• Top News
  • Wall Street Journal/New York Times/Bloomberg/FOX News: Federal Agent Shoots Venezuelan Immigrant in Leg in Minneapolis, DHS Says
  • Washington Examiner/FOX News/Chicago Tribune: House Democrats introduce impeachment articles against Kristi Noem
  • Axios: Some Democrats fume as Kristi Noem impeachment gains steam
  • Breitbart: Sen. Markey: ‘No Funding for ICE,’ Noem Should Be Impeached
  • CBS News: Democratic Rep. Mike Levin on impeaching Noem
  • FOX News/Washington Examiner: DHS at center of progressive revolt as House advances $80B spending package
  • CBS News/The Hill/FOX News: ICE officer who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis suffered internal bleeding, DHS says
  • The Hill: Ackman defends $10K donation to ICE officer in fatal Minneapolis shooting
  • The Hill: Homan: ICE officer who shot Renee Good ‘in hiding’
  • New York Times: Lawyers for Renee Good’s Family Plan to Investigate Minnesota ICE Shooting
  • Washington Post: Family of shooting victim hires George Floyd attorney as clashes with ICE spike
  • FOX News: Renee Good’s former father-in-law says ‘I don’t blame ICE’ for deadly shooting
  • New York Times: Woman Killed by ICE Agent Seemed at Fault, N.Y. Republican Says
  • NPR: How the feud between Trump and Minnesota is impacting the probe into the ICE shooting
  • FOX News: Poll reveals sharp partisan divide over ICE shooting of Minnesota woman
  • FOX News: DHS refutes claim that Minneapolis is cooperating with ICE
  • Axios: How Minnesota, Illinois are trying to use the 10th Amendment to block ICE
  • FOX News: DHS, White House mock Chicago’s lawsuit over ICE: ‘Miraculously rediscovered the 10th Amendment’
  • New York Post: White House mocks Tim Walz after he tells Minnesotans to keep filming ICE agents in glitchy prime-time address: ‘Just resign’
  • New York Post: Judge refuses to halt ICE operations in Minnesota
  • AP: Democrats propose state laws to limit ICE after Minneapolis shooting of Renee Good
  • Washington Examiner: Minnesota judge considers lawsuit that could hamstring ICE tactics amid enforcement surge
  • FOX News: Protesters clash with federal officers after another ICE shooting in Minneapolis
  • USA Today: Tear gas, snowballs, arrests. Feds and protesters clash in Minneapolis.
  • New York Post: Minneapolis anti-ICE protesters hurl fireworks, rocks at officers following shooting of Venezuelan migrant
  • FOX News: Angry mob caught on camera hurling profanity, demands federal agents leave Minnesota Mexican restaurant
  • Reuters: US judge blocks Trump administration from cutting Minnesota’s food stamp funding
  • FOX News: Minneapolis mayor defends sanctuary stance after illegal immigrant allegedly kills woman while drunk driving
  • New York Post: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey calls for ICE to deploy red state, insists his city isn’t a problem
  • The Hill: Minneapolis mayor: ‘I don’t support abolishing ICE’
  • Washington Examiner: Minneapolis mayor calls ‘impossible situation’ as ‘not sustainable’ after ICE related shooting
  • FOX News: Minneapolis Mayor Frey refuses to walk back ‘get the f--- out’ message to ICE
  • Federalist: Renee Good Is Just Dems’ Excuse To Oppose Law Enforcement And Maintain Mass Welfare Fraud
  • Daily Caller: Fox News Host Confronts Jacob Frey On Telling ICE To Get Out When Illegal Criminals Run Rampant In His City
  • The Hill: Minneapolis officials slam continued ICE ‘occupation’ in city: ‘Get out’
  • The Hill: Trump ending federal funding to sanctuary cities, states
  • NewsMax: Sen. Johnson to Newsmax: Dems Will Determine if There Is a Shutdown
  • FOX News: Trump ‘border czar’ says death threats targeting his family have surged
  • FOX News: Tom Homan warns anti-ICE agitators they have accomplished ‘nothing’ as protests continue
  • USA Today: Minneapolis, Chicago, LA. How immigration shootings follow a pattern
  • NBC News/Breitbart: California protester seriously injured after clash with federal agent
  • New York Times: Judge to Weigh Next Steps in Student Activist Deportations Case
• Opinion – Editorials
