• Top News
  • NYT/AP/SF Chronicle/Daily Wire: Judge blocks California’s ban on federal agents wearing masks but requires badges be clearly seen
  • The Hill: DHS demanded list of ongoing investigations from its watchdog
  • FOX News: ICE nabs convicted pedophiles and murderers over weekend despite smears at Super Bowl: ‘Risking their lives’
  • New York Times/Reuters/FOX News/San Francisco Chronicle: Appeals Court Lets Trump Revoke Deportation Protections for 60,000 More Migrants
  • NBC News: Venezuelans sent to Salvadoran prison can be returned to U.S. with a court order, DOJ says
  • Blaze: Trump admin draws line in sand, signals noncompliance with Judge Boasberg’s order in Tren de Aragua case
  • Washington Times: Judge orders feds to pay to bring back deported illegal immigrants
  • Bloomberg Law: DHS Violated Order to Unfreeze Migrant Support Funds, Judge Says
  • Reuters: Immigration judge rejects Trump effort to deport pro-Palestinian Tufts student
  • AP: Officials deny seeking quick end to asylum claims for the Minneapolis family of 5-year-old
  • AP: Trump’s immigration crackdown is straining federal courts. Judges are raising the alarm
  • CNN: Judges are regularly threatening contempt charges against the DOJ in immigration cases
  • AP: Democrats and White House trade offers as shutdown of Homeland Security looms
  • AP: Democrats say White House offer on ICE is ‘insufficient’ as Homeland Security funding set to expire
  • NPR: Top immigration officials to testify before House as DHS funding deadline approaches
  • Politico: ‘Complete nonstarter’: Administration allies say judicial warrants a red line for White House in DHS funding talks as shutdown looms
  • Roll Call: White House, Democrats negotiate as shutdown deadline nears
  • Washington Times: Republicans prepare counteroffer to Democrats’ proposals limiting immigration enforcement action
  • The Hill: Democratic centrists stare down tough vote over DHS funding
  • Roll Call Online: FEMA earmarks threatened by immigration funding standoff
  • CBS Miami: DHS shutdown looms as Congress deadlocked on immigration deal
  • NBC News: Backlash to Trump emboldens Democrats on DHS and ICE as partial shutdown looms
  • NewsMax: Rep. Biggs to Newsmax: Dems Target ICE, Punish Americans
  • Washington Post: Republicans are pushing to drastically change the way you cast ballots
  • ABC News: Trump pushes SAVE Act, calls to federalize elections as midterms near
  • Daily Caller: Senate Republicans Have The Power To Force Democrats To Filibuster Voter ID — So Why Don’t They?
  • FOX News: Jeffries accuses Republicans of ‘voter suppression’ over bill requiring voter ID, proof of citizenship
  • NewsMax: Rep. Rep. Donalds to Newsmax: Dems Want ‘Illegals’ Voting in Elections
  • NewsMax: Rep. Rose to Newsmax: IDs for ICE, so How About Voting?
  • NewsMax: Rep. Roy to Newsmax: Voter ID Opposition ‘Ultimate Form of Racism’
  • NewsMax: Dems Insult Voters, History by Calling Voter-ID ‘Jim Crow 2.0’
  • CNN: Trump’s push to audit voter rolls is already snaring US citizens
  • NewsMax: Homan Backs Targeted Immigration Ops
  • NBC News: Border czar warned immigration operations should be targeted to ‘keep the faith of the American people’
  • Daily Caller: Leftist Allegedly Carries Out Drive-By BB Gun Shooting After Clash With Pro-ICE Live-Streamers
  • Daily Signal: English Only: State Eliminates Foreign Language Options on Driver Test Following Deadly Crashes
  • NewsMax: GOP Senators Come to Stephen Miller’s Defense
  • Breitbart: Democratic State Leaders: Sanctuary Cities Must Be Exempted from Civil Rights Laws
  • Houston Chronicle: Appeals court ruling could reshape immigrant detention in Texas. Here’s how.
  • Daily Wire: Hegseth Swears In Guard Troops To Clean Up D.C. As ‘Safe And Beautiful’ Mission Continues
  • The Hill: More than 50 advocacy groups call for Noem’s impeachment
  • AP: Inside Minnesotans’ moonshot to cover rent for their immigrant neighbors
  • Washington Examiner: Judge says Abrego Garcia Supreme Court ruling may shape Venezuelan deportation case
  • CNN: Immigration judge terminates removal proceedings against Tufts student detained by Trump administration, attorneys say
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • The Hill: ICE’s actions are an affront to our Constitution and the founders’ God
  • Houston Chronicle: I voted for Trump. But now Republicans are attacking legal immigration.
  • Los Angeles Times: ICE has escalated to illegal home invasions. This will end poorly
  • USA Today: [MN] Alex Pretti was trying to help. I can’t move on from that.
  • USA Today: We’re pediatricians. We see how ICE is harming children.
