to Give Illegal Aliens Health Care
  • New York Times: Voters Favor Deporting Those in U.S. Illegally, but Say Trump Has Gone Too Far
  • New York Times: Tom Homan Was Said to Have Received $50,000 From Agents. He May Not Have to Return It.
  • New York Times: Pope Leo Urges U.S. Bishops to Support Immigrants
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Washington Times: [OR] Democrats won’t win the battle against immigration enforcement in Portland
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Washington Post: Trump is turning the ‘war on drugs’ from metaphor into an actual war
  • The Hill: Dismantling counterterrorism infrastructure makes America less safe
  • The Hill: More immigration detentions, more deaths in custody from overcrowding
  • New York Times: ‘ICE Goes Masked for a Single Reason’
  • FOX News: The National Guard isn’t a permanent fix for cities — here’s what must happen next
  • Daily Wire: [IA] The Illegal Alien Superintendent Shows Why We Need To Boost Election Security
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Breitbart: ICE Undeterred: Agents Arrest Illegal Alien Pedophiles, Killers, Domestic Abusers Despite Government Shutdown
  • Daily Signal: Meet the ‘Worst of the Worst’ Criminals Arrested by ICE Agents Working for Free
  • DailySignal: Unpaid ICE Agents Continue to Arrest Pedophiles, Smugglers, Thieves as Shutdown Drags On
  • NewsMax: Todd Lyons to Newsmax: Claims ICE Zip-Tied Kids ‘Outrageous Misinformation’
  • Breitbart: Golden Age: 2.2 Million Decline in Foreign Population Thanks to Record Low Illegal Immigration and Migrants Returning Home
  • Telemundo: How would the ICE measure allowing them to monitor social media affect you?
  • CBS News: [NY] ICE agents target New York City immigration courts more often than others, new analysis suggests
  • FOX News: [VA] Illegal immigrant gets 30 years for raping 11-year-old Virginia girl multiple times
  • FOX News: [SC] Illegal immigrant gets one year for hit-and-run death of University of South Carolina student
  • New York Post: [SC] Illegal immigrant quietly handed slap-on-the-wrist sentence for hit-and-run that killed University of South Carolina student
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Charges dropped against couple in Broadview immigration protest after federal grand jury refuses to indict
  • CBS Chicago: [IL] Federal judge further limits ICE ability to arrest without warrants, probable cause
  • Washington Times: [IL] Chicago-area prosecutor warns Trump’s immigration surge scared away victims from testifying in cases
  • Daily Wire: [TX] ICE Nabs Illegal Immigrant Gang Member Who Fled California After Murder Only To Kill Another In Texas
  • CBS News: [TX] Mother of ICE facility victim speaks out in CBS News Texas exclusive
  • World Tribune: [OK] ICE arrests 91 illegal alien truck drivers on just one stretch of highway
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Telemundo 48 - Area de la Bahia: USCIS announces major change for those applying for asylum, citizenship, or immigrant visas.
  • Axios: Food crisis looms as Trump’s deportations cut farm wages, Labor warns
  • New York Times: Trump’s H-1B Visa Fee Could Strain Universities and Schools
  • CyberScoop: Voting groups ask court for immediate halt to Trump admin’s SAVE database overhaul
  • Federalist: Exclusive: Roy Bill Would Allow ICE To Deport Adherents Of Sharia Law
  • Telemundo51: [FL] "I don’t think it’s fair to be detained": Nicaraguan ends up in Alligator Alcatraz after interview with USCIS
  • CBS News: [TX] North Texas pastor among foreign-born religious workers forced to self-deport
• Customs and Border Protection
  • FOX News: Trump admin announces fewest border apprehensions since 1970
  • USA Today: Illegal border crossings plunge under Trump in 2025, but numbers are rising
  • NBC News: Residents of border towns relieved by quiet amid record-low migrant crossings
  • Breitbart: [IL] Chicago Illegal Alien Operation Commander Responds to Bounty Threat on His Life
  • Reuters: [IL] Bodycam footage conflicts with DHS account of Chicago woman’s shooting by Border Patrol, lawyer says
  • Breitbart: [Mexico] Trump Policies Keeping Migrant Caravan Away from U.S. Border, Says Cuban Traveler, Privilege to Stay in Mexico
• Transportation Security Administration
  • CNN: Air traffic control staffing shortages cause more flight delays as government shutdown drags on for eighth day
  • AP: Pressure points ahead could bring a quicker end to the shutdown
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • The Hill: [CA] Man arrested in connection to deadly Los Angeles wildfire
  • Telemundo52: [CA] LAFD publishes report on context and response to the Palisades fire
• Coast Guard
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] WWII-era explosive found at Port of Long Beach during construction
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Federal News Network: Cyber Leaders Exchange 2025: CISA’s Matthew Rogers, INL’s Ollie Gagnon on driving cyber resilience in critical infrastructure
  • Federal News Network: Cyber Leaders Exchange 2025: CISA’s Nick Andersen on shaping cyber directorate’s core competencies
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Washington Examiner: Antifa leaders flee America as Trump cracks down on domestic terrorist networks
  • Washington Times: FBI provides inaccurate data on active shootings, armed citizens stopping gunmen, researcher says
  • Washington Post: Professor who teaches about antifascism moves to Europe after death threats
  • AP: [DC] Man charged with having explosive materials near DC church hosting annual Red Mass celebration
• National Security News
  • AP: Comey pleads not guilty as lawyers signal intent to argue Trump foe’s case is politically motivated
  • FOX News: [AZ] She helped North Korea infiltrate American tech companies
  • Breaking Defense: [Venezuela] As US military boosts posture in Caribbean, how does Venezuela’s navy stack up?
  • Wall Street Journal: [Israel] Israel and Hamas Agree to Hostage Release in Step Toward Peace
  • Politico: [Israel] Trump says Israel-Hamas deal to end war is ‘very close’
  • Washington Examiner: [Israel] Trump says Israeli hostages to be released next week as part of Hamas peace deal
  • AP: [China] US diplomat fired over relationship with woman accused of ties to Chinese Communist Party

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