• Top News
  • AP/CBS News/Reuters/WSJ: 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and father return to Minnesota from ICE facility in Texas
  • ABC News: 5-year-old, father arrive in Minneapolis after detention center release
  • FOX News: Deputy AG denies 5-year-old, father has asylum claim after family released from ICE detention
  • ABC News/Houston Chronicle/FOX News: ICE halts ‘all movement’ due to measles at Texas detention center that held 5-year-old, dad
  • FOX News: Kristi Noem slams media’s ‘shocking lies’ on deportation ‘quotas’
  • FOX News: Noem says DHS can ‘always do better’ when pressed on agency’s ‘mistakes’ before Homan’s deployment
  • FOX News: Homan says DHS has rescued more than 145,000 migrant children
  • FOX News: Capitol Hill lawmakers debate DHS reforms as partial government shutdown enters second day
  • FOX News/Breitbart/Univision: Leavitt: Trump Will Not Waver on Illegal Immigration Crackdown
  • Washington Post/Reuters/Bloomberg: House speaker ‘confident’ partial shutdown will end by Tuesday
  • AP: Speaker Johnson faces tough choices as partial government shutdown drags and debate over ICE deepens
  • The Hill: Johnson supports ‘reasonable’ changes to federal immigration enforcement policies
  • Washington Times: House Speaker cautiously optimistic on DHS funding deal, but draws hard line on mask ban, visible ID
  • AP: Johnson says no quick House vote to end partial shutdown and blames Democrats for their ICE demands
  • NewsMax: Sen. Ron Johnson: Dems Trying to Weaken Immigration Enforcement
  • CNN: GOP Sen. Ron Johnson pans Democrats’ proposed DHS reforms: They are ‘neutering our ability to enforce any immigration laws’
  • NewsMax: House DHS Committee Dems Urge Against Passing CR
  • Newsweek: Democratic Senator Bucks Party Line on Masked ICE Agents
  • Washington Examiner: Jeffries says ‘dramatic reform’ to DHS must precede vote to end shutdown
  • CNN: Here is why Congressman Bennie Thompson won’t vote to fund DHS.
  • NPR: Judge rules immigration enforcement surge can continue in Minnesota
  • Washington Examiner: Trump faces flurry of immigration losses in Minnesota lower courts despite appeals court win
  • CBS News: Calls grow for independent probe into Minneapolis shootings
  • Univision: Federal agents who shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis identified
  • NewsMax: DHS Lashes Out at ‘Doxing’ of Alleged Pretti Shooters
  • NewsNation: Kristi Noem should be fired following Alex Pretti death: Batya
  • Washington Examiner: Trump splits Republicans with about-face on Alex Pretti shooting
  • New York Times: Can Tom Homan De-escalate Tensions in Minnesota?
  • CBS News: Corporate America is threading a needle on how to respond to the killings in Minnesota
  • New York Times: Judge Who Ruled Against Trump Administration Cleared of Justice Dept. Complaint
  • Daily Caller: Federal Judge Issues Court Order Accusing Trump Admin Of Being ‘Bereft Of Human Decency’
  • Washington Examiner: GOP reckons with Trump’s ICE blunders: ‘Defeat out of the jaws of victory’
  • ABC News: Jeffries: DHS should be ‘dramatically reformed’ after Democrats delay government funding bill
  • Breitbart: Jeffries: Trump Running ‘Most Corrupt Administration in American History’
  • CBS News: Sen. Rand Paul says DHS, ICE must "restore trust" after Minneapolis shootings of Good, Pretti
  • CBS News: Rep. Michael McCaul says Gregory Bovino "crossed the line" in Minneapolis crackdown
  • FOX News: Sen. Schmitt unveils immigration plan to end sanctuary cities, protect law enforcement
  • FOX News: Sen. Fetterman addresses calls for ICE reforms, US strategy on Iran
  • FOX News: Fetterman backs calls to DEPORT criminal migrants: ‘Secure our border’
  • FOX News: Sen. Murphy condemns ICE’s actions in Minneapolis, accuses agents of ‘intentionally’ hurting migrant kids
  • FOX News: Sen. Graham sends warning to Dems defying ICE: ‘Follow federal law’ or go ‘to jail’
  • Reuters: Trump tells DHS to steer clear of protests in Democratic-led cities
  • CBS News: Protesters to rally, march in Atlanta against ICE policies and civil liberties erosion