  • The Hill: [PR] Puerto Rican statehood is a national security no-brainer
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • AP: Masks emerge as symbol of Trump’s ICE crackdown and a flashpoint in Congress
  • New York Post: Forbes temporarily pulls Palantir profile — allegedly over ICE contracts
  • Breitbart: Sen. Jim Banks: Radical Left Wants to ‘Eliminate ICE’ While Illegal Migrant Truckers Kill Americans
  • Breitbart: Beshear: ICE Should Be Fully Withdrawn — They Have a ‘Body Count of American Citizens’
  • CBS News: Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump’s 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows
  • FOX News: Trump administration pushes back on CBS claim very few arrested illegal aliens have ‘violent criminal records’
  • Breitbart: CBS Complains Non-Violent Migrants Are Being Deported
  • Los Angeles Times: Migrants languish in U.S. detention centers facing dire conditions and prolonged waits
  • Breitbart: 900+ Google Workers Sign Letter Demanding Internet Giant Cut Ties with ICE
  • Reuters: Priests Say ICE Contractor GEO Rejected Shareholder Vote on Human Rights Review
  • Bloomberg: The History Behind ICE’s Aggressive Urban Tactics
  • Bloomberg Law: ICE’s Relocation of Minnesota Detainees Echo Korematsu Mistakes
  • Axios: [PA] Trump policy shift drives ICE detentions in Pittsburgh
  • CBS News: [MD] Maryland woman who missed child’s death while in ICE custody plans to self-deport
  • CBS News: [MD] Baltimore City council plans to advance bills limited immigration enforcement
  • NewsMax: [NC] ICE Files Detainer on Illegal Alien Arrested in Stabbing
  • Breitbart: [FL] Illegal Alien Gets a Year in Prison for Assaulting ICE Agents in Florida
  • Bloomberg: [MN] Minnesota ICE Detention Area to Get Attorney Inspection Monday
  • New York Times: [MN] Hungry Families, ICE and Secret Grocery Networks in Minneapolis
  • Reuters: [TX] Palestinian woman hospitalized following seizure in US ICE detention
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Exclusive: HISD has lost nearly 4,000 immigrant students amid ICE crackdown: ‘We fear coming to school’
  • New York Times: [ID] A Raid in a Small Town Brings Trump’s Deportations to Deep-Red Idaho
  • FOX News: [AZ] Arizona Mexican restaurant offering free meals to ICE agents sparks online reaction
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] Trump administration demands citizenship checks for S.F. public housing tenants
  • USA Today: [CA] Students plan anti-ICE walkouts Monday in Coachella Valley
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Torrey Pines students stage walkout to oppose ICE actions
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • NPR: Immigration courts fast-track hearings for Somali asylum claims
  • San Diego Union Tribune: Local Haitian organizers feel a slight sense of relief after the recent court ruling.
  • USA Today: What are golden visas? Where Americans can ‘buy’ residency in 2026
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Bloomberg Law: DHS’s Female-Only Shifts Backed in Sex Bias Appeal
  • NBC News: [IL] CBP agent’s texts set to be released after shooting at Chicago woman
  • Daily Wire: [TX] Feds Save Migrant Child From Sex Offender As Trump Cleans Up Biden Trafficking Crisis
  • Houston Chronicle: [MN] Texas experts’ take on DHS concealing names of agents who shot Alex Pretti
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Ex-LAPD officer wanted on murder charge flew overseas without arrest
  • New York Times: [Canada] Trump Threatens to Block Opening of New Bridge to Canada
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Trump administration denies Illinois appeal for disaster relief; Pritzker calls decision ‘politically motivated’
• Secret Service
  • FOX News: Bipartisan Senate bill targets money laundering linked to drug trafficking, terrorism
• Coast Guard
  • CBS News/FOX News/CNN/New York Times: U.S. military strikes another alleged drug vessel; search launched for 1 survivor
• Terrorism Investigations
  • FOX News: [RI] Brown University shooting bodycam footage shows urgent search for suspect who slipped through dragnet
  • New York Times: [OH] Bomb Threats Disrupt Ohio City in Immigration Spotlight
• National Security News
  • NewsMax: US Military Intercepts Sanctioned Oil Tanker After Pursuit
  • Politico: Trump’s ‘Stop the Steal’ lawyer probing 2020 election fraud has access to sensitive US intel
  • AP: [Cuba] Cuban aviation officials warn airlines of critical fuel shortage
  • New York Times: [Cuba] Amid U.S. Pressure, Nicaragua Blocks a Once-Popular Route from Cuba
  • AP: [Venezuela] Venezuela’s top prosecutor orders the arrest of opposition leader’s ally, hours after his release
  • FOX News: [Iran] Gen. Jack Keane breaks down Trump’s Iran strategy amid military buildup
  • Washington Examiner: [China] America’s bombshell claim that China is secretly testing next-gen nukes alarms arms control advocates

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