• Top News
  • New York Times/Los Angeles Times/AP/Washington Post/FOX News: California Bars ICE Agents From Wearing Masks in the State
  • FOX News: Gavin Newsom press office post about Kristi Noem triggers Secret Service threat assessment referral
  • Politico: California defies Trump, shields schools and clinics from ICE
  • Reuters/NewsMax: US warns sanctuary states to aid deportation of criminal immigrants
  • New York Post: Trump administration threatens to cut federal funding, legal action if three Democratic states defy ICE
  • Wall Street Journal: The Republicans Who Are Quietly Intervening to Help Immigrants in Custody
  • New York Times/CNN/USA Today: Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash
  • FOX News: Duffy warns Chicago, Boston transit systems could risk federal support amid rising violence
  • AP: Members of Congress take steps to tighten their own security after Kirk’s killing
  • Daily Caller: Trump Orders Lethal Strike On Third Drug Vessel, Killing Three Narcos
  • New York Times: U.S. Military Buildup in Caribbean Signals Broader Campaign Against Venezuela
  • National Review: Where Is Congress on Trump’s Lethal Military Strikes on Venezuelan Boats?
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Bloomberg: $100,000 H-1B Visa Is a Gamble That Could Protect US Jobs
  • The Hill: Flooding is a major danger — treat it as a US national security threat 
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Telemundo47: [GA] Salvadoran journalist who reported on ICE operations ordered deported
  • CBS 4 New Orleans: [LA] ICE detainees on 4th day of hunger strike at ‘Louisiana Lockup’
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] At least 6 detained in Elgin during Saturday morning ICE sting
  • The Hill: [IL] Federal officers, anti-ICE protestors clash in Chicago: What to know
  • AP: [IL] ICE denies using excessive force as it broadens immigration arrests in Chicago
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Hundreds gather to pray, march and protest Trump ‘blitz’ outside Great Lakes Naval station
  • Breitbart: [IL] Agents and Protesters Rumble at Chicago ICE Protest with Three Arrests and Multiple Injuries
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Amid ICE fears in Chicago, Honduran immigrant’s citizenship passage called a ‘beacon of light’
  • Breitbart: [TX] Beware of ICE on roads: how migrants in Texas help each other avoid raids
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • New York Times: What Is the H-1B Visa Program, and How Is Trump Changing It?
  • New York Times: Trump’s $100,000 Visa Fee Spurs Confusion and Chaos
  • FOX Business: Trump administration’s $100K one-time fee for new H-1B visa applications sparks raging debate
  • New York Post: White House tries easing panic over high-skill H1-B visa crackdown, says new $100 K fee won’t apply to existing visa holders
  • CNN: The American workforce has a new challenge: Trump’s $100K fee on H-1B visas
  • NPR: Trump’s new $100K fee on H-1B visas will hurt the tech companies trying to woo him
  • Reuters: ‘Fast and furious’: H-1B workers abroad race to US as Trump order sparks dismay, confusion
  • Washington Post: Trump’s changes to skilled worker visas spark confusion. Here’s what to know.
  • Politico: White House tries to tamp down corporate panic for high-skill visa holders after last-minute overhaul
  • Breitbart: Trump Signs Proclamation Adding $100k Fee to H-1B Visa Applications Says System Was ‘Exploited’ to ‘Replace’ American Workers Win for America First, But Experts Fear Loopholes
  • Telemundo: Trump again asks the Supreme Court to allow him to revoke TPS for more than 300,000 Venezuelans.
  • Univision: What comes next after the ruling upholding the decision on TPS for Venezuelans? Lawyer responds
  • USA Today: [CA] What is an H-1B visa? Look to Silicon Valley as Trump seeks $100,000 fee
  • AP: [India] India expresses concern about Trump plan to hike fees on H-1B visas that bring tech workers to US
  • Reuters: [India] India Says That Trump’s H-1B Visa Fee Hike Could Disrupt Families
• Customs and Border Protection
  • San Diego Union Tribune: Under pressure, some immigrants are leaving American dreams behind
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • USA Today: Disaster preparation has a new wildcard. Will FEMA help?
• Secret Service
  • New York Times/CBS News/New York Post: [AZ] Secret Service Detains Armed Man at Kirk Memorial Site, Officials Say
  • The Hill: [AZ] Charlie Kirk producer says detained man was doing advance security for guest; Nothing ‘nefarious’
  • NBC News: [AZ] Gunman released on bail at stadium where Charlie Kirk service will be held
  • Breitbart: [AZ] Authorities Are Dealing with Threats Around Charlie Kirk’s Memorial Sunday
  • DailySignal: [AZ] Kirk’s Funeral Tests Secret Service Yet Again
  • Washington Post: [AZ] Charlie Kirk memorial to be on par with a state funeral in scale, security
  • New York Post: [AZ] Here are the Charlie Kirk funeral plans -- including Super Bowl-level security, high-profile attendees
  • New York Post: [AZ] White House sending two planeloads of staffers to Charlie Kirk funeral
  • Reuters: [AZ] Trump, Vance to headline memorial service for Charlie Kirk in Arizona
• Terrorism Investigations
  • NBC News: [NY] Luigi Mangione’s lawyers file motion to dismiss death penalty
  • NewsMax: [UT] Officials: No Kirk Shooting Tie to Leftists Yet
  • The Hill: [UT] Trump vows crackdown on ‘radical left’ after Kirk’s murder
• National Security News
  • Bloomberg: [NY] Milei to Meet Trump as Argentina Seeks to Avert Market Rout
  • AP: [Afghanistan] The Taliban reject Trump’s bid to retake Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan
  • AP: [Russia] Russian jets over Estonia ignored signals from NATO pilots, officials say
  • NBC News: [China] White House says TikTok’s algorithm and data will be controlled ‘by America’ in new deal

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