• Top News
  • Wall Street Journal/Daily Caller/NBC News: Agency That Issues Visas and Green Cards Is Hiring Armed Agents
  • Bloomberg: Trump’s Immigration Czar Targets Work Permits, Fee Increases
  • Washington Post/New York Times: Migrant detainees may remain at Alligator Alcatraz, appeals court rules
  • Breitbart: Tom Homan: Trump Brought Illegal Immigration Down 96 Percent
  • Bloomberg Law: Trump Pushes Bounds of Military, Police Use in Immigration Fight
  • NewsNation/FOX News: Pam Bondi announces expansion of anti-smuggling task force
  • Daily Caller/NPR/AP: The U.S. is designating Ecuador’s largest gangs as terrorists
  • CNN: US working with Ecuador on agreement to send asylum seekers to the country
  • Reuters: US deploying 10 fighter jets to Puerto Rico for drug cartel fight, sources say
  • The Hill: US, Mexico agree to increase cooperation in fight against drugs
  • New York Post: Two Venezuelan military aircraft flew over US Navy ship in ‘highly provocative move,’ Pentagon says
  • Washington Examiner: Pentagon warns Venezuela after claiming two military aircraft flew by Navy vessel
  • FOX News: Trump’s strike on cartel vessel off Venezuela sends warning to Maduro: No sanctuary
  • Univision: How much of the drugs that reach the US pass through Venezuela?
  • Washington Post: U.S. won’t kill drug smugglers if their countries cooperate, Rubio says
  • Reuters/The Hill: Was the deadly US attack on the Venezuelan vessel legal?
  • San Francisco Chronicle: US obliteration of Caribbean boat was a clear violation of international ‘right to life’ laws – no matter who was on board
  • FOX News: Florida AG issues subpoenas to trucking company that employed illegal immigrant charged in fatal crash
  • Reuters: Trump administration sues Boston over ‘sanctuary’ limits on immigration cooperation
  • CBS News: D.C. National Guard deployment in the capital extended to Nov. 30
  • Washington Post: Congress not planning vote to extend Trump’s 30-day D.C. police takeover
  • Wall Street Journal: D.C. Attorney General Sues to Stop Trump’s National Guard Deployment
  • Chicago Tribune: DC lawsuit challenges Trump’s National Guard deployment as a forced ‘military occupation’
  • Washington Post: Pentagon approves use of Navy base for Chicago ICE operations
  • Breitbart: Report: Hundreds of Migrants Self-Deporting from Chicago
  • CBS Chicago: Naval Station Great Lakes will be used by ICE agents in Chicago deployment, North Chicago mayor says
  • NBC News: Illinois ICE facility to be used for ‘large-scale’ immigration enforcement, mayor of Chicago suburb says
  • Chicago Tribune: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem acknowledges ICE increase in Chicago; says National Guard deployment depends on Trump
  • AP: Trump’s promised immigration crackdown in Chicago could last about six weeks, suburban official says
  • The Hill: Trump prods at Chicago takeover as legal, political challenges loom
  • NewsNation: Feds reportedly prepared to use flash-bangs in Chicago operation
  • Reuters: US appeals court blocks restrictions on Trump’s use of troops in Los Angeles
  • Federalist: Why Trump’s Deployment Of The National Guard In California Was Perfectly Legal
  • New York Times: Trump’s L.A. Military Deployment Cost $120 Million So Far, Newsom Says
  • CNN: New Orleans could be the first city in a Republican-led state where Trump militarizes police
  • FOX News: Lawyers challenge deportation of hundreds of minors to Guatemala
  • NBC News: Guatemalan migrant children reeling from trauma of attempted deportations
  • ABC News: Many parents of Guatemalan minors nearly deported from US did not want children returned: Memo
  • AP: Chaotic showdown over Guatemalan children exposes fault lines in Trump’s deportation push
  • FOX News: Abrego Garcia case prompts key DOJ oustings, clears way for Trump deportation agenda
  • FOX News: Dem Sen John Fetterman backs use of military force to combat drug trafficking into US
  • CNN: Trump DOJ is looking at ways to ban transgender Americans from owning guns, sources say
  • Telemundo 48 - Area de la Bahia: Trump administration fires sixth San Francisco immigration court judge
  • AP: Trump administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in Democratic states
  • Breitbart: CBS News Clears CBS News of Wrongdoing in CBS News’ Deceptive Edit of Kristi Noem
  • AP: Former interior minister arrested upon arrival in Bolivia after deportation from US
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Blaze: Border czar: Trump built the most secure border in American history
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Breitbart: ICE Director Lyons Provides Inside Look at the New War on Cartels
  • Blaze: ICE rounds up violent criminal illegal aliens, including a convicted rapist
  • Los Angeles Times: ‘It’s happening everywhere’: 1 in 3 ICE detainees held in overcrowded facilities, data show
  • NPR: What ICE agents can and cannot legally do during arrests
  • New York Times: [NY] U.S. Agents Raid Upstate N.Y. Plant and Detain Dozens of Migrants
  • Reuters/AP: [GA] Work paused at Hyundai’s US site after hundreds of workers detained in raid
  • The Hill: [LA] ICE opens detention center in Louisiana’s Angola prison
  • Local News Live: [LA] ‘Louisiana Lockup’ to House ICE Detainees
  • Detroit Free Press: [MI] Feds: 8 metro Detroit men charged in sophisticated vehicle theft, smuggling operation
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Advocates to immigrants as raids loom: Carry your green card, watch out for your neighbor, stay home
  • Bloomberg: [IL] Trump Troop Threats Prompt Delay to Mexican Fest in Chicago
  • AP: [IL] Gov. Pritzker visits school in largely Latino suburb to talk about impact of immigration enforcement
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] ICE agents detain 2 at county domestic violence courthouse this week. Advocates warn of chilling effect on victims.
