• Top News
  • Breitbart/AP/Washington Post/Politico: DHS officials defend immigration enforcement during oversight hearing
  • Washington Post: ICE chief forcefully defends deportation campaign as scrutiny mounts
  • New York Times/Bloomberg Law/Politico: Top Immigration Officials Refuse to Discuss Minnesota Shootings at Hearing
  • Wall Street Journal: Key Moments From Trump Officials’ Congressional Testimony on Minneapolis
  • AP: How the head of ICE responded to questions in Congress over Trump’s immigration policies
  • NewsMax: ICE Chief Reports 1,400 Terror Arrests in One Year
  • Telemundo 51/Univision: [FL] The Trump administration has arrested nearly 380,000 immigrants since January 2025.
  • Washington Times: ICE says it does not maintain database on Americans
  • Bloomberg Government: ICE, CBP Defend Training as Lawmakers Probe Fatal Shootings
  • ABC News: DHS officials grilled on Capitol Hill over fatal shootings of Renee Good, Alex Pretti
  • ABC News: Rep. Goldman to ICE director: Stop acting like a fascist
  • CBS News: Democrats grill ICE director in heated hearing: "Do you think you’re going to hell?"
  • FOX News: House Dem explodes on top Trump immigration official, says he ‘better hope’ for pardon from president
  • FOX News: Dem lawmaker compares ICE agents to Nazis and Gestapo during fiery House hearing on enforcement
  • Daily Caller: Eric Swalwell Pushes Disputed Story About 5-Year-Old Child To Guilt ICE Director Into Resigning
  • FOX News: Dem rep labels federal immigration agents ‘thugs’ in tense hearing
  • Federalist: Top Dem Uses Fabricated AI Photo Of ICE After Getting Caught Fabricating J6 Records
  • The Hill: GOP lawmaker blames Bovino for worsening situation in Minneapolis
  • FOX News: ICE acting director says Minnesota bodycam footage will be released amid transparency push
  • AP: Gov. Tim Walz says federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota could end within days
  • AP: Officials deny seeking quick end to asylum claims for the Minneapolis family of 5-year-old
  • New York Times: When Trump Officials’ Claims About Shootings Unravel in Court
  • New York Times: ‘We’ve Found Our Voice’: Many in Twin Cities Emerge With a Sense of Power
  • Washington Times: DHS shutdown all but inevitable after Democrats reject offer to postpone the Friday deadline
  • New York Times: Homeland Security Shutdown Nears Amid Stalemate on Immigration Agent Curbs
  • FOX News: Shutdown clock ticks as Schumer, Democrats dig in on DHS funding demands
  • AP: Congressional leaders say ICE deal is still possible despite divisions
  • NewsNation: Immigration officers to work without pay if government shuts down
  • FOX News: Democrats split on shielding Coast Guard, Secret Service as DHS shutdown threat nears
  • Daily Signal: ‘That’s The Leverage’: Democrats Shrug Off FEMA and TSA Funding Concerns As Partial Shutdown Looms
  • Roll Call: Despite impasse on CR, Thune pushes forward on DHS spending bill
  • The Hill: Speaker Johnson backs full-year DHS bill as Thune eyes stopgap
  • NewsMax: Rep. Miller to Newsmax: Dems ‘Sabotage American Safety’ in DHS Fight
  • NewsMax: Sen. Ricketts to Newsmax: Dems’ DHS Demands Could Trigger Shutdown
  • Washington Examiner: Republicans look to usher through voter ID legislation for third time with SAVE America Act
  • ABC News: Dems use GOP voting bill hearing to go after Trump, slam Fulton County raid
  • NewsMax: Rep. Scalise to Newsmax: House Will Pass SAVE Act
  • NewsMax: Sen. Thune Rules Out Filibuster Change for SAVE Act
  • Federalist: RINO Senators Could Sink The SAVE Act
  • Axios: SAVE America Act: How Trump backed bill would transform voting ID laws
  • Daily Caller: Trump Ponders Another ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
  • New York Times: Democrats Want to Rein In ICE. Their Ideas Are Facing Blowback.
