• Top News
  • Reuters/NBC News/Washington Times: Hundreds of South Korean nationals detained in largest single-site immigration raid
  • Reuters: U.S. will enforce foreign worker laws, White House says after Hyundai raid
  • Reuters: South Korea vows support to Koreans arrested at US Hyundai plant
  • Bloomberg: South Korea’s Top Diplomat May Travel to US After Migrant Raid That Nabbed Hundreds
  • CNN: Inside the raid: How a monthslong federal immigration operation lead to 475 arrests at a Hyundai plant in Georgia
  • Politico/AP/Breitbart: San Francisco federal judge again blocks Trump from stripping immigration protections for Venezuelans, Haitians
  • ABC News/CNN/CBS News: Trump administration now plans to deport Abrego Garcia to Eswatini, Africa
  • AP: Trump administration says Kilmar Abrego Garcia is ineligible for asylum
  • Washington Post: Appeals board rules undocumented immigrants ineligible for bond hearings
  • Wall Street Journal/New York Times: ‘Face the Nation’ to Air Only Unedited Interviews After Administration Criticism
  • FOX News: Venezuelan military jets buzz US Navy ship in ‘highly provocative’ move, Pentagon says
  • New York Post: Trump mulling military strikes on cartel targets inside Venezuela: report
  • Univision: Maduro says he respects Trump and invites him to dialogue after US warnings about "shooting down" Venezuelan aircraft
  • Washington Times: Hegseth vows narcotics traffickers could meet same fate as Venezuelan boat destroyed by U.S. strike
  • Washington Examiner: ‘Operation Hydra’ nets largest meth seizure in US history
  • New York Post: US deploying 10 fighter jets to Puerto Rico in fight against drug cartels: sources
  • NewsMax: Pentagon’s Kingsley Wilson to Newsmax: War Dept Shift Targets Cartels
  • New York Times: What to Know About a Rapid U.S. Military Buildup in the Caribbean
  • New York Times: Chicago Braces for Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
  • Breitbart: Federal Agents and Equipment Arriving in Chicago for Immigration Crackdown
  • CBS News: Navy base to serve as hub for up to 250 federal agents for Chicago immigration crackdown, memo indicates
  • Chicago Tribune/CBS Chicago: Senators and congressman visit Naval Station Great Lakes ahead of ICE influx: ‘This is just political theater’
  • AP: Senators visit Chicago-area base DHS intends to use for expected immigration operations
  • Chicago Tribune: Top cop says Chicago police still have not been told of federal immigration crackdown plans
  • Chicago Tribune: Security fencing at Chicago’s federal courthouse an early sign of Trump immigration push
  • CNN: Florida’s new immigrant detention site dubbed ‘Deportation Depot’ is now taking detainees, officials say
  • The Hill: DOJ sues Boston, mayor over sanctuary city law
  • Daily Caller: ‘Boston Won’t Protect Its Citizens’: Trump Admin Takes Another Sanctuary City To Court
  • Telemundo: Portland, the new city Trump threatens to send the National Guard
  • AP: Congress is expected to allow Trump’s takeover of DC police to expire
  • Washington Post: Maryland deploys more law enforcement to Baltimore amid Trump’s threats to send troops
  • CNN: DC mayor, attorney general clashed over whether to sue Trump
  • New York Times: What We Know About Trump’s Crime and Immigration Crackdown in U.S. Cities
  • The Hill: Oversight Democrat seeks Lewandowski personal finance disclosure forms
  • ABC News: Washington, DC, residents press Congress to end Trump’s federal law enforcement surge
  • CNN: Fearing ICE arrests, DC’s migrant delivery drivers are changing tactics – or leaving the city
  • New York Times: Grand Juries in D.C. Reject Wave of Charges Under Trump’s Crackdown
  • Daily Caller: Pam Bondi Shares Update On DC Intern Murder
  • New York Times: Military Lawyers Wanted as Immigration Judges, No Experience Required
  • AP: A deadly crash, a divided nation: Why Sikh truckers are now in the crossfire
  • AP: Deported Venezuelan moms send letter to Melania Trump to help reunite them with their children
  • FOX News: HHS identifies 20k+ migrant children who went to unvetted sponsors under Biden
  • New York Times: Mounting Deportations Meet Slow Hiring in a ‘Curious Kind of Balance’
  • FOX News: DOJ task force finds ‘numerous instances’ of anti-Christian government bias under Biden
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • NewsMax: CBS in Harsh Public Spotlight, Joins Transparency Club
  • Washington Examiner: Trump will not back down from deportation efforts despite ‘radical’ set backs
  • Los Angeles Times: The evil absurdity of ICE’s push to recruit law enforcement officers
  • New York Times: [IL] Chicago Could Be a Powder Keg
  • The Hill: [TX] Fort Bliss immigrant detention camp is emblematic of Trump’s strategy
  • Roll Call: [China] How the US can beat China on drug safety and national security
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Breitbart: ICE Director Lyons Warns: Sanctuary Cities Put Criminal Aliens Back on Streets, Endanger Federal Agents
  • New York Times: ICE Agents Are Wearing Masks. Is That Un-American?
