• Top News
  • Breitbart/AP: U.S. Seizes Seventh Rogue Venezuela-Linked Oil Tanker
  • NewsMax: Trump Admin Deports 540,000 Over Past Year
  • Washington Times: 100,000 illegal immigants have taken DHS’ self-deportation bonus
  • New York Post: 7K illegal immigrant gang members busted in first year of Trump’s second term: ‘Make America safe again’
  • Washington Times: DHS’s Tricia McLaughlin on protests, sanctuary cities and ICE enforcement
  • Daily Wire: Here Are The ‘Worst’ Criminal Illegal Immigrants ICE Arrested In Trump’s First Year In Office
  • FOX News: Trump says criminal illegal aliens ‘make Hells Angels look like the sweetest people on Earth’
  • DailySignal: In Trump’s First Year He’s Delivering on His Signature Promise
  • NewsMax: Thousands of ICE, Border Patrol Employees Doxed in Data Leak
  • Federal News Network: DHS spending bill bolsters staffing at CISA, FEMA, Secret Service
  • FOX News: Congress unveils $1.2T spending bill as progressive revolt brews over ICE funding
  • The Hill: DHS bill emerges as key point of contention among Democrats angered over ICE
  • Breitbart: Dem Rep. Goldman: I’ll Risk Shutdown Over ‘Terrorizing Lawlessness’ of ICE
  • NewsMax: DHS Bill Seeks $20M for Body Cams, Other ICE Guardrails
  • Bloomberg: ICE Funding Trimmed in Bipartisan Homeland Security Bill
  • AP: Trump’s ICE force is sweeping America. Billions in his tax and spending cuts bill are paying for it
  • Federal Newswire: DHS details recent arrests during Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota
  • USA Today: Debates on ICE, Ed Dept. and health care shape bill to dodge shutdown
  • USA Today: Vice President JD Vance will travel to Minnesota amid tensions over ICE
  • Reuters/FOX News: Minnesota leaders subpoenaed in US criminal probe over opposition to immigration crackdown
  • AP: Legal battles over immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota intensify
  • FOX News: Minnesota Gov. Walz invites Trump to visit state to ‘see our values in action’ after ICE feud
  • FOX News: Democrat senator accuses Trump of ‘declaring war’ on Minnesota with Insurrection Act threat
  • NBC News: Democratic lawmaker to introduce bill to cripple DHS’ ability to detain immigrants
  • FOX News: Trump admin argues judge limiting ICE in Minnesota would be ‘unprecedented’ overreach
  • CBS Mornings: Trump Administration Asks Judge to Reject Minnesota’s Attempt to Stop ICE Deployment
  • NewsMax: ICE: Minn. Blocks Arrests of 1,360 Criminal Illegals
  • AP: Doctors in Minnesota decry fear and chaos amid Trump administration’s immigration crackdown
  • Axios: Quigley threatens DHS funding over agent tactics
  • CBS News: Aimee Bock, "mastermind" of Minnesota’s biggest fraud scheme, says "I wish I could go back and do things differently"
  • FOX News: DHS says ICE agents rammed by vehicles amid Minneapolis enforcement surge: ‘Aggressively assaulted’
  • New York Post: Trump calls for ‘insurrectionists’ who stormed Minn. church to be thrown in jail with Walz and Ilhan Omar
  • NewsMax: Kristi Noem to Newsmax: Arrests Imminent After Minn. Church Protest
  • FOX News: Video shows anti-ICE agitator berating Christians in Minnesota church service
  • FOX News: Bondi vows accountability after church attack, says Minnesota ‘a mess right now’
  • USA Today: DOJ to investigate anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church. What we know.
  • Blaze: ‘This is First Amendment activity’: Democrats give church-storming mobs their stamp of approval
  • FOX News: NYT slammed over report saying protest at Minnesota church service ‘adds to tensions over ICE tactics’
  • NewsMax: Rep. Tenney to Newsmax: ICE Protests Used to Mask Fraud in Minnesota
  • FOX News: Anti-ICE agitator who stormed Minnesota church service also harassed congregants at Pete Hegseth’s church
  • Washington Examiner/New York Times/NBC News: Trump says ‘sometimes’ ICE will make ‘rough’ mistakes
  • USA Today: Millions from GoFundMe donated to Good, Ross after ICE shooting
  • FOX News: Ilhan Omar accuses Noem of ‘lies and propaganda’ on Minnesota arrests
  • Daily Caller: Journalists Lose Their Minds When Border Agent Tells Minnesotans To Stop Clogging 911 System
  • Politico: Minnesota is the eye of the Trump storm
  • CNN: Blood. Pain. Disorientation. Here’s what protesters say ‘less-lethal’ weapons feel like
  • Axios: House Democrats’ support for impeaching Kristi Noem is exploding
  • FOX News: Nationwide walkout draws thousands into streets on anniversary of Trump’s inauguration
  • Reuters: ICE crackdown creates double-edged campaign issue for Republicans and Democrats
  • Washington Examiner: Roy Cooper was successfully lobbied by anti-ICE group with dark money ties
  • Reuters: US judge ‘worried’ about immigration courts not complying with rulings requiring bond hearings
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • New York Times: ‘This Is Trump’s Goon Squad, for Christ’s Sake’
  • Washington Post: A proposed Homeland Security rule could empty U.S. stadium seats
  • FOX News: [IL] Chicago kids are dying while Mayor Johnson fights Trump, ICE and reality
  • Washington Examiner: [MN] Minnesota and the battle to cripple ICE
  • USA Today: ICE protesters are storming churches now? This has to stop.
