• Top News
  • ABC News/Washington Post: US, for 1st time in 50 years, experienced negative net migration in 2025: Report
  • USA Today/Bloomberg/NewsMax: Trump vows to withhold federal funds from sanctuary cities and states
  • Reuters: US drops appeal of order blocking Trump plan to tie state transportation funds to immigration enforcement
  • FOX News: Americans ‘deserve to know’ this about ICE agents in Minneapolis: Tricia McLaughlin
  • Daily Wire: Tricia McLaughlin Defends ICE’s Visible Presence
  • FOX News: ICE head says agents facing ‘constant impediments’ after migrant seen ramming cars while trying to flee
  • NewsMax: Border Patrol to Newsmax: More May Be Hurt as ‘Agitators’ Disrupt ICE
  • NewsNation: Leak exposes identities of thousands of ICE, Border Patrol agents
  • Daily Signal: Dems Battle Trump Admin. Over Anti-ICE Rhetoric as Riots Spread Nationwide
  • Axios: Scoop: Over 50 House Democrats sign onto Kristi Noem articles of impeachment
  • Washington Examiner: Grassley haggles with Kristi Noem over February Judiciary Committee hearing
  • NPR: Trump administration to shutter an immigration court, adding to judges’ backlog
  • CNN: Trump administration ratchets up its use of Justice Department for political leverage
  • New York Times/CBS News/Washington Times/NBC News: Mass resignations at Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division in wake of ICE shooting, sources say
  • Axios: Reports: Top Minnesota fraud prosecutor resigns over DOJ handling of ICE shooting
  • AP: Justice Department sees no basis for civil rights probe in Minnesota ICE shooting, official says
  • CNN: Pentagon to dispatch dozens of military lawyers to Minneapolis amid immigration crackdown
  • ABC 11 Eyewitness News 10AM: Minnesota and Twin Cities Sue Federal Gov’t to Stop Immigration Crackdown
  • FOX News: MN leaders sue Trump admin over ICE surge: ‘This is NOT normal’
  • FOX News: Tom Homan fires back after Minnesota claims ICE enforcement is unconstitutional
  • CNN: A hearing is expected today in lawsuit against immigration enforcement operation in the Twin Cities. Here’s the latest
  • NewsMax: Federal Judge Signals Decision Soon in Minnesota ICE Lawsuit
  • FOX News: Minnesota lawsuit over Trump’s ICE ‘invasion’ won’t succeed: Legal expert
  • CNN: Illinois and Minnesota’s lawsuits against Trump’s immigration crackdown may have a tough road ahead of them in court
  • Univision Chicago WGBO: Chicago joins Illinois in lawsuit against actions of ICE and Border Patrol agents
  • NewsMax: Trump Defends ICE in Minnesota
  • FOX News: Trump vows day of ‘reckoning and retribution’ in Minnesota as more ICE agents flood to Minneapolis
  • FOX News: DHS demands MN leaders honor ICE detainers, alleges hundreds of criminal aliens have been released under Walz
  • The Hill: Acting ICE director: Allegations in Minnesota lawsuit ‘just really sad’
  • New York Post: ICE agent unlikely to face charges in Renee Good’s death: report
  • Daily Wire: ICE Agent Involved In Renee Good Shooting In Hiding After Death Threats
  • Breitbart: GoFundMe for ICE Agent Raises $600,000 After Fatal Minneapolis Shooting
  • FOX News: DOJ says ‘no basis’ for civil rights investigation into Minneapolis ICE officer killing
  • FOX News: Woman seen on video allegedly blocking Minnesota ICE operation with car as agitators surround agents
  • FOX News: New video surfaces in Renee Good case as officials clash over ICE operations
  • Reuters: Video of Minneapolis shooting convinced these Trump voters it was justifiable
  • Bloomberg: Renee Good’s Family Will Hit Federal Immunity Wall if They Sue
  • The Hill: Tensions flare in Minnesota days after ICE shooting
  • Breitbart: Ilhan Omar: Militarized ICE Is ‘Roaming the Streets, Harassing and Terrorizing’
  • FOX News: Omar ripped for ‘inciting violence’ after Minneapolis ICE shooting: ‘Make sure these people pay’
  • Daily Caller: Ilhan Omar, Nearly 100 Democrats Say They Won’t Fund Immigration Enforcement
  • CNN: Trump administration efforts to shift blame for ICE shooting wreak havoc on Minnesota US attorney’s office
