• Top News
  • AP/FOX News/Breitbart: Another boat strike in the eastern Pacific Ocean leaves 2 dead, US military says
  • CBS News: DHS orders thousands of furloughed employees back to work despite ongoing shutdown
  • Washington Examiner: Mullin to call ‘entire DHS workforce’ back to work despite shutdown
  • Politico: Troy Edgar, Noem’s No. 2, returns as DHS deputy secretary
  • USA Today: Judges fired after blocking deportations of pro-Palestinian activists
  • NewsMax: Trump Allies Push Mass Deportations, Say He’s Abandoning Base
  • Bloomberg Government: Senate Homeland Panel Chair Throws Shade on DHS Funding Gambit
  • NBC News: Congress returns to battles over DHS, expelling lawmakers and the Iran war
  • FOX News: Senate Republicans race to fund ICE, CBP without Democrats as shutdown drags on
  • Washington Examiner: Republicans praise video challenging Ro Khanna on illegal immigration
  • Bloomberg Government: Republicans’ DHS Funding Pathway Must Clear Multiple Pitfalls
  • CBS Miami: Florida lawmakers weigh federal security funding for FIFA World Cup matches in South Florida
  • FOX News: DC archbishop hits ‘out of control’ illegal immigration under Biden, but criticizes ‘roundup’ under Trump
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • FOX News: Four reasons why Markwayne Mullin may be the steady hand DHS needs at a critical time
  • FOX News: President Trump’s birthright citizenship fight is about history, not hysteria
  • Blaze: How Trump can deport 1 million illegal aliens in 2026
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • NPR: How a $75 billion windfall from Congress has insulated ICE
  • CBS News: Sen. Jon Ossoff backs bill forcing ICE to get local approval for new detention centers
  • Blaze: Woman claims ICE wrongfully detained her for 30 hours — now a sheriff is suing her for defamation
  • Yahoo News: Over 11,000 US kids had a parent detained by ICE under Trump, analysis finds
  • Axios: [PA] Philly weighs new limits on working with immigration agents
  • Washington Examiner: [VA] ‘Voter’s remorse’: Illegal immigration crime, gerrymandering, and tax hikes in Spanberger’s Virginia
  • CBS News: [GA] Georgia man charged with trafficking 17-year-old girl for sex in McDuffie County, AG says
  • CNN: [FL] Fugitive former Brazilian intelligence chief detained by ICE
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [FL] Everglades detention center phones were cut off. Then the beatings began, court docs say
  • Washington Examiner: [MO] ICE arrests illegal immigrant accused of rape and kidnapping woman on Easter
  • ABC News: [LA] Mexican migrant is 47th person to die in ICE custody during current administration
  • Telemundo Washington DC: [LA] The death toll has now reached 15: Mexico reports the death of another migrant in ICE custody
  • New York Post: [IL] Woman claimed she was detained by ICE for two days -- but was actually at hotel getting spa treatments: lawsuit
  • CNN/Reuters: [MN] Minnesota county investigates federal agents’ removal of US citizen from his home as a possible kidnapping
  • New York Times: [MN] ICE Arrest of Man in His Underwear on Frigid Day Prompts Investigation
  • New York Post: [MN] Turning Point USA journo punched, shoved to ground during violent anti-ICE protest in Minn.: video
  • CBS News: [MN] ICE detained fewer non-criminals since Minnesota crackdown, driving a decline in detention population, data shows
  • Breitbart: [TX] Texas Mayor Opposes New ICE Detention Facility in San Antonio
  • AP: [TX] 3 contractors cited for violations in death of worker building major ICE detention camp
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Harris County commissioners to discuss ICE policies following Houston vote to limit cooperation
  • Univision: [TX] Houston could lose millions of dollars in state funding after passing an immigration ordinance
  • Federal Newswire: [NV] ICE releases photos of Nevada man charged with four child sex crimes
  • AP/San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] Man shot by ICE in California arrested by the FBI, attorney says
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] ICE is seeking ‘coworking locations’ in S.F. and across California
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] More ICE detainees are being taken to San Diego County hospitals, data show
  • Reuters: [Brazil] Former Brazil intelligence chief arrested by ICE in the US, Brazilian media says
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • NPR: 2025 was one of most volatile years ever for U.S. naturalizations
  • Breitbart: Rep. Ralph Norman: ‘DIGNIDAD Act’ Is ‘Trojan Horse for Mass Amnesty’
  • Bloomberg Industry Group Bloomberg Law: Justices Warned Axing Migrant Relief Will Harm Care to Seniors
  • Washington Post: Why nursing homes worry about Trump’s push to deport Haitians
  • NewsMax: [FL] New Fla. Law Puts Immigration Status on Licenses by 2027
  • Telemundo Washington DC: [TX] A Texas doctor and her daughter were detained while traveling to attend her asylum appointment.
