• Top News
  • The Hill/Washington Post/CBS News: Noem, DHS end deportation protections for some Venezuelans
  • CBS News/FOX News/CNN/AP: DHS opens new immigration detention facility inside Louisiana’s Angola prison
  • New York Times: Trump Administration Says Boat Strike Is Start of Campaign Against Venezuelan Cartels
  • Bloomberg/Reuters/Axios: US Warns of More Strikes After Attack on Purported Drug Boat
  • FOX News: Hegseth details Trump admin’s cartel crackdown, strike on drug boat in Caribbean
  • Washington Examiner: Venezuela vows consequences to US over narco strike
  • NBC News/Telemundo51: ‘Venezuela has been a very bad actor,’ Trump says, threatening escalation
  • AP: Trump says US strike targeting Venezuelan gang will cause cartels to think twice
  • Washington Post: Trump officials defend lethal strike on alleged Venezuelan drug boat
  • CNN: Rubio says intercepting drug vessels doesn’t work, blowing them up does
  • Breitbart: Marco Rubio Defends Strike on Venezuelan Drug Boat: ‘Pose an Immediate Threat’ to the U.S.
  • FOX News: US bolsters military presence in Caribbean near Venezuela amid Trump’s efforts to halt drug trafficking
  • CNN: US warships’ Caribbean mission will divert drugs to the Pacific, experts warn
  • NewsMax: Sen. Paul to Newsmax: Drug Smugglers Deserve Trials, Not Strikes
  • FOX News/Breitbart: Feds intercept 1,300 barrels of meth precursor chemicals shipped from China to Mexico
  • Washington Examiner: Rubio vows Trump will ‘wage war’ on narcoterrorists in defense of US strike on drug vessel
  • NewsMax: US, Mexico Pledge to Fight Cartels, Respect Borders
  • Reuters: Mexico emphasizes sovereignty, good ties during Rubio visit
  • FOX News: Homan: With a secure border, the US is ‘bankrupting’ cartels
  • FOX News: FBI’s Operation Box Cutter indicts 22 Chinese nationals and companies for fentanyl precursors
  • Daily Signal: House Passes Bill to Hold China Accountable for Its Role in Fentanyl Crisis
  • NBC News: Migrants and Democrats are skeptical of Noem’s $200 million ‘self-deportation’ TV ad campaign
  • AP/Washington Post/NBC News: Trump suggests National Guard could go into New Orleans, a blue city in a red state
  • Washington Examiner: Tom Homan says any federal troops sent to New Orleans will be immigration-related
  • FOX Business: We’re going to make Chicago ‘safe again,’ says Tom Homan
  • Chicago Tribune: North Chicago and Waukegan officials brace for 300 ICE agents at Naval Station Great Lakes
  • CBS Chicago: Broadview mayor says ICE campaign "will soon be underway" at local immigration facility
  • CBS Chicago: Pritzker believes ICE raids are being planned around Chicago Mexican Independence Day celebrations
  • CBS News: Vance says "no immediate plans" for Trump to send National Guard to Chicago
  • The Hill: Pritzker: Trump threat to send troops to Chicago ‘an insult’
  • Breitbart: Illinois A.G.: ‘We Do’ Have a Crime Problem, Shouldn’t Cut Our Funding Over Immigration
  • NBC News: Dick Durbin calls for Senate hearing on Trump’s threats to send troops to cities like Chicago
  • AP: Chicago prepares for an influx of National Guard troops and immigration agents
  • Blaze: This is what Brandon Johnson is blaming for Chicago’s violent Labor Day weekend
  • NBC News: How Chicago and Boston officials are readying for Trump’s promise of more immigration raids
  • AP/Washington Examiner: DC National Guard troops have orders extended through December, official says
  • CNN: With no end in sight, National Guardsmen deployed to DC grow weary
  • The Hill: DC mayor authorizes local, federal coordination beyond Trump emergency
  • CNN: DC mayor aiming to ‘get out of’ Trump’s takeover as GOP senators defend federal law enforcement surge
  • Washington Post: D.C. police will get 13 percent raise as city tries to hire more cops
  • NewsMax.com: Newsom Seeks Injunction for Trump’s L.A. Guard Extension
  • AP: ‘Turn and burn’: Border Patrol chief vows immigration enforcement in Los Angeles won’t stop
  • Bloomberg: Trump Suffers New Setback on Use of Wartime Deportation Law
  • Daily Caller: Trump-Appointed Judge Rips Colleagues For Subverting President’s Gangbanger Deportations: ‘Robed Crusaders’
  • DailySignal: DOJ Takes Illinois to Court Over Benefits for Illegal Aliens
  • AP/Politico: House rejects effort to censure New Jersey congresswoman over actions at detention center
  • CNN: ‘Confused and scared’: Inside the middle-of-the-night effort to repatriate Guatemalan children in US custody
  • ABC News: I feel totally traumatized’: Unaccompanied minors from Guatemala describe attempted deportation
  • Reuters: Guatemalan document undercuts U.S. claims on child deportations
  • Washington Post: Bondi decisions limit asylum for victims of domestic abuse, gang violence
  • CBS News: Defense Dept. to send up to 600 military attorneys to serve as temporary immigration judges
  • FOX News: Rogue states’ risk federal funding for illegal immigrant driver’s licenses
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Washington Post: Conservative court blocks Trump’s abuse of Alien Enemies Act. For now.