  • FOX News: JD Vance, ICE flip script on sanctuary city leaders as ‘chaos’ erupts across MN: ‘This is dangerous’
  • USA Today: Kimmel slams Trump’s ‘war against Minneapolis,’ praises protesters
  • FOX News: Jimmy Kimmel suggests Trump send ICE out of Minneapolis and into Iran, says ‘they could help’
  • NBC News: Some Democrats push for a fight over DHS funds after ICE shooting in Minneapolis
  • New York Times: The Minneapolis Mayor Who Cursed Out ICE Is No Stranger to Crisis
  • FOX News: Minneapolis mayor says ‘unconstitutional’ ICE conduct has been met with ‘peaceful’ protests
  • New York Times: ‘Like a Military Occupation’: Clashes Rise With Federal Agents in Minneapolis
  • NBC News: Immigration agents deploy tear gas, pepper spray in Minneapolis as confrontations with protesters grow
  • NBC News: Protesters pepper sprayed as ICE shooting tensions grow
  • AP: Federal agents toss flashbangs toward protestors outside federal building in Minneapolis
  • AP: Minnesota protesters, agents repeatedly square off while prosecutors quit after Renee Good’s death
  • FOX News: Fireworks-wielding agitators clash with federal agents outside Minneapolis federal building
  • Daily Signal: Who’s Funding the Aggressive Anti-ICE Tactics Used by Activists Like Renee Nicole Good?
  • Los Angeles Times: SoCal protester permanently blinded by DHS agent, family says
  • Los Angeles Times: ‘I thought this was the end’: Protesters recount bloody attack by Homeland Security agents in Santa Ana
  • AP: Demonstrator injured after federal agent fired projectile from close range during California protest
  • Washington Post: Pushing back on Trump, Maryland embraces a ‘protect our people’ agenda
  • Washington Examiner/The Hill: Homeland Security funding frozen thanks to ICE as Democrats demand guardrails
  • FedScoop: DHS launches drone-focused office ahead of World Cup, America250
  • Washington Examiner/CNN: Rubio says US can’t return 137 deported Venezuelans due to ‘delicate’ negotiations with Maduro’s successor
  • NewsMax: Rubio Says Boasberg’s Due Process Order Clashes With Venezuela Talks
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Washington Post: [VA] Virginia GOP’s last-ditch attempt to punish ‘dreamer’ students is cruel
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Wall Street Journal: They’re Coming for Our Data Centers
  • NewsMax: Renee Good Endangered Her Life - and Yours
  • USA Today: I worked for ICE and CBP. Our current system makes everyone less safe.
  • Wall Street Journal: [MN] ICE, Minneapolis and the Rule of Law
  • Washington Examiner: [MN] Minnesota wants to be exempt from federal immigration laws
  • Daily Caller: [MN] The Reaction To Renee Good Should Be A Shot To The Heart Of Delusional White Women
  • Wall Street journal: [Greenland] Greenland or NATO? Trump Can’t Have Both
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • NewsMax: House Democrats Move to Block Funding for ICE
  • Axios: "Who’s behind the masks": Raskin seeks answers on Jan. 6 defendants hired by ICE
  • FOX News: ‘Worst of the worst’: ICE arrests child predator, violent criminals amid surge in anti-agent attacks
  • NBC News: Joe Rogan criticizes ICE tactics: ‘Are we really going to be the Gestapo?’
  • NewsMax: DHS Fires Back at Billie Eilish’s Anti-ICE Posts
  • USA Today: ‘Concerned’ Matt Damon protests ICE at ‘The Rip’ movie premiere
  • Axios: [MA] Boston quietly prepares for an ICE surge
  • New York Post/CBS New York: [NY] NYC Council staffer detained by ICE after Trump admin scrapped Biden-era program for Venezuelans
  • FOX News/Federal Newswire: [NY] Mamdani calls ICE detention of NYC employee ‘assault on our democracy’
  • FOX News: [NY] Homan says NYC Mayor Mamdani ‘made it clear he’s not going to work with ICE’ on immigration
  • Washington Post: [NY] New York governor will push for state lawsuits against ICE agents
  • CBS New York: [NY] Possible ICE detention center in Orange County, N.Y., has residents concerned. Here’s what we know.