  • Washington Examiner: Don Lemon codefendant seeks to toss FACE Act indictment in church storming case
  • CBS News: Students from several North Texas schools continue to hold walkouts to protest ICE enforcement, face funding threats
  • Politico: Judges may have found a way to bypass 5th Circuit ruling upholding Trump’s mass detention policy
  • CNN: Judges are regularly threatening contempt charges against the DOJ in immigration cases
  • AP: U.S. citizens and legal residents sue over aggressive immigration raid at Idaho horse racing track
  • Bloomberg Law: Los Angeles Judge Critical of ICE Deporting Survivors of Crimes
  • Chicago Tribune: Gov. JB Pritzker urges Democratic governors to confront Trump, seek accountability for immigration actions
  • Washington Examiner: ICE leader Todd Lyons declines to defend Kristi Noem amid calls for her resignation
  • The Hill: Beshear: ICE needs to be ‘entirely reformed,’ Noem ‘needs to be fired’
  • Breitbart: Beshear: All ICE Agents Should Be Withdrawn, But I Trust Local Law Enforcement Partnering With ICE
  • Blaze: Democrat senator rages when Noem dares to enforce the law
  • New York Times: Without a Border ‘Invasion,’ Texas G.O.P. Turns to an Old Enemy, Islam
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Washington Post: How to rein in ICE without undermining its mission
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • The Hill: Call immigration enforcement actions what they are: lawless Terry stops
  • The Hill: Toxic stress: The long-term harms ICE’s tactics are doing to our children
  • Washington Examiner: How to get ICE off the streets and send millions of illegal immigrants home
  • Blaze: The real villains aren’t in the movies. They’re looting America’s welfare system
  • FOX News: [IL] Gov. Pritzker ignored my letter — after his sanctuary policies killed my daughter
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Roll Call: Lawmakers stress need for immigration site visits without delays
  • CBS News: Report says hundreds charged with impeding feds amid ICE surge
  • Reuters: ICE is cracking down on people who follow them in their cars
  • AP: Takeaways from AP’s review of recent criminal cases against ICE employees and contractors
  • Axios/USA Today/NewsMax: ICE will be at the World Cup, director says
  • Blaze: ‘Shady carriers hiring illegals’: Sen. Banks launches trucking tip line after 4 Amish men die in crash
  • US News & World Report: Immigration Data Shows Who ‘the Worst of the Worst’ Really Are
  • CBS News/CNN: Irish man Seamus Culleton held for months by ICE says he had U.S. work permit, and now fears for his life
  • CBS Boston: Wife of Irish man detained by ICE in Massachusetts pleads for his return: "I hope to get back to normal life"
  • AP: As ICE expands, an AP review of crimes committed by agents shows how their powers can be abused
  • Daily Caller: Independent Journalist Cam Higby Puts Anti-ICE Signal Group Live On-Air. They Aren’t Pleased.
  • Daily Caller: Jasmine Crockett Says ‘We Need To Scrap’ ICE
  • The Hill: [MA] Immigration judge rejects Trump administration bid to deport pro-Palestinian Tufts student
  • Breitbart: [MD] Maryland County Approves Resolution for ‘Full Support’ of ICE, DHS
  • Daily Wire: [NC] Feds Implore Sanctuary Authorities To Hand Over Illegal Charged With The Rape Of Three Kids
  • CBS News: [GA] Georgia Army veteran deported to Jamaica after 50 years in U.S., despite appeal pending
  • AP: [FL] Florida prosecutor subpoenas city of Jacksonville over immigration enforcement
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Valparaiso council rejects anti-ICE resolution 6-1 at lengthy Monday meeting
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Mayor Brandon Johnson will not direct ICE misdeeds for charges, following prosecutor criticism
  • FOX News: [MN] DHS says illegal immigrant injured head after hitting concrete wall while fleeing ICE, denies beating claims
  • CNN: [TX] The children of Dilley, Texas
  • Reuters: [TX] US settlement of Texas civil rights case includes funding for immigration enforcement
  • AP: [ID] U.S. citizens and legal residents sue over aggressive immigration raid at Idaho horse racing track
  • CBS News: [ID] A 14-year-old girl described being zip-tied during Idaho raid, sparking fresh questions about ICE tactics
  • The Hill: [CA] Judge blocks California ban on federal agents wearing masks
  • New York Post: [CA] Gavin Newsom ripped by LA’s top fed prosecutor for claiming win in ICE anti-mask ruling: ‘Stop lying’
