• Top News
  • NBC News/New York Times/CNN: Trump administration strikes three more alleged drug boats in the Pacific and Caribbean
  • Politico/Washington Post: DHS spokesperson to leave Trump administration amid agency turmoil
  • Axios: DHS promoting McLaughlin’s deputy as new spokesperson
  • Daily Wire: Vance: Admin Wants To Avoid ‘Chaotic’ Immigration Enforcement, But Sanctuary Cities Stand In The Way
  • Reuters: Immigration judge rejects Trump effort to deport Palestinian student
  • AP: Pennsylvania man cleared after 43 years in prison for murder denied bail during deportation fight
  • NewsMax: DHS: ‘Democrat Government Shutdown’ Disrupts Security
  • New York Times/The Hill/ABC News: Senate Democrats send counteroffer to White House amid DHS shutdown
  • The Hill: White House: Negotiators ‘still pretty far apart’ on DHS funding
  • The Hill: Bacon: Mandatory body cameras proposal is ‘easy’ demand to meet in DHS funding fight
  • NewsMax: Rep. Steube to Newsmax: Democrat ICE Demands Are ‘Nonstarters’
  • Breitbart: Auchincloss: ICE Has Tons of Money Despite Shutdown, Wish Dems Had More Agencies to Leverage
  • Breitbart: Dem Rep. Titus: ‘We Can’t Cut Off’ ICE’s Money, DHS Shutdown Is Hurting TSA, FEMA, Coast Guard
  • The Hill: On voter ID and ICE, do the parties want the policy win or the campaign issue?
  • FOX News: Sen Lee dares Democrats to revive talking filibuster over SAVE Act, slamming criticism as ‘paranoid fantasy’
  • FOX News: Mike Lee calls Schumer’s ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ attack on voter ID bill ‘paranoid fantasy’
  • FOX News: Alex Pretti shooting investigation: Minnesota says FBI’s ‘lack of cooperation is concerning and unprecedented’
  • AP: In Minnesota, Legislature braces for federal immigration fight as enforcement surge winds down
  • FOX News: Minnesota Democrats demand reparations from ICE after losing $18 billion to Somali fraud
  • The Hill: GAO launches investigation into DHS whistleblower treatment
  • Breitbart: GOP Rep. Gimenez: ICE’s Uses of Force Should Be Probed by ‘Outside Agency’
  • AP: Federal judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be re-detained by immigration authorities
  • Wall Street Journal: Judge Drops Immigration Case Against Student Detained at Citizenship Interview
  • FOX News: Palestinian activist accused of expressing desire to ‘kill Jews’ wins deportation case
  • ABC News: Judges reject Trump admin’s deportation cases against 2 pro-Palestinian college students
  • Breitbart: Some States Preventing Schools from Leading Anti-ICE Walkout Protests
  • The Hill: Texas attorney general investigating student immigration protests
  • New York Times: Military Veterans Protesting ICE See Crackdown Through Different Lens
  • Chicago Tribune: More than 300 people attend Not My President rally in Round Lake Beach Monday
  • New York Post: As LA schools boss burns ICE, cops ask protester students to tone it down
  • New York Post: LAPD ‘s grave warning to kids, parents after vicious teens attack officers in wild anti-ICE melee
  • Los Angeles Times: California man previously on FBI’s most wanted list pleads guilty to assaulting federal officer during protest
  • National Review: Free Speech Group That Fought Biden Tech Censorship Accuses Trump of Doing the Same to Anti-ICE Activists in New Lawsuit
  • CBS News: Mistrial declared for 9 defendants in Prairieland ICE protest case over attorney’s t-shirt
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • FOX News: It’s not students organizing ICE walkouts — here’s who’s really behind the nationwide protests
  • Wall Street Journal: America Needs an Immigration Department
  • NewsMax: [MN] ‘Harmless’ Activists About Erecting Borders, Seizing Power
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Bloomberg Industry Group Bloomberg Law: IRS Defends ICE Data Sharing on Appeal, Despite Disclosure Error
  • Washington Times: ICE saw 353% increase in use of force after Trump took over
  • NPR: How well are ICE’s 12,000 new officers being trained?