  • FOX News: [NY] Afghan illegal immigrant who stabbed sister for being ‘bad Muslim girl’ arrested by ICE agents in New York
  • FOX News: [PA] Lawmakers warn Philly officials against prosecuting ICE agents: ‘That’s not how America works’
  • FOX News: [PA] ‘Cringe’ Soros-backed Philly DA torched for dropping ‘FAFO’ in warning to ICE
  • Telemundo Washington DC: [MD] Maryland Bill to Ban ICE Officers from Being State Police
  • AP: [FL] Florida Immigrant detainee at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ agrees to leave US, asks that lawsuit be dismissed
  • Kansas City Star: [MO] ICE reportedly wants to build a detention center in KC. It’s unwelcome, Cleaver says
  • New York Post: [MN] Target faces protests after ICE detains US citizen employees at Minnesota store
  • Federal Newswire: [MN] DHS reports arrests in Minnesota operation targeting serious offenders
  • Washington Times: [MN] Minnesota has released more than 400 ‘criminal’ migrants in 1 year: DHS
  • Chicago Tribune: [MN] Federal immigration activity reported across greater Minnesota
  • Chicago Tribune: [MN] ICE in St. Paul: Man roughly detained at gas station, Border Patrol chief jeered in Midway Target
  • AP: [MN] Minneapolis duo details their ICE detention, including pressure to rat on protest organizers
  • New York Post: [MN] Chaotic video shows anti-ICE agitators blast fireworks at law enforcement during Minneapolis protests
  • Axios: [MN] Oglala Sioux Tribe says ICE holding tribal members
  • Breitbart: [MN] DHS Calls On MN Gov. Walz to Release 1,360 Criminal Illegal Aliens to ICE
  • Federalist: [MN] Renee Good Gave Her Life To Protect Child Rapists And Killers From ICE Arrest
  • NPR: [MN] How Minnesota faith communities are resisting aggressive immigration operations
  • FOX News: [TX] New video shows illegal immigrant allegedly trying to ram ICE agents with car
  • CBS News: [TX] North Texas student says she was fired, threatened after viral video about ICE agents at Dallas hotel
  • Daily Wire: [CO] Suspected Tren De Aragua Member Arrested In Brutal New Mexico Strangling Case
  • Daily Caller: [CA] Race-Baiting Lawyers Claim Man’s Life ‘Stolen’ By ICE — Turns Out He Shot At Officer
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] L.A. County moves to carve out ‘ICE-free’ zones following immigration raid violence
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Lawsuits against ICE agents would be allowed under proposed California law
  • Telemundo: [CA] San Diego County Board approves ordinance further limiting cooperation with ICE
  • Yahoo! News: [CA] Los Angeles Police Commission grilled about fatal ICE officer-involved shooting of California man
  • FOX News: [CA] Los Angeles students skipping class due to ‘fear’ of immigration enforcement
  • FOX News: [CA] San Diego school district beefs up security, provide scripts to keep ICE away: report
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Politico/Reuters/The Hill: Trump admin ends protected status for Somalis amid Minneapolis crackdown
  • Reuters: Judge suggests visa for college student deported to Honduras in violation of court order
  • Reuters: US to revoke citizenship of naturalized migrants convicted of fraud, Trump says
  • FOX News: OnlyFans stars and TikTok influencers are ‘dominating’ visas for their ‘extraordinary ability’
  • Univision: [GA] Venezuelan with pending asylum case detained by ICE at a routine USCIS appointment
  • ABC News: [MN] Minneapolis state lawmakers criticize termination of TPS for Somalis
• Customs and Border Protection
  • USA Today: Armed officers storm cruise cabin, detain US veteran by mistake
  • Axios: [FL] St. Pete ICE protests continue at Border Protection job fair
  • NBC News Daily: [OR] Man Shot by CBP Agents Facing Federal Charges
  • FOX News: [OR] Suspected Venezuelan gangster in Portland CBP attack tied to shooting at apartment complex: police
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] 1 injured, 2 arrested after Border Patrol vehicle pursuit ends in crash in Chula Vista
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • AP: [HI] Maui braces for possible end to FEMA rental assistance and more housing strain for fire survivors
• Secret Service
