• Top News
  • New York Times/FOX News/Axios: Government shutdown ends as Trump signs bill, but DHS funding deadline looms
  • CNN: Prospects for ICE deal sour on Capitol Hill as shutdown deadline nears for critical agency
  • NewsMax: DHS Spending Jumps 35% Under Trump Amid Funding Standoff
  • Breitbart: Dem Sen. Blumenthal: Won’t Support More DHS Money Unless DHS Is Reimagined
  • FOX News: DHS Secretary Noem stands by body camera requirement for federal agents following Trump comments
  • FOX News: Noem says DHS officers and the American people want body cams on federal agents
  • FOX News: DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin discusses bodycams, sanctuary cities, immigration issues
  • Good Morning America: Federal Officers in Minneapolis to Wear Body Cameras
  • NewsMax/Washington Times: DHS Reports Spike in Vehicle Attacks on ICE, CBP Officers
  • FOX News: Politicians are putting the lives of law enforcement, public safety ‘further at risk,’ DHS official warns
  • FOX 10 Phoenix/Washington Examiner: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem arrives in Phoenix ahead of border survey
  • FOX News: Noem responds to Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish bashing ICE at Grammys: ‘I wish they knew’’
  • Reuters: US appeals court weighs Trump policy allowing swift deportations to third countries
  • ABC News: Military stands down troops ordered to prep to deploy to Minneapolis
  • Washington Post/FOX News: Judge temporarily bans use of tear gas at protests near Portland ICE office
  • New York Times/NewsMax: Democrats Call on ICE Watchdog to Speed Up Use of Force Inquiry
  • Washington Times: House Democrats’ report accuses Trump officials of lies, covering up ICE misconduct
  • Los Angeles Times: U.S. citizens shot at, dragged by immigration agents, testify before congressional Democrats
  • AP: Immigration agents draw guns and arrest activists following them in Minneapolis
  • AP/NBC News/ABC News/New York Times: Renee Good’s Brothers Call on Congress to Rein In Immigration Crackdown
  • Washington Examiner: Renee Good’s brothers give emotional testimony on Capitol Hill: ‘This is not just a bad day’
  • Washington Examiner: Federal agents say Noem ‘jumped the gun’ in Alex Pretti shooting investigation
  • Wall Street Journal: States Rush to Remove Hurdles Stopping U.S. Agents From Being Sued for Shootings
  • AP: More departures at the US attorney’s office in Minnesota, AP sources say
  • The Hill: House Oversight Democrats: ‘Culture of impunity’ led to Pretti, Good deaths
  • Washington Post: Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon
  • NPR: After Trump’s border czar takes over, Minnesota gov. says he hasn’t seen much change
  • CBS News: Top Minnesota corrections official questions when federal immigration agencies will draw down forces
  • New York Post: JD Vance explodes at NY Dem Rep. Jerry Nadler ‘openly calling’ for shooting ICE agents
  • NewsMax: Tricia McLaughlin to Newsmax: Nadler ICE Rhetoric ‘Reckless’
  • The Hill: House Democrat: DHS is ‘greatest threat to the homeland right now’
  • Daily Caller: Democrat Vows DHS Will Be ‘Dismantled,’ Says ‘Every Fascist’ Will Face ‘Justice’
  • NBC News: Don Lemon says he offered to turn himself in but was arrested in an effort to ‘embarrass’ him
  • Washington Post: Inside Minneapolis’s ICE watch network
  • New York Post: ‘Grassroots’ anti-ICE campaigns funded by left-wing billionaire donors: sources
  • FOX News: Deputy AG details ‘massive underground fraud network’ allegedly behind Minneapolis anti-ICE push
  • The Hill: Springsteen ICE protest ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ highest-selling song in US last week
  • New York Post: Cops identify violent anti-ICE rioter who allegedly fired slingshot at LAPD
  • FOX News: Senator calls out ‘grassroots’ anti-ICE groups, urges DOJ investigation into ‘coordinated national operation’
