• Top News
  • ABC News/New York Times/AP/Politico: Judge Blocks Administration From Immediately Removing Guatemalan Children
  • Washington Post: Judge: Trump lawyer made false claims in court to hastily deport Guatemalan kids
  • Daily Wire: Trump Administration Finds 25,000 Migrant Kids ‘Lost’ By Biden Admin
  • Reuters: Trump administration may not end Venezuelan migrants’ protections, court rules
  • NewsMax: DHS Chief Joins ICE Raid, 5 Illegal Aliens Arrested
  • AP: As immigration arrests spike in Chicago, activists escalate tactics to fight back
  • NewsNation: Whistle-blowing, text alerts warn Chicagoans of ICE presence
  • Washington Examiner: Temporary Rockford Courthouse fence sparks debate over security and costs
  • Reuters/Washington Post/Politico/AP: New York Democratic politicians arrested at ICE jail in Manhattan
  • Breitbart/Free Beacon/NewsMax: Judge Orders Columbia Encampment Organizer Mahmoud Khalil’s Deportation to Algeria or Syria
  • New York Times: Mahmoud Khalil Asks Federal Judge to Intercede After Deportation Order
  • Blaze: Mahmoud Khalil calls Trump administration ‘fascist’ after immigration judge orders his deportation
  • NPR: Mahmoud Kahlil ordered deported, but there’s a long legal fight ahead
  • New York Times: West Africans Deported by the U.S. Sue Ghana for Rights Violations
  • Washington Examiner: Democrats delay House hearing by forcing vote to subpoena Noem
  • Chicago Tribune: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum demands ‘thorough investigation’ into shooting death of Mexican immigrant by ICE
  • NBC News: Family of Mexican father fatally shot by ICE near Chicago ‘wants justice to be done’
  • Daily Wire: Illegal Immigrant Fatally Shot By ICE Agent Received Deportation Waiver Under Biden
  • AP/Reuters: US Treasury Sanctions Sinaloa Cartel Faction Los Mayos in Mexico
  • Washington Post: Mayor Bowser, top D.C. officials on Capitol Hill for grilling on crime
  • ABC News: Oversight Committee members debate DC crime in contentious hearing
  • AP: DC Mayor Defends Her Crime Policies to a House Committee, as Federal Law Enforcement Surge Continues
  • The Hill: DC Mayor Bowser says National Guard has not driven crime down
  • Reuters: South Korea’s LG Energy was using US visa workarounds before Trump, documents show
  • Reuters: South Korea aims to resolve US visa issues before executing $350 bln investment
  • CNN: Hyundai CEO found out about ICE raid at Georgia battery plant on the news
  • AP: Hyundai Says It Will Spend $2.7 Billion Expanding the Georgia Plant Raided by ICE
  • Breitbart: Trump Names Afghanistan, India, China, and 20 Other Nations Illegal Drug Threats
  • Washington Examiner: Billion-dollar Chinese marijuana grow operations have infiltrated the US, experts say
  • ABC News: Dept. of Homeland Security enhances security for Charlie Kirk’s funeral
  • NewsMax: Secret Service to Oversee Security at Kirk Memorial
  • The Hill/Washington Examiner: Netanyahu responds to ‘disgusting’ Charlie Kirk murder conspiracies: ‘This is insane’
  • The Hill: Kirk shooting suspect ‘was truly fearful about being shot by law enforcement’: Sheriff
  • Los Angeles Times: GOP threatens clampdown on social media after Charlie Kirk suspect allegedly confessed on Discord
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Chicago Tribune: ICE must leave US citizens alone
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • The Hill: How the American dream became a nightmare for unaccompanied alien children
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Breitbart: Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons Says Criminal Illegal Immigrant Beheaded Man in Dallas: ‘These Are the Animals We’re Dealing With’
  • Daily Caller: Here Are The Worst Criminals ICE Arrested In One Day
  • Washington Post: ICE seeks hundreds of new offices across U.S. as agency expands
  • Breitbart: Latinos, ex-military, retirees — ICE hopefuls answer Uncle Sam’s call
  • Daily Wire: [CT] Boxcutter-Wielding Man Arrested For Rape Of Young Jogger Is Twice Deported Illegal Immigrant
  • CBS New York: [NY] Suspect who allegedly intentionally ran over, killed Queens teen is in the country illegally, ICE says
  • Good Morning America: [IN] State Approves Funds for ICE Detention
  • CBS Chicago: [IL] Immigrant rights groups in Chicago say ICE agents now targeting Home Depot stores
  • The Hill: [IL] ICE ‘targeting all the bad guys’ in Operation Midway Blitz
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Day laborers at Chicago-area home improvement stores targeted in immigration enforcement arrests, advocates say
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Blue Island police help woman after her husband was taken into ICE custody
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Lincolnwood village leaders urged to adopt sanctuary status so immigrant residents ‘feel welcome and safe’
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] From elementary to higher ed, Chicago and suburban schools prepare amid ICE activity in neighborhoods
  • Bloomberg Law: [TX] ICE Facility Project Worth $1.3 Billion Can Advance, Court Says
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Candlelight vigil in Elgin a call for prayers and action in wake of ICE raids
  • AP: [IA] Immigration Judge Denies Bond for Man Detained by ICE After Nearly Dying in Iowa Shooting
  • Blaze: [OR] Portland to issue violation against ICE facility under siege by Antifa extremists
  • FOX News: [OR] Portland ramps up pressure on ICE building with land use violation notice
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Encinitas council rescinds, then reaffirms most of last month’s ICE response actions
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Top San Diego ICE official says ‘false’ accusations are dangerous
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Oceanside resolves not to aid feds with ICE immigration raids
  • Blaze: [CA] Mexican Independence Day protest in LA fizzles after Trump administration’s crackdown on far-left groups
  • Telemundo: [Mexico] This immigrant self-deported from Texas to Mexico for fear of ICE. He was found dead four days later.