  • Bloomberg: Federal Immunity Shields Private Companies Detaining Migrants
  • AP: Trump is recruiting thousands of local officers to aid immigration effort. Some states are saying no
  • FOX News: Trump joint border task force busts 507 suspects as $5M cocaine cache seized
  • Axios: [MA] Federal judge bars ICE agents from making arrests at some Boston-area churches
  • Univision: [NJ] ICE arrests driver in Union City during second day of immigration raids
  • Washington Times: [MD] Gov. Wes Moore signs law banning Maryland partnerships with federal immigration authorities
  • FOX News: [MD] Dem governor’s ‘dangerous’ anti-ICE law ignites backlash after alleged box cutter attack by illegal alien
  • Daily Caller: [MD] New Maryland Bill Means ‘More Victims’ Of Migrant Criminals, DHS Warns
  • Good Morning America: [GA] Lawmakers Propose Anti-I.C.E. Warehouse Bill
  • The Hill: [GA] Georgia teacher killed in crash involving migrant chased by feds
  • Daily Wire/CNN: [GA] A teacher who ‘made you feel like you mattered’ was killed near her school after a man fleeing ICE crashed a car into hers
  • NewsMax: [GA] Rep. Carter to Newsmax: Dems Have ‘Blood on Their Hands’ in Deadly Migrant Car Crash
  • Univision: [GA] Following the death of teacher Linda Davis during a pursuit, DHS points to these politicians for openly defying ICE.
  • Univision: [GA] Videos show ICE was chasing a pickup truck before the crash that killed a teacher
  • Washington Examiner: [GA] ICE slams ‘utterly disgusting lie’ blaming agency for teacher’s death caused by illegal immigrant
  • Washington Times: [TX] Owner of North Texas warehouse rejects selling property to turn into ICE detention center
  • CBS News: [TX] Jury selection starts in federal trial for 9 involved in alleged attack at North Texas ICE facility
  • Breitbart: [TX] ICE Faces Last-Minute Delay in Deporting Single Irish Illegal Immigrant
  • AP: [CA] FBI, St. Paul police probing ICE arrest that resulted in skull fractures
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Breitbart: [TX] Texas Woman Arrested for Hauling Illegal Alien Gotaways near Border
  • New York Post: [CA] DHS shoots down Australian influencer’s wild claim that Billie Eilish got him deported
  • FOX News: [Canada] Canadian officials seize nearly 600 pounds of suspected meth in border enforcement
• Transportation Security Administration
  • FOX Business: Americans shatter air travel record in 2025 despite surprising shift in when they fly
  • USA Today: TSA PreCheck and Global Entry still work during the shutdown (for now)
  • USA Today: TSA lines are normal, for now. When you’ll see the shutdown impact.
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Washington Examiner/The Hill/CBS News/FOX News: Trump floats federal takeover of Potomac River sewage cleanup, if asked ‘politely’
  • Washington Examiner: Trump and Moore play blame game over massive Potomac waste spill 
  • Washington Examiner: Potomac sewage spill: Who is responsible for environmental cleanup?
  • Washington Post: Storm system set to bring fire danger to the Plains, snow to the Midwest
  • New York Times: [CO] 4 Dead in Colorado Crash as Strong Winds Kick Up Wildfire Warnings
• Federal Protective Service
  • AP: [DC] Police arrest man who ran toward the US Capitol building holding a shotgun
• Coast Guard
  • Washington Examiner: Inside the Coast Guard’s multimillion-dollar mission to revitalize its aging facilities
  • New York Times: U.S. Indicts Captain of Oil Tanker Chased by the Coast Guard for Weeks
  • NBC News: Noem’s use of Coast Guard resources strains her relationship with the military branch, sources say
  • NewsMax: DHS Blasts Report on Noem, Coast Guard Tensions
  • CBS News: Coast Guard families concerned over new government shutdown’s impact
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: [China] Chinese hackers exploited a Dell zero-day for 18 months before anyone noticed
• Terrorism Investigations
  • AP: [RI] Shooter killed ex-wife and a son in Rhode Island ice rink attack, police say
  • NBC News: [GA] Georgia students detail horrors of 2024 school shooting at trial of accused shooter’s father
  • Breitbart: [TX] Alleged Antifa Ringleader to Testify as Nine Defendants Face Trial in ICE Facility Terrorism Attack
  • DailySignal: [Nigeria] US Troops Begin to Arrive in Nigeria
• National Security News
  • AP: [Colombia] Colombia to resume peace talks with Gulf Clan drugs cartel
  • New York Times: [Iran] U.S. and Iran Make ‘Good Progress’ in Geneva Talks, Foreign Minister Says
  • NPR: [China] U.S. releases new details on alleged secret Chinese nuclear test
  • Wall Street Journal: [China] U.S. Hardens Allegation That China Conducted a Secret Nuclear Test

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