  • NewsMax: Teachers Unions Accused of Using Kids at Anti-ICE Protests
  • Los Angeles Times: Mexicans deported from the U.S. return to find hometowns controlled by narcos
  • New York Times: Polls Show Strong G.O.P. Support for Trump on Immigration
  • AP: Trump administration’s tongue-in-cheek names for immigration operations praised and slammed
  • New York Times: The Influencer Who Spurred the Federal Crackdown on Minneapolis
  • Breitbart: Federal judge denies bail for alleged Ilhan Omar attacker
  • ABC News: Domestic partner poisonings increasing, DHS warns
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Washington Post: This good compromise would rein in ICE without undermining its core job
  • New York Post: Stop demonizing ICE; you’re hurting innocent people
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • The Hill: Disaster management after FEMA: A National Guard for natural disasters
  • Wall Street Journal: Trump’s ICE Tactics Alienate Americans
  • New York Times: ICE Is Watching You
  • Bloomberg: ICE Isn’t Just Breaking the Law. It’s Trying to Rewrite It
  • Washington Examiner: Democrats want to unmask ICE officers to cause them violence and harm
  • Daily Caller: We’ve Lost The All-Wise Judges: Trump Derangement Syndrome Knows No Bounds
  • New York Times: [OH] In Ohio, I Caught a Glimpse of the New Resistance; Michelle Goldberg
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • AP: Federal immigration officials scout warehouses as they eye more detention space
  • Blaze: ICE rounds up kidnapper and child predator: ‘Thugs have no place in our communities’
  • FOX News: ICE reveals legal theory behind warrantless immigration arrests
  • Washington Times: ICE rejects guidance to make menstrual products more available to prisoners, says GAO report
  • Washington Times: ICE sets new record pace for deportations
  • Daily Caller: Cities’ Latest Anti-ICE Strategy Is A Great Way To Get Sued, Analysts Say
  • FOX News: ‘I don’t support ICE’: Gas station refusal ignites debate over denying service to federal agents
  • NPR: As some states try to show ICE the door, others put out the welcome mat
  • OutKick: Anti-ICE Media Amplified Steve Kerr’s Lies, But Ignored His Apology
  • CNN: Bernie Sanders: ICE has become Trump’s "domestic army"
  • Washington Times: ‘The system sucks’: Government lawyer says feds not prepared to handle immigration enforcement surge
  • New York Times/CBS New York: [NY] N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James starts new effort to observe ICE activities
  • New York Post: [NY] Iced Out: NYC criminal justice system dropped ball on release of violent migrant felon
  • Univision: [NJ] “Have mercy”: ICE conducts raids in Hackensack and Fairview, New Jersey
  • Washington Examiner: [PA] DHS scolds Philly DA for comments about ‘hunting down’ ICE officers
  • CBS Philadelphia: [PA] ICE buys warehouse property in Berks County, Pennsylvania, for $87 million
  • Washington Times: [MD] Maryland Senate, House approve bills to end police partnerships with ICE
  • FOX News: [LA] ICE arrests New Orleans police recruit with deportation order who was issued firearm by department
  • Federalist: [IN] Indiana Upgrades Immigration Bill As States Step Up To Boost Deportation Efforts
  • Univision Chicago WGBO: [IL] Brandon Johnson signs executive order ICE “under notice”: what it consists of and which agency will be in charge of applying it
  • Daily Wire: [IL] Blue State Bill Would Ban ICE Agents Hired Under Trump From Working As Local Cops
  • Axios: [MN] Minnesota suburbs push back against ICE’s warehouse sear
  • FOX News: [MN] Anti-ICE Minneapolis agitators set up checkpoint to track federal agents
  • NPR: [MN] Community works to prevent evictions as fear of ICE keeps some immigrants from work
  • NPR: [MN] Minneapolis has daily deportation flights. One man is documenting them
  • Reuters: [MN] Trump tells Minnesota to help more with US immigration enforcement. What does it already do?