  • New York Post: Trump’s right: Sanctuary cities must work with the feds — or pay a price
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • FOX News: An illegal immigrant killed my daughter — leftists march for Renee, not for Katie
  • New York Post: The ICE uproar is a conspiracy calculated to fool Americans
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Blaze: ICE busts child rapist and murderer — 70% of agency’s arrests target criminal illegal aliens with prior charges, convictions
  • FOX News: Liberal journalist claims ICE accepted her recruitment application without proper vetting
  • NBC News: ICE error meant some recruits were sent into field offices without proper training, sources say
  • NewsMax: Rep. Amodei Leads GOP Effort to Fund ICE Body Cameras
  • Daily Caller: Radical Groups Like Renee Good’s Are Tailing ICE All Over America
  • New York Times: How ICE Crackdowns Set Off a Resistance in American Cities
  • Washington Post: ICE and activists clash over doxing and privacy, in court and streets
  • Bloomberg: Judge Weighs if Revived ICE Lawmaker Visit Rules Violate Order
  • Roll Call: Judge asks how DHS funds new lawmaker visit policy
  • Politico: ‘Abolish ICE’? Many Democrats are ready to fund it — with conditions
  • Daily Caller: Fetterman Says ICE Should Continue Arrests And Not Slow Down
  • Breitbart: Democrat Sen. Fetterman Urges ICE to ‘Round Up All’ the Criminal Migrants
  • USA Today: Five key ways ICE detention centers are booming under Trump
  • New York Post: DHS fires back after Joe Rogan said he understands ‘point of view’ of critics comparing ICE to Hitler’s Gestapo
  • Telemundo: Enrique Tarrio, former leader of the Proud Boys, says he has become an ICE agent
  • Washington Examiner: ICE officer tells protester ‘I love my job’
  • Axios: 5 new moments that sparked American unrest with ICE
  • CNN: Half of Americans think ICE is making American cities less safe, CNN poll finds
  • USA Today: [MA] Babson College student wrongly deported, Trump attorney tells judge
  • Univision: [MA] "We want to apologize": US accepts mistake in deporting college student
  • FOX News: [NY] Hochul endorses legislation to allow New Yorkers to sue ICE agents: ‘Power does not justify abuse’
  • FOX News: [NY] DHS exposes background of NYC city council employee after Mamdani fumed over arrest
  • New York Post: [NY] Zohran Mamdani doubles down on NYC ‘sanctuary city’ status, vows to fight Trump funding threat
  • Univision: [NJ] Honduran immigrant dies in ICE custody in New Jersey
  • Washington Examiner: [PA] Philadelphia sheriff calls Wesley Hunt a racial slur during anti-ICE rant
  • Politico: [PA] Judge skeptical of DHS push to ID anonymous accounts documenting ICE
  • Univision: [MD] ICE arrests Maryland Hispanic mother denied humanitarian measure to see son who died of cancer
  • Telemundo Washington DC: [DC] DC couple left in immigration limbo after ICE detention
  • FOX News: [NC] ICE detainer issued for El Salvadoran national charged with killing two North Carolina teens
  • Breitbart: [NC] ‘Preventable’ Killing of 15-Year-Old Girl Tied to Sanctuary Charlotte Policies, Says ICE
  • Reuters: [LA] US immigration officers arrest two people driving dump trucks to Meta site in Louisiana
  • FOX News: [MN] Meet the Minnesotans killed by illegal immigrants that Walz, Dems never held press conferences or vigils for
  • Daily Wire: [MN] ICE Detail Illegals With Sexual Assault, Drug Trafficking Charges Amid Minneapolis Protests
  • Washington Post: [MN] They arrived as refugees but now are detained in Trump’s Minneapolis crackdown
  • FOX News: [MN] Minnesota anti-ICE agitators swarm, confront federal agents during enforcement operations
  • New York Post: [MN] Woman dragged from car by ICE in Minnesota ID’d as LGBT and racial justice activist
  • FOX News: [MN] Minneapolis police chief says if rhetoric keeps escalating ‘we are headed towards yet another tragedy’
  • NPR: [MN] Minnesota protesters say ICE using force to silence dissent
  • Free Beacon: [MN] Who Funds the Groups Harassing ICE Agents in Minnesota? The Left’s Premier Foundations and Dark Money Networks Have Given Millions, Records Show.
