• Top News
  • AP/Wall Street Journal/Politico: ICE acting director Todd Lyons will resign at end of May, DHS says
  • Washington Times: ICE has ‘surplus’ of detention beds, and border wall is ahead of schedule
  • Washington Examiner: DHS agency to hire 200 special agents to combat immigration fraud
  • Roll Call: Budget resolution for immigration funds expected next week
  • Federal News Network: DHS officials warn about growing shutdown backlogs
  • FOX News: CBP warns of consequences if DHS isn’t funded
  • Bloomberg: DHS Vehicles, Contracts Stalled as Shutdown Impacts Linger
  • NPR: Top five takeaways from Homeland Security budget hearings
  • NewsMax/New York Post: OMB Chief: DHS ‘Disintegrating’ Amid Funding Lapse
  • Houston Chronicle: $65 million for World Cup security and other grants at risk as Abbott fights Houston ICE policy
  • Politico: Trump administration expects Iranian team to travel to U.S. for World Cup
  • FOX News: Illegal aliens are getting taxpayer-funded boob jobs and sex change ops in Newsom’s California, watchdog says
  • Univision: Attack in Atlanta: DHS employee killed while walking her dog; another is dead and one critically injured
  • Daily Wire: Mullin Slams Biden’s Green Light For DHS Murder Suspect Despite Criminal Past
  • Univision: Ex-marine criminal record revealed accused of Atlanta murders
  • FOX News: Homeland Security official’s killing leaves agency ‘devastated’ as vetting breakdown exposed
  • Daily Wire: Violent Attacks On Americans Spur Trump Admin To Kick Denaturalization Efforts Into High Gear
  • Bloomberg Law: States Split on Need for Federal Rules to Govern Voter Rolls
  • FOX News: Transportation Secretary Duffy says California has begun complying with illegal trucking crackdown
  • New York Times: Trump Deported Them. A Costa Rican Mountain Town Took Them In.
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • FOX News: I was a supervisor for the Secret Service. It has huge problems with the people it hires
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Reuters: Trump administration attempts to deport Iranian media commentator Yousof Azizi
  • ABC News: Death rates at ICE detention facilities raise concerns about health standards: Study
  • USA Today: Deaths in ICE custody hit record high under Trump admin, agency says
  • San Francisco Chronicle: In pointed exchange, congressmember calls on ICE head to address record detainee deaths
  • Daily Wire: Blue State Prosecutor Issues Arrest Warrant For ICE Agent
  • AP: ICE went on a hiring spree. Sterling credentials were not required, AP investigation finds
  • AP: Takeaways from AP investigation that found problems in the backgrounds of some new ICE officers
  • Axios: Trump ditches deportation showmanship
  • FOX News: [NY] NYC officials refuse ICE hold for illegal alien accused in arson that killed 4 and injured 7: DHS
  • NewsMax: [NY] Hochul Pushes New Limits on ICE, Calls for Ban on Face Coverings
  • New York Post: [NY] Hochul pulled toward even tougher anti-ICE sanctuary policies in NY
  • Univision: [NY] Blows and isolation: Serious abuses reported in migrant children’s shelter in New York
  • Breitbart: [VA] ICE Urges Virginia Gov. Spanberger to Keep Illegal Alien Locked Up After He Allegedly Raped Woman
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Gary father signs plea deal for ICE confrontation on road
  • Breitbart: [WI] Lawsuit: Wisconsin Sheriff Targets Illinois Woman for ICE Detention ‘Hoax’
  • Wall Street Journal/New York Times/AP: [MN] ICE Agent Faces Rare Criminal Charge for Pointing Gun at Minnesota Motorist
  • NPR: [MN] Minnesota has charged an ICE officer with assault for alleged actions during immigration surge
  • AP: [MN] A look at investigations into federal officers months after immigration crackdown in Minnesota
  • CBS News: [TX] Gov. Greg Abbott warns Dallas could lose $32 million over police department’s ICE policy
  • AP: [TX] A Venezuelan doctor in ICE custody misses husband’s asylum interview after being detained at airport
  • AP: [TX] Venezuelan doctor in ICE custody loses asylum appointment of her husband after airport detention
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Ken Paxton sues Houston over ICE policy as Mayor John Whitmire delays repeal vote
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Harris County commissioners table ICE proposal after Greg Abbott threatens Houston funding
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] John Cornyn pushes ‘sanctuary’ crackdown after Abbott’s threat over Houston ICE policy
  • Univision: [TX] Judge Lina Hidalgo denies "sanctuary cities" in Harris County
  • Telemundo: [CA] San Diego reports no deaths of Mexicans in ICE detention centers: Consulate
  • The Hill/New York Times: [France] France calls on US to release 86-year-old widow of G.I. detained by ICE
  • HS Today: [Iran] U.S. Treasury Sanctions Illicit Oil Smuggling Network Run by Iranian Regime Elite
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Wall Street Journal/Breitbart: House extends deportation protection for Haitians in the United States
  • Daily Caller: Seven GOP Reps Join Democrats To Extend Haitian Deportation Protections
  • DailySignal: Freedom Caucus Members Slam TPS Extension for Haitians
  • Breitbart: U.S. bars entry to 26 people as visa restriction policy expands
  • NPR: Logjam of U.S. immigration applications puts millions at greater risk of deportation
  • AP: [NY] New York loses nearly $74 million for not revoking 33,000 illegal licenses for immigrant truckers
  • Univision: [CA] Mexican man hit by car and left in critical condition in San Francisco; authorities deny his mother a humanitarian visa
• Customs and Border Protection
  • NewsMax: Portal Set Up for Businesses to Request Tariff Refunds
  • Washington Examiner: CBP to launch portal for up to $175 billion worth of tariff refunds. What to know
  • National Review: Tariffs Will Be Refunded — but Not to Consumers
  • Bloomberg: Importers Urged to Find Backup to Customs’ Tariff Refund Launch
  • FOX News: [TX] GOP zeros in on South Texas Dem who urged Trump to ‘allow people to cross freely’
  • Reuters: [TX] US law enforcement raids offices of Houston fuel trader Ikon Midstream
  • Bloomberg Industry Group Bloomberg Tax: [TX] DHS Sued for Bypassing Environment Laws to Build ‘Big Bend’ Wall
  • Univision: [NM] Ezequiel Véliz, the Venezuelan doctor detained by Immigration, has been released.