  • AP: [MN] More departures at the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota, AP sources say
  • Washington Post: [TX] Measles cases identified at ICE’s largest detention facility for children
  • Axios: [TX] Local officials oppose proposed ICE facility in Hutchins
  • Axios: [TX] San Antonio leaders look for ways to block potential ICE detention site
  • ABC News: [TX] Disabled US citizen’s family says ICE stopped his father from attending his funeral
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] U.S. Rep. Castro says National Guard deployed at ICE detention facilities
  • FOX News: [NE] Illegal immigrant who fled US after killing Sarah Root sentenced to 20+ years behind bars
  • Axios/Colorado Newsline: [CO] Colorado Democrats want answers about ICE ‘death cards’ left in cars in Eagle County
  • Axios: [CO] Colorado Democrats call for independent probe over ICE ace of spade cards
  • AP: [OR] Federal agents must limit tear gas for now at protests outside Portland ICE building, judge says
  • Reuters: [CA] No plans for ICE immigration enforcement at Super Bowl, sources say
  • Axios/Telemundo47: [CA] Super Bowl security won’t include ICE operations, feds say
  • NewsMax: [CA] LAPD Won’t Enforce Ban on Masked Federal Agents
  • Reuters: [CA] Independent probe sought in fatal shooting of Los Angeles man by off-duty ICE agent
  • Blaze: [CA] Church says ICE ‘desecrated’ grounds by chasing taco vendor — DHS denies targeting church
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Statewide human trafficking crackdown led to hundreds of arrests, L.A. authorities say
  • USA Today: [CA] Afraid to go to courthouse because of ICE? California bill could help
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • ABC News: Judge blocks administration from ending TPS protections for Haitian immigrants
  • AP: US-based Haitians are buoyed but wary after a judge stops Trump from ending their protections
  • Daily Signal: DHS Eyes Supreme Court Appeal After Judge Halts End of Protections for Haitians
  • New York Post: Judge who blocked Trump’s Haitian deportations bankrolled Dems -- including Biden who let migrants in
  • NBC News Daily: Reaction to Postpone Haitian TPS
  • Telemundo Washington DC: USCIS announces the start of the registration period for H-1B visas
  • New York Times: Lawsuit Argues Trump Gold Card Visa Program Prioritizes Wealth Over Ability
  • New York Times: Lawsuit Argues Trump Gold Card Visa Program Prioritizes Wealth Over Ability
  • Bloomberg: Trump Gold Card Is Unlawful Pay-to-Play Scheme, Suit Says
  • The Hill: Schumer: Bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote ‘nothing more than Jim Crow 2.0’
  • The Hill: State Department sued over immigrant visa ban affecting 75 countries
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Axios: Scoop: 200 miles of Trump’s border wall held up by Noem’s DHS
  • Washington Examiner: DHS officials point fingers over delays in border wall construction
  • New York Times: Pretti Shooting Thrusts Border Patrol’s History of Aggressive Tactics Into View
  • CBS Chicago: [IL] Marimar Martinez, who was shot by U.S. Border Patrol in Chicago, to testify on Capitol Hill
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Prosecutors no longer oppose release of Border Patrol bodycam in Marimar Martinez case
  • Washington Examiner: [AZ] CBP deploying tracking dogs in search for Savannah Guthrie’s mother
  • Univision: [CA] CBP agents break window and arrest woman livestreaming in El Monte
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • FOX News: [MS] Noem coordinates with Mississippi officials as state recovers from deadly winter storm
  • NBC News Daily: [MS] State Leaders Meet with FEMA, Sec. Kristi Noem
• Secret Service
  • Breitbart: [VT] U.S. Secret Service Returns Elderly Woman’s Stolen $950,000 in Life Savings
  • AP: [FL] Prosecutors seek life sentence for man who tried to shoot Trump at a Florida golf course
  • CBS News: [CO] Secret Service locates, removes 19 credit card skimmers in Denver
• Coast Guard
  • FOX News: [MA] Coast Guard identifies 7 victims on board Gloucester commercial fishing boat that sank off Massachusetts
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: Cantwell claims telecoms blocked release of Salt Typhoon report
  • CyberScoop: What’s next for DHS’s forthcoming replacement critical infrastructure protection panel, AI information sharing
  • CyberScoop: Sean Cairncross’ cybersecurity agenda: less regulation, more cooperation
  • FOX News: 149 million passwords exposed in massive credential leak
  • Axios: [China] Chinese phishers impersonate U.S. policy briefings
• National Security News
  • CBS News: Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, Susan Collins urge Pentagon not to sideline Havana Syndrome research
  • Reuters: NATO starts military planning for Arctic mission amid Greenland dispute
  • Washington Examiner: [DC] DOJ says White House ballroom completion ‘imperative for reasons of national security’
  • Daily Wire: [GA] Trump Predicts FBI Georgia Raid Will Expose ‘Interesting Things,’ Calls To ‘Nationalize The Voting’
  • FOX News: [Mexico] Governments like Mexico have weaponized immigration, author warns
  • Breitbart: [Mexico] Schweizer: Mexican Officials Are Meddling in U.S. Politics
  • CBS News: [Iran] U.S. tanker approached by Iranian gunboats in Strait of Hormuz, security firm says

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