• Top News
  • NYT/NBC News/Politico/Reuters/WSJ: U.S. judge orders federal agents to stop pepper spraying, retaliating against peaceful Minnesota protesters
  • New York Times/Washington Post/CNN/NewsMax: Trump Administration Begins Criminal Inquiry Into Minnesota Leaders
  • Washington Post: Trump Justice Department enters new territory with probe of Walz, Frey
  • Breitbart: Kristi Noem: Tim Walz May be ‘Complicit’ in Massive Minnesota Somali Fraud
  • New York Times: Trump Backs Down on Insurrection Act as Democrats Take the Offensive
  • FOX News: Republicans urge Trump not to invoke Insurrection Act in Minneapolis amid unrest after ICE-involved shooting
  • NewsMax: Musk Calls for Insurrection Act to Be Invoked
  • NewsMax: Texas AG Paxton to Newsmax: Trump Has Authority to Use Insurrection Act
  • CNN: DHS spokesperson pressed on ICE’s controversial tactics in MN
  • FOX Business: Minnesota violence is ‘highly coordinated’ as anti-ICE agitators target law enforcement: Tricia McLaughlin
  • FOX News: ICE releases photos after violent Minneapolis protests leave multiple alleged agitators arrested
  • FOX News: Illegal alien with 24 convictions among ‘worst of the worst’ arrested in Minnesota ICE operation: DHS
  • CBS News: Senate Democrats push for Noem, Homan testimony after Renee Good killing
  • FOX News: Renee Good was shot four times, including in the head, fire report shows
  • CNN/FOX News/Wall Street Journal: 911 transcripts and an incident report reveal where Renee Good was shot and how her community faced her killing in real time
  • CNN: 911 transcripts, incident reports and videos show how an ICE agent shot a mother of 3 at ‘point blank range’
  • New York Times: Renee Good Was Concerned About ICE, a Lawyer Says, but Wasn’t Following Agents
  • USA Today: Vance says Renee Good was in leftist network. Where’s the evidence?
  • New York Times: Agent Who Shot Renee Good Was Trained to Track and Apprehend Fugitives
  • NewsNation: Noem blew up plan to protect ICE officer’s ID after shooting: Sources
  • Breitbart/Blaze: Gang Member Arrested After Allegedly Caught on Video Stealing Weapons from FBI Vehicle
  • Wall Street Journal: The Standoff That Has Turned Minnesota Into a Tinderbox
  • NewsMax: Border Patrol Chief to Newsmax: Blocking ICE Is a ‘Serious Problem’
  • NewsNation: ‘Anarchists’ spark tension with feds in Minneapolis: CBP commander
  • NewsMax: Border Patrol Chief Bovino to Newsmax: Political Rhetoric Fuels Violence in Minneapolis
  • NBC News: Immigration officers around Minneapolis are approaching people and demanding proof that they’re U.S. citizens
  • NBC News Daily: Lawmakers Hold Hearing Over ICE Operations in MN
  • NewsMax: Madison Sheahan to Newsmax: Anti-ICE Rhetoric Fuels Chaos
  • CBS News: Minnesota officials ask protesters to stay peaceful ahead of weekend demonstrations in the state
  • Reuters: Small Minneapolis businesses hit hard by ICE crackdown, while corporations stay silent
  • NewsMax: Minn. Rep. Wiener to Newsmax: State ‘Almost Been Run Like the Mafia’
  • The Hill: ACLU accuses federal agencies in Minnesota of racial profiling, illegal stops in new lawsuit
  • The Hill: Omar tells protesters throwing projectiles at police: ‘Do not let your anger get the best of you’
  • Washington Post: Family of man shot by ICE in Minneapolis disputes key aspects of DHS account
  • New York Times: Trump’s Fight With Minnesota Is About More Than Immigration
  • AP: California protester left blind in one eye is among string of violent run-ins with federal agents
  • Los Angeles Times: Second man shares horrific story of being blinded by officers at anti-ICE rally in Santa Ana
  • New York Post: LAPD banned from using non-lethal weapons on violent anti-ICE protestors
  • Washington Post: Trump officials extend National Guard’s D.C. mission through 2026
  • Washington Post: Prosecutors will not file charges against feds who shot into cars in D.C.