  • AP: [WI] Immigrant pleads guilty to being in US illegally after judge allegedly helped him evade agents
  • FOX News: [WA] DHS unveils extensive criminal history for Seattle-based illegal migrant who served in the US military
  • FOX News: [OR] ICE slams ‘unhinged behavior’ of Portland protesters who rolled out guillotine in front of field office
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] California lawmakers push to restrict immigration actions at schools and hospitals
  • Daily Caller: [CA] DOJ Charges Professor Who Allegedly Lobbed Tear Gas At ICE Agents During Raid
  • Univision: [CA] She was waiting for her citizenship ceremony, but ICE subpoenaed her and she is now detained.
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Times reporter demands the details from Trump’s immigration team
  • NewsNation: [Mexico] Mexican immigrants more likely to remain behind bars after arrest, data shows
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Wall Street Journal: Trump Administration Tightens Asylum Rules for Women Fleeing Domestic Abuse
  • Politico: Trump administration plans to make citizenship test harder
  • NewsMax: Top Trump Official: Current Citizenship Test ‘Too Easy’
  • The Hill: Agency that issues visas, green cards forming police force
  • Breitbart: Trump Ends Biden’s ‘Temporary’ Amnesty for Nearly 270,000 Venezuelan Migrants in U.S.
  • Reuters: US says it is restricting visas of some Central American nationals over China ties
  • New York Times: Trump Administration Targets Financial Relief for Undocumented Students
  • Breitbart: Trump: ‘I Am Giving Serious Consideration’ to Revoking Rosie O’Donnell’s Citizenship
  • FOX News: Rosie O’Donnell fires back after Trump renews threat to revoke her US citizenship
• Customs and Border Protection
  • FedScoop: CBP releases further details on biometrics for vehicle crossings
  • Daily Caller: Jeanine Pirro Says What Trump’s Cartel Crackdown Just Intercepted Was Big Enough To Fill Two Dozen 18-Wheelers
  • CBS News: With court’s tariff ruling, businesses could soon be owed refunds. Here’s what to know.
  • Breitbart: [TX] Texas border agents uncover meth shipments valued at $50 million
  • Washington Times: [WA] Customs agents seize shipment of 11,134 fake Labubu dolls in Seattle
  • CNN: [Canada] DOJ says human smuggling has increased along the US-Canada border
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Good Day Orlando at 8AM: [FL] TSA Working to Speed Up the Screening Process
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • USA Today: Tropical Storm Lorena weakens but threatens rain, flooding in the Southwest
  • Reuters: [SC] US sues Southern California Edison, blames it for Eaton, Fairview wildfires
  • CBS News: [HI] Maps show Hurricane Kiko’s path and forecast as it moves west toward Hawaii
• Secret Service
  • FOX News: Severe Secret Service sniper shortage leaves US leaders vulnerable, watchdog warns
  • NewsMax: [CA] Kamala Harris Secures LAPD Security Detail
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Federal News Network: House Homeland Security committee looks to reform the Cybersecurity Sharing Act
  • Daily Caller: [China] Chinese Hackers May Have Stolen Data From Nearly All Americans, Officials Say
  • Reuters: [North Korea] ‘How North Korean hackers are using fake job offers to steal cryptocurrency
• Terrorism Investigations
  • New York Post: [MA] Gun-wielding figure who sparked lockdown at UMass Lowell identified as juvenile with replica firearm
  • Breitbart: [MN] Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting Capped 24 Violent Hours in City
  • Breitbart: [MN] Leftist Protesters Shout at JD Vance as He Pays His Respects at the Site of the Catholic School Shooting
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Heavily armed ‘Angel of Death’ from Alabama charged with threatening SoCal church
• National Security News
  • Bloomberg: NATO Chief Warns China and Russia Are Preparing for ‘Long-Term Confrontation’
  • New York Times: Orsted Sues Trump Administration in Fight to Restart Its Blocked Wind Farm
  • AP: [MD] FBI seized phones, computer equipment, folders during search of Bolton’s home, records show
  • Reuters: [DC] FBI employees worry Trump’s Washington surge is exposing unmarked cars
  • AP: [Mexico] Mexico’s President Increasingly Backed against a Wall in Managing Trump Relationship
  • Bloomberg: [Ukraine] Europe Edges Forward on Ukraine Security Guarantees as US Stalls
  • AP: [Ukraine] Macron says 26 countries pledge troops as a reassurance force for Ukraine after fighting ends
  • New York Times: [Russia] Russia Wants ‘Security Guarantees’ Too. Here’s What They Look Like.
  • Bloomberg: [Russia] US Set to Cut Security Funds for Allies Along Russia Border
  • Bloomberg: [China] Trump Axing ‘Biden-Era’ Waivers in China Rattles Chipmakers

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