  • FOX News: [MN] Taxpayer-funded Minnesota charter school shuts down in-person learning amid ICE raids
  • USA Today: [MN] Native Americans detained in Trump’s Minnesota ICE raids
  • CBS News: [TX] Dallas police chief defends withholding ICE‑related data amid transparency questions
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Judge skeptical on ICE agents wearing masks in case that could have national implications
  • SFGate: [CA] San Jose Spotlight: San Jose Bans Ice From Using Its Properties
  • FOX News: [CA] LA County expands sanctuary status with ‘ICE-free zones’
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] California, L.A. brace for Trump’s new threats to cut funds over immigration stance
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Washington Post/AP: US will suspend immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance concerns
  • Daily Caller: Trump Freezes All Immigration From Somalia Amid Massive Fraud Scandal
  • Daily Wire: GOP Proposal Targets Fraud, Security Gaps In Student Visa Program
  • AP: New DHS rule aims to shorten visa wait times abroad for religious workers serving US congregations
  • New York Times: Venezuelan Immigrants Urge Appeals Court to Restore Deportation Protections
  • Bloomberg News: Venezuelan Migrants’ TPS Case Complicated by SCOTUS Intervention
  • USA Today: US saw negative net migration in 2025, first time in decades: Report
  • Bloomberg: Trump DHS Rule Eases Disruptions for Foreign Religious Workers
  • FOX News: [DC] Hawley expects ‘Trojan Horse’ hearing to reveal dozens of terror-linked Afghan parolees in US
• Customs and Border Protection
  • FOX News: CBP adviser responds to backlash over immigration enforcement: ‘Lose their nerve’
  • FOX News: [MN] Border Patrol chief says DOJ sending more prosecutors to Minneapolis
  • AP: [OR] A man shot by Border Patrol during an Oregon immigration stop pleads not guilty to assault on agent
  • USA Today: [CA] Going to Baja California? Expect I-5 closure at busy border crossing
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Santee slated to address riverbed fire risks
  • AP: [HI] Maui braces for possible end to FEMA rental assistance and more housing strain for fire survivors
• Federal Protective Service
  • FOX News: [CA] Anti-ICE agitators burn American flag outside California federal building
• Secret Service
  • Washington Examiner: Vance Secret Service agent suspended after disclosing ‘sensitive security info’ in undercover video
  • AP: [OH] Grand jury indicts suspect in vandalism of Vice President JD Vance’s Ohio home
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Wall Street Journal: Lawmakers to Restart Efforts to Revive Lapsed Cyber Intel Bill
  • Daily Wire: Beyond Defense: Congress Wants To Industrialize U.S. Cyber Offense
  • MeriTalk: Trump Renominates Sean Plankey for CISA Chief
  • CyberScoop: Sources: DHS finalizing replacement for disbanded critical infrastructure security council
  • CyberScoop: Microsoft seizes RedVDS infrastructure, disrupts fast-growing cybercrime marketplace
  • HS Today: CISA Retires Ten Emergency Directives
• Terrorism Investigations
  • FOX News: US blocks 10K narcoterrorists as terror watchlist swells by 85K in 2025
  • Politico: [DC] Republicans point fingers at Democrats, Biden at first Jan. 6 committee hearing
• National Security News
  • NPR: Senate Republicans block Venezuela war powers resolution
  • Breitbart: VP Vance casts tie-breaking vote to quash war powers resolution
  • CBS News: What to know about Havana Syndrome and a device that might be linked to it
  • Washington Post: Trump imposes novel tariffs tailored to hit foreign sales of high-end chips
  • Reuters: Trump says no critical minerals tariffs for now, will seek overseas supplies
  • New York Times: Trump Imposes Limited Tariffs on Foreign Semiconductors
  • AP: [VA] FBI searches a Washington Post reporter’s home as part of a classified documents investigation
  • AP: [Venezuela] Trump set to meet Venezuelan opposition leader after cozying up to Maduro’s successor
  • Breitbart: [Venezuela] Trump praises ‘terrific’ new Venezuela leader after call
  • NBC News: [Venezuela] Senate blocks measure to restrict Venezuela strikes after Trump flips two Republicans
  • NBC News: [Venezuela] Maduro is in jail, but Venezuelans facing immigration limbo feel it’s still not safe to return
  • NBC News: [Venezuela] Multiple Americans detained in Venezuela have been released, State Department says
  • Miami Herald: [Venezuela] DHS says Venezuela is safe for immigrants to return; State warns Americans to leave
  • Wall Street Journal: [Venezuela] The Two Faces of Venezuela’s Regime Smile at the U.S. and Glower at Home
  • New York Times: [Colombia] Interviewing Colombia’s President, Before and After His Call With Trump
  • NewsMax: [Greenland] NATO Deploys Troops to Greenland Amid US Tensions
  • AP: [Greenland] European troops arrive in Greenland as talks with US highlight ‘disagreement’ over island’s future
  • Washington Examiner: [Greenland] Trump posits Greenland ‘vital’ for Golden Dome system as Rubio meets Danish officials
  • Washington Post: [Greenland] Vance’s Greenland meeting ends with ‘fundamental disagreement’
  • Washington Times: [Greenland] Trump says U.S. control of Greenland is necessary for Golden Dome project, NATO prowess
  • AP: [Greenland] As Trump’s envoy, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry says he wants to meet Greenlanders and not diplomats
  • Daily Caller: [Israel] Trump Admin Launches Phase Two Of Gaza Peace Plan With Warning To Hamas
  • FOX News: [Israel] Americans warned by US Embassy in Israel to prepare for ‘crises’ amid Iran tensions
  • Reuters: [United Arab Emirates] UAE bolsters economic ties with US by joining AI supply chain program
  • CNN: [Iran] Some US personnel urged to leave largest Middle East base as fears of war spread among Iran’s neighbors
  • ABC News: [Iran] There is a risk Iran will do something ‘desperate,’ security expert warns
  • FOX News: [Iran] Iran pushes for fast trials and executions of suspects detained in protests despite Trump’s warning
  • FOX Business: [China] China bans dozen US and Israeli cybersecurity firms over national security concerns: report
  • Reuters: [China] Trump’s greenlight for Nvidia AI chips to China draws fire from lawmakers, former officials

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