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] LAPD to train their body cameras on immigration agents, under mayor’s directive
  • CBS Los Angeles: [CA] Mayor Bass signs executive directive prohibiting the use of city property for ICE staging
  • Great Day on FOX26: [CA] DHS Calls for State to Cooperate W/ ICE
  • Telemundo52: [CA] Los Angeles mayor signs new directive to protect immigrants
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • The Hill: Appeals court allows Trump administration to revoke deportation protections for thousands
  • Blaze: ‘Vindication’ for Trump administration: Appeals court greenlights end of deportation protections for 90,000
  • Daily Signal: Secretary Noem Celebrates ‘Win’ After Court Backs End to TPS for 3 Countries
  • Telemundo52: Bill to Eliminate H-1B Visas
  • AP: Immigrant rights groups seek to dismiss a Republican lawsuit to exclude noncitizens from US census
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Daily Wire: [MI] Trump Rips Canada, Threatens To Shut Down Grand Opening Of Bridge Connecting Ontario To Michigan
  • Bloomberg: [MI] Trump Bridge Threat Came After Lutnick Met Rival Crossing Owner
  • NPR: [MI] Michigan governor says bridge project is moving forward despite Trump’s threat
  • Bloomberg Law: [IL] Chicago Border Patrol Shooter Cited ‘Big Time’ Support From DHS
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino praised agent after shooting Marimar Martinez in Chicago, evidence shows
  • Reuters: [IL] ‘It’s time to get aggressive’, Border Patrol agent says in Chicago shooting video
  • AP: [CA] Privacy activists call on California to remove covert license plate readers
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Overtime and night vision binoculars: UC San Diego is one of the agencies helping patrol the border
  • FOX News: [Nicaragua] Nicaragua blocks pathway used by Cuban migrants to reach the US
• Transportation Security Administration
  • New York Times: [TX] F.A.A. Halts All Flights at El Paso Airport for 10 Days
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Federal News Network: AFGE seeks emergency order to block further FEMA cuts
  • FOX News: [NY] House GOP leader rips ‘socialist’ Zohran Mamdani after 18 people freeze to death in NYC
  • CBS Chicago: [IL] FEMA denies appeal for major disaster declaration in Illinois
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] FEMA releases draft flood maps for Harris County after years of delays. Here’s what happens next.
• Secret Service
  • Daily Signal: 10 Threats Against Trump Admin Officials in 2026
  • CBS News: [GA] Georgia man sentenced to more than 3 years for threatening to kill Trump on TikTok Live
• Coast Guard
  • AP: US military boards sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after pursuit from the Caribbean
  • Bloomberg: House Scrutiny Escalates of Troubled Coast Guard Cutter Program
  • Washington Examiner: US forces kill two in ‘lethal kinetic strike’ in Eastern Pacific
  • USA Today: [FL] US Coast Guard officer, wife and 2 children found dead inside home
  • CBS News: [PR] Stowaway with 789 pounds of cocaine pulled from Puerto Rico harbor, Coast Guard says
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Federal News Network: Wyden pledges to keep hold on nominee to lead CISA
  • Reuters: US probe finds no evidence of spyware in Chinese power inverters
• Terrorism Investigations
  • CNN: FBI alarm grows about violent online ring targeting children, exclusive documents show
  • Univision: [Mexico] Investigation reveals war munitions used by cartels originating in the US
  • Daily Caller: [Nigeria] GOP Reps Unveil Resolution To Tackle Heart Of Christian Persecution In Nigeria
  • New York Times: [Nigeria] Pentagon to Send 200 Troops to Nigeria
• National Security News
  • Reuters: Trump’s spy chief Gabbard winds down intelligence task force
  • New York Times: U.S. Hands Over Some NATO Commands to European Allies
  • Wall Street Journal: Grand Jury Declines to Indict Democrats Who Told Troops to Disobey Illegal Orders
  • Washington Examiner: Hegseth plays ‘good cop, bad cop’ in effort to pressure defense contractors to reform
  • FOX News: [Greenland] Vance says US should get ‘some benefit’ from Greenland if US invests in Arctic security
  • AP: [Syria] Syria joining anti-IS coalition ‘marks a new chapter’ in global security, US envoy says

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