  • Univision: ICE protests leave dozens of detainees in Los Angeles center
  • FOX News: Rubber bullets FIRED at anti-ICE agitators: Report
  • FOX News: Anti-ICE agitators set dumpster ABLAZE outside federal building
  • The Hill: Trump says Don Lemon’s arrest is ‘the best thing that could have happened to him’
  • Daily Wire: Don Lemon ‘Ain’t Even Worried’ About Getting Locked Up After Arrest
  • Daily Caller: Minnesota Anti-ICE Activists Get $3.3 Million From Soros-Backed Charity You’ve Never Heard Of
  • Breitbart: Hundreds of Protesters, Student Walkouts Occupy Downtown San Antonio to Demand Abolishing ICE
  • New York Times: Bad Bunny Says ‘ICE Out’ in Grammys Acceptance Speech
  • New York Times: On ‘S.N.L.,’ Tom Homan’s Advice to ICE: ‘Don’t Get Filmed’
  • New York Post: Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller attend MAGA insider’s wedding together — after pointing fingers at each other over Minneapolis ICE crackdown
  • USA Today: Trump border aide allegedly made offensive comments about Jewish official
  • Washington Examiner: McCaul says Bovino ‘crossed the line,’ praises Trump for relieving Border Patrol official
  • New York Times: Despite ‘Wrong’ Comments, Gun Rights Groups Say Trump Has Their Back
  • CNN: Leftist and liberal gun groups are seeing a rush of new members
• Opinion – Editorials
  • New York Post: Mask comes off useless anti-ICE legislation
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • New York Post: I’ve seen insurgencies up close — and anti-ICE actions look eerily familiar
  • New York Times: The Trump Administration Thinks They Had It Coming
  • New York Times: [TX] Liam Ramos Was Just One of Hundreds of Children at This Detention Center. Release Them All.
  • Wall Street Journal: [Iran] The Nuclear Threat After Tehran Falls
• Top News (Sunday Talk Shows)
  • CNN’s State of the Union With Jake Tapper and Dana Bash: Representative Jamie Raskin “We Want ICE To Obey All Of The Laws That Every Other Law Enforcement Entity In America Obeys”
  • CNN’s State of the Union With Jake Tapper and Dana Bash: Senator Ron Johnson Says That Democrats Are Demanding Things That Are Impossible To Give Them
  • ABC’s This Week With George Stephanopoulos: Representative Hakeem Jeffries Reacts To House Passing The Bill To Keep The Government Open For Another Couple Of Weeks
  • CBS’ Face The Nation: Representative Michael McCaul Says Johnson Has His Vote
  • NBC’s Meet the Press: Speaker Johnson Confident Government Will Reopen Tuesday
  • NBC’s Meet the Press: Speaker Johnson says “We all want every abuser and enabler to be fully exposed”
  • CBS’ Face The Nation: Nobel Peace Prize Winner Maria Corina Machado Is In Washington Meeting With Lawmakers And Trump Officials To Urge Support For Another Nationwide Election
  • CBS’ Face The Nation: Maria Corina Machado Had She Been Captured In Venezuela she Would Have Been Disappeared Or Worse
  • FOX News Sunday: Trump touts economic comeback as tariffs slash monthly trade deficit
  • FOX News Sunday: Sen. Graham sends warning to Dems defying ICE: ‘Follow federal law’ or go ‘to jail’
  • FOX News Sunday: Speaker Johnson hopeful Congress will resolve DHS funding battle
  • FOX News Sunday: Sen. Murphy condemns ICE’s actions in Minneapolis, accuses agents of ‘intentionally’ hurting migrant kids
  • FOX News Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo: Sen. Schmitt unveils immigration plan to end sanctuary cities, protect law enforcement
  • FOX News Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo: Mexican ambassador responds to allegations of anti-ICE coordination efforts
  • FOX News Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo: Greg Abbott says Texas leads on border security, economic growth
  • FOX News Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo: Leavitt says Trump will not ‘waver’ on illegal immigration crackdown
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Wall Street Journal: French Firm to Sell Division That Helps ICE Track Immigrants
  • Univision: [NY] Mamdani will sign a bill that prohibits ICE from operating from Rikers or any other prison in New York.