  • New York Post: [CA] DHS launches probe into Eric Swalwell over allegations he illegally hired Brazilian nanny
  • Univision: [CA] Immigrant truckers in California face legal limbo due to license revocations
  • FOX News: [Iran] Iranian elites face deportation calls over US visas, lifestyle
• Customs and Border Protection
  • US News & World Report: Crackdown on Vapes Falling Short, Report Finds
  • Federal Newswire: Diane J. Sabatino highlights CBP enforcement actions and plant protection efforts
  • Federal Newswire: CBP AMO highlights marine interdiction and recruitment efforts in recent social media posts
  • New York Post: [GA] Star cash sniffing dog ‘Pub’ helps CBP agents seize $75K in illicit cash at Atlanta airport
  • SFGate: [AZ] ‘It’s the folks from DC that are invading’: Pushback over an Arizona border wall
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Woman dies after falling from border fence near Otay Mesa
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • AP: Monster typhoon in the Pacific Ocean is bearing down on group of remote US islands
  • USA Today: Severe weather returns to Great Lakes. See cities at greatest risk
  • Axios: [GA] Why Georgia wildfires are surging this year
  • CNN: [MN] Large tornado spotted in Minnesota
  • FOX Weather: [TX] Severe storms inundate Texas with feet of water as widespread flash flooding is reported
• Secret Service
  • FOX News: [PA] Butler man’s online rants to kill Trump end in guilty plea after FBI probe
• Coast Guard
  • CBS News: U.S. says 1 person survived after military strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5 in eastern Pacific
  • AP: [Bahamas] Bahamas police release Michigan man questioned after his wife disappeared from the couple’s boat
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • FOX News: AI is now powering cyberattacks, Microsoft warns
  • Breitbart: Wynton Hall: Scammers Are Targeting Americans with Cheap, Easy to Use AI Deepfake Tools
  • CyberScoop: OpenAI’s Mac apps need updates thanks to the Axios hack
• Terrorism Investigations
  • New York Post: [NJ] Fatal victim of NJ Chick-fil-A mass shooting ID’d as 23-year-old NYC man
  • AP: [TN] Alleged white supremacist pleads guilty in fire at Tennessee center that trained civil rights icons
  • CNN: [CA] Suspect in attack at Sam Altman’s house charged with attempted murder and attempted arson
  • New York Times: [CA] Man Held in Attack on OpenAI Chief’s Home Had List of A.I. Leaders, Officials Say
• National Security News
  • FOX News: Gabbard claims ‘coordinated effort’ by intelligence community to advance narrative to impeach Trump
  • NBC News: Lawmaker asks Hegseth to release UAP videos citing national security concerns
  • Washington Examiner: [NC] Ex-Army employee charged with leaking Delta Force secrets placed under house arrest
  • Federal Newswire: [Finland] Secretary Rubio meets with Finnish Foreign Minister Valtonen to discuss security and trade
  • Los Angeles Times: [Iran] U.S. military is poised to blockade Iranian ports, while Tehran threatens ports in the Mideast
  • FOX News: [Iran] US prepares to enforce total naval blockade on Iranian ports after talks fail
  • New York Post: [Iran] Defiant Iran accuses US of ‘piracy’ over Strait of Hormuz blockade, taunts Trump over gas prices
  • NewsMax: [Iran] Iran Internet Blackout Enters Seventh Week
  • CNN: [Iran] US intel officials scramble to keep surveillance law running amid Iran war tensions
  • FOX News: [Iran] JD Vance says the ball is ‘in Iran’s court’ after Pakistan peace talks stall
  • New York Post: [Iran] JD Vance accuses Iran of ‘economic terrorism’ over its blocking of Hormuz Strait, says ball is in Tehran’s court
  • Politico: [Iran] Allies try to puzzle out US blockade of Iran
  • Breitbart: [Iran] Panama FM Rejects Iran’s ‘Geopolitical’ Closure of the Strait of Hormuz
  • Reuters: [China] China says Strait of Hormuz blockade against global interests, urges restraint
  • Daily Caller: [China] New Defense Deal Could Tighten US Control Over Another Critical Seaway
  • FOX News: [China] Trump warns China of ‘big problems’ over Iran weapons as Xi summit nears
  • NewsMax: [China] Trump Threatens China With ‘Staggering’ Tariffs Over Iran

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