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • New York Post: Microsoft’s greed gives China keys to vital US defense systems
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Bloomberg: ICE’s Access to Spyware Has Critics Sounding Alarms About Potential Abuse
  • Reuters: Citizens are tracking ICE in real time to warn migrants. Is that legal?
  • Telemundo Amarillo: Department of Homeland Security announces "refunds" to local police officers who assist ICE
  • Daily Caller: Tom Homan Explains How Biden Admin Made Lost Migrant Kids Harder To Find
  • Blaze: I don’t give a s**t what people think about me’: Homan outlines Trump admin’s immigration enforcement wins
  • FOX News: GOP lawmakers aim to hike penalties on ‘radical Left’ as ICE attacks rise by over 800%
  • Politico: [FL] DeSantis: ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ ruling won’t ‘deter’ Florida immigration enforcement
  • CBS Chicago: [IL] ICE agents detain woman at Domestic Violence Courthouse in Chicago, witnesses say
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Evanston City Council looks to ban masks on ICE, other law enforcement agents
  • Axios: [AZ] Arizona GOP files complaint against Sen. Ortiz for ICE warning post
  • FOX News: [OR] Portland mayor doubles down on sanctuary status after violent anti-ICE riot
  • NBC News: [CA] Why a court order barring ICE from targeting people based on their race isn’t being enforced
  • Telemundo20: [CA] San Diego daycare closes after ICE arrests sex offender
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] CSU professor charged with assaulting U.S. agents with their own tear gas
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • NPR: Democrats push Homeland Security Department on DACA recipients
  • New York Times: With Door to U.N. Slammed Shut, Palestinians Urge U.S. to Drop Visa Ban
  • New York Post: US could see first population decline ever in 2025 as international migration plummets
  • FOX News: Trump ‘giving serious thought’ to revoking Rosie O’Donnell’s US citizenship
  • AP: [FL] Students in the US illegally see college pathways close as Trump targets tuition breaks
  • Breitbart: [IL] Trump’s DOJ Targets Illinois over Tuition Perks for Illegal Aliens, Accuses State of Discriminating Against U.S. Citizens
  • Bloomberg: [Argentina] US Taps Brakes on Argentina Visa Waiver in Fresh Setback for Milei
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Breitbart: August Migrant Encounters at Southwest Border Drop 90 Percent from Prior Year
  • FOX News: [WA] CBP seizes fake Labubu dolls valued at over $500K and disguised as light bulbs at Seattle airport
• Transportation Security Administration
  • FOX Business: TSA screens record number of travelers over Labor Day weekend as air travel soars
  • AP: TSA screens record 10.4 million individuals over Labor Day weekend
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • New York Times/Reuters: Watchdog Warns Trump’s Cuts at FEMA Pose a ‘Major Challenge’
  • NewsNation: Lawmakers push to overhaul FEMA to Cabinet-level status
  • Bloomberg: Bipartisan FEMA Bill Advances in House as Workforce Woes Grow
  • Washington Examiner: Noem fires FEMA officials for inappropriate conduct during work hours
  • AP: Hurricane Kiko intensifies to a Category 4 in the Pacific Ocean, forecasters say
  • CBS News: Maps show Hurricane Lorena’s path and forecast in Pacific as it threatens Mexico
  • Gulf Coast News: [FL] Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visits Naples Pier amid FEMA delays
  • New York Post: [CA] Massive wildfire in California Gold Rush community devours land
  • CNN: [CA] Wildfire scorches historic California gold mining town
• Secret Service
  • CBS News: [DC] D.C. grand jurors reject latest wave of Justice Dept. indictment requests
  • Breitbart: [DC] Grand jury declines to indict woman over alleged threat against Trump
  • Blaze: [DC] DC grand juries prove unwilling to indict radicals accused of threatening to kill Trump
  • NewsNation: [FL] Trump challenged to golf, ‘beatdown session’ by man accused of trying to kill him
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: CISA guide seeks a unified approach to software ‘ingredients lists’
  • SC Media: New CISA executive assistant director of cybersecurity named
  • New York Times: [China] ‘Unrestrained’ Chinese Cyberattackers May Have Stolen Data From Almost Every American
• Terrorism Investigations
  • ABC News/Reuters/New York Times: [ME] 100 Maine mass shooting survivors, victims families sue the government
  • FOX News: [MA] FBI, police investigating after suspected armed person seen in video near University of Massachusetts Lowell
  • New York Post: [MN] JD and Usha Vance pay their respects to victims of Minneapolis Catholic school shooting: ‘Never had a day that will stay with me like this’
  • NBC News: [MN] Parents of Minneapolis shooting victim press Vance to take action on gun violence during VP’s visit
  • FOX News: [MN] Minneapolis Catholic school shooter’s life marked by chaos before mass killing: timeline
  • DailySignal: [MN] Three Uncomfortable Truths About School Shootings After Minneapolis Tragedy
  • FOX News: [MN] Johnson calls Newsom’s remark on Catholic school attack ‘evil,’ ‘sick’
• National Security News
  • Reuters: Classified intelligence meeting blocked after far-right activist criticism, US Democrat says
  • Breitbart: Sen. Tom Cotton Calls on FBI to Investigate ‘Dangerous’ Activities of the Palestinian Youth Movement
  • AP: [Panama] US and Panama propose new force of 5,550 in Haiti with the power to detain gang suspects
  • FOX News: [Russia] Putin invites Zelenskyy to a meeting in Moscow for security talks as he bombs Ukraine

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