  • AP/Reuters: [WA] China urges travelers to avoid Seattle airport after 20 scholars were denied entry to the US
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Roll Call: TSA looks to privatize amid continued funding lapse woes
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Washington Post: Former FEMA leader set to return after being ousted
  • CNN: Severe storm outbreak poised to clobber central US during relentless week of tornadoes, hail and floods
  • CBS Colorado: [CO] Pres. Trump denies Gov. Polis’ request for FEMA assistance in fire, flooding aftermath
• Secret Service
  • Washington Times/The Hill: [DC] Man arrested, accused of jumping barrier near White House and fighting Secret Service agents
  • New York Post: [DC] Secret Service officer injured after ‘physical altercation’ with White House barrier jumper 
• Coast Guard
  • New York Post: [NY] Kayakers fight proposed ban on rowboats during USA 250th events in NYC waters
  • FOX News: [AK] Two icebreakers headed to Alaska as US combats Russian, Chinese influence in Arctic
  • FOX News: [Bahamas] Daughter of missing American woman touches down in Bahamas, slams stepdad after he fled amid investigation
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: Officials seize 53 DDoS-for-hire domains in ongoing crackdown
  • Cybersecurity Dive: CISA cancels prestigious summer internships, citing government shutdown
  • New York Times: [Iran] Despite Cease-Fire, Iran’s Hackers Haven’t Logged Off
  • NewsMax: [Iran] Report: Iran Continuing Cyber Operations Amid Ceasefire
• Terrorism Investigations
  • HS Today: Targeting the Backbone: Terrorist Threats to Critical Infrastructure
  • Washington Times: [DC] Accused D.C. pipe bomber faces additional terrorism, WMD charges
  • CBS News: [GA] Midtown Atlanta medical center shooting suspect deemed competent to go to trial
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Judge gives 25 years to Chicago man convicted of aiding Islamic State terrorist group
  • Washington Post: [Nigeria] Airstrike by Nigeria, a U.S. ally against Islamist militants, kills scores
• National Security News
  • NPR: House extends surveillance powers for 10 days
  • FOX Business: Congress debates FISA law extension amid national security concerns
  • NewsMax: Trump Raises Alarm Over Missing Scientists
  • NewsMax: [DC] Judge Partially Lifts Ban on Trump White House Ballroom Project
  • CBS News: [DC] Federal judge blocks above-ground White House ballroom construction
  • Univision/CNN: [DC] Judge: Trump can’t claim that entire White House ballroom project is needed for national security
  • Reuters: [DC] Judge faults Trump for ‘brazen’ bid to continue ballroom construction
  • AP: [DC] Trump rails against court decision that once again stalls his White House ballroom project
  • HS Today: [Iraq] Attack On U.S. Diplomats In Baghdad Carried Out By Iraqi Resistance, Iran-Backed Militia-Linked Telegram Channels Report Says
  • NBC News: [Iran] House effort to end Trump’s war with Iran fails by one vote
  • Reuters: [Iran] Trump says Iran war should end ‘soon’, says Hezbollah should support truce
  • FOX News: [Iran] US eyes Iran fast boats with ‘kill’ tactics tested in Venezuela drug-boat strikes
  • NBC News: [Iran] Hegseth says Iran is digging out missile launchers
  • Reuters: [Russia] FBI under Trump ramps up probe of ex-CIA chief Brennan over Russia report, sources say
  • CBS News: [China] US intelligence detects signs China is weighing giving Iran advance radar systems
  • CyberScoop: [North Korea] US nationals sentenced for aiding North Korea’s tech worker scheme

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