  • FOX News: Trump admin warns of ‘widescale doxxing’ of ICE if House Dem’s new bill passes
  • FOX News: Trump officials fire back after federal judge calls president ‘authoritarian’ for deportation effort
  • FOX News: Smiling anti-ICE agitator accused of punching Florida trooper as DeSantis asserts ‘This is not Minneapolis’
  • NBC News: Trump’s DHS has shot 11 people during immigration enforcement operations since September
  • Daily Caller: CNN’s Pamela Brown, Tricia McLaughlin Come To Blows Over ICE Media Coverage
  • NBC News: Some Trump administration social media posts mirror extremist rhetoric
  • Axios: Trump’s immigration erosion worries his team
  • The Hill: Democrats escalate opposition to DHS funding in bid to rein in ICE
  • AP: 231 Venezuelan migrants deported from US arrive in Caracas
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • New York Times: By Raiding a Reporter’s Home, Is the F.B.I. Weaponizing National Security?
  • FOX News: [MN] What is happening in Minnesota is why we have the Insurrection Act
  • New York Times: [MN] Minneapolis Feels ‘Like Being in a Civil War’
  • The Hill: [Greenland] Trump baffles global allies with his interest in Greenland
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Reuters: Amid ICE raids, some Home Depot investors want to know how law enforcement uses its surveillance data
  • National News Desk: Noem urges Americans to carry proof of citizenship as ICE raids intensify
  • Newsweek: Dick Durbin Blasts Kristi Noem on Proof of Citizenship Threat
  • Breitbart: Americans increasingly reject immigration police methods
  • NBC News: ICE loses support among Americans as raids continue
  • Daily Caller: ‘As A Muslima’: Rashida Tlaib Blows Gasket Over ‘Neo-Nazi’ DHS Post Of Man Riding Horse
  • AP: Former Proud Boys leader falsely identified as an ICE officer
  • Daily Wire: Border Czar Says Trump Admin Needs To Be ‘Better At Messaging’ To Combat ‘False’ ICE Narratives
  • New York Times: [MA] Deported Student Hopes to Return After U.S. Acknowledges Error
  • Reuters: [MA] Judge urges US grant visa to college student deported due to ‘mistake’
  • CBS News: [GA] DHS confirms Mexican citizen’s death in ICE custody in Georgia
  • FOX News [OH] Red state commissioner hit with set of demands from GOP senator over ‘disgusting’ ICE ‘terrorist’ declaration
  • Blaze: [MN] Another ICE shooting in Minnesota — and it’s the left fanning the flames
  • NPR: [MN] Events in Minneapolis show how immigration enforcement has changed. What’s the impact?
  • FOX News: [MN] Minnesota AG says ‘there is no statute of limitations on murder’ after fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good
  • Breitbart: [MN] Minnesota: ICE Agents Arrest Illegal Alien Drunk Drivers, Drug Traffickers, Burglars
  • FOX News: [MN] Minnesota Democrats slam Trump administration’s immigration enforcement activity
  • Daily Caller: [MN] Minnesota Democrat Live-Tweets ICE Agent Locations, Teaches Constituents How To Spot Unmarked Vehicles
  • NPR: [MN] ICE surge sparks fear and resistance in Minneapolis
  • USA Today: [MN] ICE protestors are walking a tightrope between conflict and peace
  • New York Times: [MN] The People of Minneapolis vs. ICE: A Street-Level View
  • New York Times: [MN] ICE vs. Ice: Protesters in Minneapolis Find an Ally in Winter
  • AP: [MN] Liberian man detained by ICE taken back into custody a day after judge ordered him released
  • CNN: [MN] How the unrest of 2020 cast a long shadow on Minneapolis in its conflict with ICE
  • AP: [MN] Trump’s Twin Cities immigration crackdown has made chaos and tension the new normal
  • CBS News: [TX] ICE Dallas leader addresses enforcement concerns, training and local partnerships
  • Daily Wire: [TX] FBI Hunts For Honduran Illegal Immigrant Accused Of Ramming Truck Into ICE Vehicles
  • New York Post: [TX] Illegal Cuban migrant arrested for ramming ICE vehicles, nearly mowing down agent: feds
  • AP: [TX] ICE says Cuban immigrant died while attempting suicide. A witness says guards pinned and choked him
  • Univision: [TX] "The last thing he said was that he couldn’t breathe": Death of Cuban in ICE custody generates conflicting reports
  • Reuters: [TX] US officials provide shifting accounts of ICE detainee death in Texas military camp
  • Newsweek: [TX] Who is Geraldo Lunas Campos? Death in ICE Custody Under Scrutiny
  • Axios: [TX] Most Dallas ICE detainees didn’t have convictions, DMN reports
  • Federalist: [IA] Criminal Illegal Alien Who Led Des Moines Schools Looking To Make Plea Deal
  • Daily Caller: [OR] Antifa-Linked Website Posts Plans To ‘Take The Fight’ To ICE At Agent’s Home
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] ICE agent believed responsible for L.A. killing accused of child abuse, racism in court filings