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Daily Caller: A First-Of-Its-Kind Case Could Completely Change The Fight Against Immigration Fraud
  • AP: Ukrainian refugees in US face precarious future after losing legal right to work
  • Bloomberg Law: Trump Must Face State-Led Challenge to Elections Executive Order
  • UPI: Immigration policy drawing international students away from U.S.
  • New York Times: Trump Administration Reinstates More Difficult Citizenship Test
  • Daily Caller: Trump Admin’s New Citizenship Test Still Way Too Easy
  • Federalist: The Trump Admin Is Right To Screen Potential U.S. Citizens For ‘Good Moral Character’
  • Reuters: [India] US revokes visas for Indian business executives over fentanyl links
• Customs and Border Protection
  • New York Post: [FL] Suspected human remains used for ‘rituals’ found in traveler’s luggage at Florida airport
  • NBC News Daily: [FL] Kingsport Man Facing Charges
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Texas family pleads for return of child in need of brain-tumor care after she was sent to Mexico
  • Bloomberg: [Canada] After ICE Raids, Canada Sees Surge in Migrants Crossing Border Through New York
  • Reuters: [Canada] Canada turns back more asylum-seekers to US despite third-country deportation risk
• Transportation Security Administration
  • New York Post: Southwest puts new restrictions on wheelchairs — here’s how the changes impact passengers with mobility devices
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Washington Examiner: Democratic governors criticize Trump for ‘politicizing’ disaster relief
  • Bloomberg: Chaos Inside FEMA as Death Threats Distract From Hurricane Response
  • USA Today: Tropical Storm Gabrielle could become a hurricane: See path tracker
• Secret Service
  • Bloomberg: Suspected Kirk Shooter’s Gaming History Probed by Secret Service
  • CBS News: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt now has Secret Service detail, multiple sources say
  • AP: [FL] FBI sniper testifies that hiding spot near golf course was ideal place for man to shoot Trump
  • NewsNation: [FL] Ryan Routh trial: FBI agent says safety on rifle was off
  • New York Post: [FL] Florida woman insisting she’s Trump’s wife is busted trying to get into Mar-a-Lago
• Coast Guard
  • Washington Times: [FL] Coast Guard seizes 75,000 pounds of cocaine, arrests 29 trafficking suspects since crackdown started
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: Agencies increasingly dive into AI for cyber defense, acting federal CISO says
  • DefenseScoop: Katherine Sutton confirmed as Pentagon cyber policy leader
• Terrorism Investigations
  • ABC News: Trump says he’ll seek to designate antifa as ‘major terrorist organization’
  • FOX News: Trump defends labeling antifa a ‘terrorist organization’ as he targets left-wing extremism
  • FOX News: House Freedom Caucus chair, other Republicans back Trump in designating Antifa a terror organization
  • Washington Post: What the law says as Trump tries to designate ‘antifa’ a terrorist group
  • CNN: US victims of October 7 attacks file a new lawsuit against Hamas, Syria, Iran and North Korea
  • Washington Examiner: Families of Oct. 7 victims sue Hamas and other terrorist groups
  • FOX News: [NY] FBI tip leads NYPD to 16-year-old arrested with loaded gun inside school
  • CBS Chicago: [IL] Former Navy sailor sentenced to 12 years for terrorist plot to attack Naval Station Great Lakes
• National Security News
  • New York Times: Warner Accuses Trump Administration of Undermining National Security
  • Wall Street Journal: Trump’s Trade War Split Canada and Mexico. Now They Want a United Front.
  • New York Times: The Hottest New Defense Against Drones? Lasers
  • Washington Examiner: [FL] NORTHCOM tests new counter-drone technology for defense of US homeland
  • Breitbart: [Israel] Senate Democrats introduce bill for U.S. recognition of Palestine
  • CNN: [Afghanistan] Trump admin has been quietly pushing to retake Afghan base from the Taliban for months, sources say
  • New York Times: [Afghanistan] Taliban Rebuffs Trump’s Effort to Regain Air Base in Afghanistan
  • Wall Street Journal: [Saudi Arabia] Saudi Arabia Seeks New Security Alliances as Trust in U.S. Erodes
  • Wall Street Journal: [China] China Hardens Military Stance Against U.S. With Nuclear Weapons and Tough Talk
  • NBC News: [China] Trump set to speak with China’s Xi to finalize TikTok deal
  • Washington Post: [China] Trump and China’s Xi set to discuss trade tensions, TikTok deal

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