  • FOX News: [MA] Fox rides along with ICE as they capture illegal migrant
  • AP: [NY] Raid on upstate New York food manufacturer leads to dozens of detentions
  • Breitbart: [NY] Dozens Detained in Central New York Immigration Arrests
  • Washington Post/FOX News/NewsNation: [MD] Man officials say was in U.S. illegally charged with murdering missing teen
  • AP: [NC] North Carolina city declares itself a ‘Fourth Amendment Workplace’ amid immigrant fears
  • FOX News: [GA] Man wanted in $78K ICE building firebombing may be posing as a woman: FBI
  • Blaze: [FL] ICE busts violent criminal illegal alien — who then makes the situation a lot worse
  • FOX News: [FL] Illegal immigrant charged with repeated sexual assault of 14-year-old girl: Florida sheriff
  • Daily Caller: [LA] Meet The ‘Barbaric’ Criminals Locked Up In Trump’s Newest Migrant Detention Facility
  • Daily Caller: [MI] Nearly 10 Men Indicted For Alleged International Car Theft, Smuggling Ring
  • NewsNation: [IL] Suburban Chicago ICE facility gains spotlight for federal operation
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Protests continue outside Broadview ICE facility as immigration enforcement may last six weeks
  • NewsMax: [IL] Chicago Area Protesters ‘Unapologetically’ Blocking ICE Facility
  • CBS Chicago: [IL] Protesters gather outside ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois
  • Breitbart: [IL] Duckworth: IL Cities Won’t Cooperate with ‘These Fake ICE Warrants’
  • FOX News: [IL] ICE to ramp up operations in Chicago ahead of Mexican Independence celebrations
  • NBC News: [IL] Popular El Grito festival postponed in Chicago over concerns of possible ICE operations
  • FOX News: [CA] Newsom rips pot farm raids as cartels, Chinese adversaries infiltrate grow operations endangering Americans
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • CNN: Visiting the US is about to get more expensive for foreign travelers
  • Bloomberg Law: DHS Doubles Down on National Interest for Expelling Venezuelans
  • Breitbart: Trump Deputies to Upgrade Citizenship Test for Migrants
  • FOX Business: Trump overhauls US citizenship test to root out widespread immigration fraud
  • Daily Caller: Trump Admin Turns Up Pressure On Migrants Who Can’t Support Themselves
  • Breitbart: Trump’s Border Policy Shifts Labor Force Away From Foreign Workers
  • Washington Times: [Cuba] Feds bust migrant smuggling ring that charged Cubans up to $40,000 to sneak into U.S.
  • ABC News: [Rwanda] A Navy SEAL’s Afghan interpreter fights for a US visa from Rwanda
• Customs and Border Protection
  • AP: [VT] Zizians group member to be arraigned on murder charge in Vermont border agent’s death
  • NewsNation: [TX] Trailer full of guns and ammo bound for Mexico stopped at border
• Transportation Security Administration
  • NPR: Family lanes are popping up at airport security
  • USA Today: If you have this type of toothbrush, TSA recommends you don’t check it
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • USA Today: Hurricane forecasters rapidly adjust outlook for distant system
  • CBS New York: [NJ] Buckabear wildfire now 60% contained in New Jersey
  • The Hill: [TX] Texas governor signs camp safety bills after deadly flooding
  • ABC News: [HI] Hawaii under state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Kiko
  • AP: [HI] Hurricane Kiko surges back to a Category 4 as forecasters monitor potential impacts on Hawaii
  • Washington Post: [HI] Hurricane Kiko is slowly churning toward Hawaii. Here are the possibilities.
• Secret Service
  • AP: Prosecutors drop federal case against woman accused of threatening to kill Trump
  • FOX News: [DC] Trump dining at DC restaurants would cause ‘political maelstrom,’ Washington mag warns
  • The Hill/NewsMax: [FL] Trial set for man charged with Trump assassination attempt at Florida golf club
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Downers Grove man charged with making online threats to shoot immigration agents
  • Axios: [CA] LAPD provides Harris with security after Trump axed Secret Service detail
• Coast Guard
  • NewsMax: Coast Guard Seizes Record Cocaine Haul; Smuggler Boat Burns
  • The Hill: The Coast Guard has a fitness test. Would you pass it?
  • Oregon News Now Midday: [OR] Capsized Boat Recovered, One Person Found
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • DefenseScoop: Trump nominates Heidi Berg to lead Fleet Cyber Command
  • CyberScoop: NYU team behind AI-powered malware dubbed ‘PromptLock’
  • FedScoop: Cyber contractor workforce details a mystery to most agencies, GAO finds
• Terrorism Investigations
  • FOX News: [DC] DC crackdown nets arrest of suspect linked to gun abandoned on school property, terrorist watchlist illegal
  • AP: [MN] Neurosurgeon says there are ‘rays of hope’ for girl critically hurt in Minneapolis church shooting
• National Security News
  • ABC News: Trump signs order creating ‘state sponsor of wrongful detention’ designation
  • Daily Caller: 8 Instances Of Chinese Nationals Arrested Across US College Campuses
  • Reuters: [Ukraine] Zelenskiy says thousands of troops could be deployed to Ukraine under security guarantees
  • New York Times: [Israel] Israel Now Controls Almost Half of Gaza City, Military Says
  • New York Times: [China] U.S. Is Increasingly Exposed to Chinese Election Threats, Lawmakers Say
  • Reuters: [China] US plans rules to target imports of Chinese drones, heavy-duty vehicles
  • AP: [Philippines] Philippine forces deliver supplies and personnel to disputed South China Sea shoal despite tensions

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