  • NewsNation: [NJ] Feds conduct immigration enforcement in NJ cities, mayors say
  • CBS New York: [NJ] Reported ICE activity in Hoboken and Jersey City, N.J. leaves many residents on edge
  • Univision: [NJ] New Jersey will launch a portal to report ICE operations and sightings
  • FOX News: [PA] Fetterman tells Philadelphia DA to ‘lighten up, Francis’ after heated ICE remarks
  • New York Times: [VA] Canadian Company Cancels Sale of Virginia Warehouse to ICE
  • New York Post: [WV] ICE arrests over 650 illegal aliens across West Virginia with state, local police backing
  • FOX News: [MN] Local law enforcement push cooperation with ICE as Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey refuses
  • Univision: [MN] Mexican family celebrates two months locked up at Minneapolis home for fear of ICE
  • The Hill: [MN] Texas Republican on Minnesota immigration operations: ‘Excessive use of forces cases need to stop’
  • CNN: [MN] These young brothers sacrifice normal teenage life to be full-time ICE watchers in Minneapolis — and say they won’t regret it
  • ABC News: [TX] 2 measles cases reported inside Dilley, Texas, immigration detention center: DHS
  • Blaze: [WA] Seattle’s sanctuary mayor orders local police to investigate ICE activities
  • AP: [OR] Mayor of Portland, Oregon, demands ICE leave the city after federal agents gas protesters
  • New York Post: [CA] LAPD won’t enforce federal agent mask ban: ‘It wasn’t well thought out,’ Chief McDonnell
  • The Hill: [Italy] Italians protest ICE’s presence at 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • CBS News: D.C. judge expected to rule on Haitian TPS
  • FOX News: Ex-OnlyFans creator advocates against ‘extraordinary ability’ visas for adult content stars entering US
  • NPR: [TN] Faith leaders in Memphis support Afghan refugees, and each other
  • CBS Miami: [FL] Haitians "scared to death" as Trump ends TPS status for 400,000, Miami-Dade commissioner says
  • Blaze: [OH] Springfield officials, Ohio activists brace for end to Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status designation
• Customs and Border Protection
  • AP: [CA] Man sentenced to 4 years in prison for throwing Molotov cocktail during LA immigration protest
• Transportation Security Administration
  • CBS News: TSA to start charging passengers who don’t have a Real ID
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • USA Today: At least 2 dead in North Carolina as storm brings heavy snow to South
  • CNN: Bomb cyclone moves on, but arctic blast remains
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Breitbart: [VA] Report: ‘Crazy’ MS-13 Gang Member Linked to Murders in El Salvador Arrested in Virginia
  • ABC News: [NV] FBI investigating possible ‘biological lab’ operating inside Las Vegas home: Sources
  • New York Times: [Nigeria] How Trump Took Up the ‘Christian Genocide’ Cause in Nigeria
• National Security News
  • Reuters: [Cuba] Washington scolds Cuba after crowds heckle US diplomat
  • Reuters: [Cuba] Pope Leo urges US and Cuba to engage in sincere dialogue
  • Washington Post: [Venezuela] In Venezuela, change is coming fast. Relief is taking more time.
  • NewsMax: [Venezuela] Venezuela Releases 30 Prisoners Including Activists
  • Wall Street Journal: [Iran] Before Any Strike on Iran, U.S. Needs to Bolster Air Defenses in Mideast
  • AP: [Iran] Iran’s supreme leader warns any US attack would spark ‘regional war’

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