  • NewsNation/FOX News: Secret Service agent assigned to Vance placed on leave after alleged security leak
  • AP: [OH] A suspect in the vandalism of JD Vance’s Ohio home must stay in jail until trial
• Coast Guard
  • The Hill: House convenes hearing on Coast Guard law enforcement efforts
  • Homeland Preparedness News: Coast Guard announces 2025 branch highlights, including best recruiting performance in over 30 years
  • FOX News: Trump administration files seizure warrants targeting ships tied to Venezuelan oil trade: report
  • USA Today: [Haiti] Royal Caribbean won’t be going to this Caribbean island all year
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Politico: Trump renominates Sean Plankey for CISA director
  • CyberScoop: Microsoft Patch Tuesday addresses 112 defects, including one actively exploited zero-day
  • FOX News: Teen hackers recruited through fake job ads
• Terrorism Investigations
  • New York Post: Trump admin designates Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon as foreign terror groups
  • AP: [MS] Security camera video shows arson suspect in targeted Mississippi synagogue
  • CBS News: [TX] Teen arson suspect faces new terrorism charges after string of social media videos, Fort Worth police say
  • Blaze: [CA] Man arrested for driving U-Haul into Iran protesters in Los Angeles was released on $0 bail
  • AP: [Mexico] Mexico arrests 6 alleged Tren de Aragua gang members
  • Reuters: [Nigeria] US bolsters Nigeria’s military with supplies in security partnership
  • FOX News: [Somalia] US launches wave of strikes in Somalia targeting ISIS, al-Shabab terror threats
• National Security News
  • CBS News: Device that may be tied to "Havana Syndrome" obtained by U.S. government
  • FOX Business: Hegseth announces push to make US leader in AI, drones and space technology
  • New York Times: Senator Says Prosecutors Are Investigating Her After Video About Illegal Orders
  • FOX News: US commander says Russia and China’s Arctic patrols are ‘not for peaceful purposes’
  • New York Post: [CA] US Navy sailor Jinchao Wei sentenced to 16 years in prison for selling secrets to China after being encouraged by mother
  • Reuters: [Cuba] Clock ticks in Cuba as Trump cuts off Venezuelan oil
  • FOX News: [Venezuela] Venezuela releases multiple American citizens from prison following military operation
  • AP: [Venezuela] Senate readies vote on Venezuela war powers as Trump pressures GOP defectors
  • FOX Business: [Venezuela] Venezuela reopens oil wells and resumes crude exports following Trump administration policy changes
  • Reuters: [Venezuela] With Maduro gone, Rubio’s political fortunes are tied to Venezuela’s
  • Wall Street Journal: [Venezuela] Venezuelan Opposition’s Calls to Oust Maduro Aided Legal Case for Removal, Memo Says
  • Reuters: [Greenland] Denmark, Greenland foreign ministers to meet Vance, Rubio on Wednesday amid Trump’s threat
  • NewsMax: [Greenland] Speaker Johnson to Newsmax: No Military Takeover of Greenland
  • FOX News: [Iran] ‘Leave Iran now’: US Embassy posts warning to Americans still in the country
  • The Hill: [Iran] 2,000 people killed in Iran unrest, official says: Report
  • FOX News: [Iran] At least 3,000 Iranians killed as anti-regime unrest grows
  • CBS News: [Iran] Over 12,000 feared dead after Iran protests, as video shows bodies lined up at morgue
  • AP: [Iran] Iran signals fast trials and executions for protesters as death toll in crackdown goes over 2,500
  • CBS News: [Iran] Trump national security team meeting as death toll surges in Iran protests
  • AP: [Iran] Trump calls on Tehran to show protesters humanity amid reports of rising death toll in crackdown
  • NewsMax: [Iran] Trump Cancels Iran Talks, Backs Protesters
  • Washington Examiner: [Iran] Trump meets with top advisers to chart next steps on Iran
  • New York Times: [Iran] Trump Says He Will Impose a 25 Percent Tariff on Countries Trading With Iran
  • Wall Street Journal: [Iran] Iran Is Hunting Down Starlink Users to Stop Protest Videos From Going Global
  • NBC News: [China] US approves Nvidia H200 chip exports to China with some conditions
  • Reuters: [China] Beijing tells Chinese firms to stop using US, Israeli cybersecurity software, sources say

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