  • New York Post: [CA] Trump admin slams LA Mayor Karen Bass after she called for ICE to leave the city: ‘Doing the bidding of criminal illegal aliens’
  • FOX News/Washington Examiner: [CA] Newsom walks back calling ICE ‘terrorists’ when confronted by Ben Shapiro
  • FOX News: [CA] California Democrat appears to call to defund ICE, restart it from scratch
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • CBS News: New DHS rule ends one‑year wait for religious workers reapplying for R‑1 visas
  • New York Post: WH ‘reviewing’ immigration situation of kin of Iranian ruling elite now living in US
  • Daily Signal: Somalia’s ‘Temporary’ Protection Lasted 35 Years
  • AP: [PA] Philadelphia Attorney Sues Trump Administration, Kristi Noem, and DHS Over Detention of Biden-Era Asylum Seekers
  • Telemundo51: [FL] Florida passes bill requiring companies to confirm that employees are authorized to work in the US
• Customs and Border Protection
  • FOX News: Noem declares America’s border ‘most secure’ in nation’s history under Trump administration
  • Washington Times: DHS closes out first year under Trump with record-low border numbers
  • FOX News: The border in your backyard: Mexican cartels fuel record fentanyl, meth busts in Rocky Mountain states
  • FedScoop: House Democrats eye limits on mobile biometric surveillance apps for DHS
  • Politico: DHS turns on border chief over $2 million office renovation plan
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Federal News Network: Judge finds TSA violated court order in new attempt to dissolve union
  • Detroit Free Press: [MI] What is TSA ConfirmID? What to know about new Real ID program
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Leaked memo reveals California debated cutting wildfire soil testing before disaster chief’s exit
• Secret Service
  • CNN: [DC] Trump appoints loyalists to arts commission that will review White House ballroom plans
  • ABC News: [FL] Prosecutors seek life sentence for would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh
  • FOX News: [CA] California man arrested for allegedly making online death threats against JD Vance during Disneyland visit
  • Washington Examiner: [Iran] Iran state TV issues Trump assassination threat featuring Butler shooting footage: ‘This time it won’t miss’
  • FOX News: [Iran] Secret Service aware after Iranian state TV airs Trump threat featuring photo of Butler assassination attempt
• Coast Guard
  • New York Times: U.S. Boardings of Oil Tankers Reflect Hard Lessons Learned at Sea
  • Homeland Preparedness News: Coast Guard awards $200M contract for South Padre Island station
  • Seapower Magazine: Kevin E. Lunday is sworn in as the 28th Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard
  • Federal News Network: The Coast Guard officially has a new leader
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: Jordanian national pleads guilty after unknowingly selling FBI agent access to 50 company networks
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] 4 in 5 small businesses had cyberattacks last year and almost half of those were AI powered
• Terrorism Investigations
  • ABC News: [TX] Uvalde gunman fired 117 shots before officer entered the school: Official
  • CBS News: [Mexico] Mexico’s president touts successful crackdown on cartels amid Trump’s threats to intervene
  • AP: [Mexico] Mexican president highlights ‘compelling results’ in crackdown of cartels in face of Trump threats
  • NewsMax: [Mexico] CIA Agents Will Assist Mexico Troops Against Cartels: DOJ Source
• National Security News
  • NBC News/Washington Examiner: Trump says he could impose tariffs on countries that oppose his goal of acquiring Greenland
  • AP: US Congressional delegation seeks to reassure Denmark and Greenland after Trump’s threats
  • FOX News: Greenland is a security issue, not an overreach, U.S. ambassador to NATO says
  • FOX News: Stephen Miller argues Greenland is ‘essential’ for America’s national security
  • Breitbart: Interior Sec. Doug Burgum — Greenland and Venezuela Are Strategic Priorities for Defense and Energy
  • New York Post: [NY] New York wind farm construction can proceed after judge lifts Trump suspension
  • Reuters: [VA] US judge allows Dominion offshore wind project to restart, another legal setback for Trump
  • AP: [Cuba] Cuba launches mass demonstration to decry US attack on Venezuela and demand Maduro’s release
  • AP/Wall Street Journal: [Venezuela] CIA director meets Venezuela’s acting president in Caracas
  • NewsMax: [Israel] Trump Taps Rubio, Former UK PM Blair for Gaza Board of Peace
  • Reuters: [Iran] Kremlin says Putin is mediating in Iran situation to try to de-escalate
  • Reuters: [Iran] Musk’s Starlink faces high-profile security test in Iran crackdown
  • Bloomberg: [Iran] Iran’s Supreme Leader Acknowledges Thousands Killed In Unrest

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