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • NewsMax: Trump Urges ICE, DHS to Publicize Criminal Arrests
  • ABC 7 Denver: ICE Director Todd Lyons calls on state officials to cooperate with federal immigration surge
  • FOX News: Our officers are humans doing hard work every day: Top ICE official
  • FOX News: Federal judge refuses to block ICE restrictions on congressional visits
  • Daily Caller: Tom Homan Describes What ICE Requires To Detain A US Citizen
  • Axios: Trump’s "roving patrols" are closing in on Americans
  • FOX News: ABC, NBC and CBS delivered 93% negative coverage on ICE after fatal Renee Good shooting, study finds
  • NewsMax: DHS’ Bis to Newsmax: Media Wants to ‘Cherry-Pick’ Immigration Data
  • Axios: Immigrant detention deaths reach 20-year high under Trump
  • Axios: Protesters go digital against ICE
  • USA Today: Billie Eilish slams ICE and Trump administration in scathing speech
  • FOX News: [ME] ICE expands operations into Maine, arrests nearly 50 individuals
  • Daily Caller: [NY] Zohran Mamdani Says He Wants ICE To Be Completely Abolished
  • Politico: [NJ] Rep. LaMonica McIver to appeal all the charges against her, citing congressional immunity clause
  • Politico: [NJ] New Jersey’s outgoing governor vetoes anti-ICE bill, saying it could undermine existing protections
  • Washington Examiner: [PA] Pennsylvania county official seeks to evict of DHS and ICE over three years of unpaid rent
  • Daily Caller: [DC] DC Suburb Moves To Ban ICE From Government Property, Unmask Agents
  • FOX News: [NC] Illegal immigrant accused in DUI crash that killed college soccer player, girlfriend: report
  • FOX News: [TN] Illegal immigrant allegedly ran from deadly wrong-way DUI crash that killed motorcyclist, records show
  • CBS News: [GA] Georgia students plan walkouts protesting Trump administration’s immigration enforcement
  • Breitbart: [MN] Minnesota: ICE Seeks Help from Public in Locating Fugitive Illegal Aliens Accused of Sex Crimes
  • Reuters: [MN] Minnesotans patrol neighborhoods to warn residents of ICE activity
  • Breitbart: [MN] Minnesota Sanctuary Officials Let Accused Child Rapist Walk Free — ICE Forced to Make Arrest
  • Washington Post: [MN] One day of the ICE operation in Minneapolis — and the activists fighting it
  • New York Post: [MN] ICE detains US citizen in his underwear during ‘targeted operation’ searching for sex offenders in Minnesota
  • New York Times: [MN] ICE Arrest of a Citizen, Barely Dressed, Sows Fear in Twin Cities
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [MN] Bay Area lawyer battles ICE at Minnesota detention center. ‘We’re getting blocked on all sides’
  • New York Times: [MN] Sneaking Groceries to People Hiding From ICE in Minnesota
  • Free Beacon: [MN] Columbia Journalism School Faculty Endorse Minnesota Anti-ICE Activism
  • Washington Post: [MN] ICE targeted off-duty police officers in Twin Cities, local police say
  • Wall Street Journal: [MN] The $0 Day: Small Minneapolis Businesses Ride Out ICE Surge
  • New York Times: [TX] Cuban Immigrant Was Killed in ICE Custody, Family Says in Legal Filing
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Houston protesters rally against ICE and Trump as part of Jan. 20 national walkout
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] U.S. senators tour California City Detention Center, decry conditions and inadequate medical care
  • FedScoop: House Democrats eye limits on mobile biometric surveillance apps for DHS
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Bloomberg Law: Immigrants Sue Over Trump Benefit Freeze Blocking Work Permits
  • NPR: Change to the ‘public charge’ rule could leave many kids without insurance
  • FOX News: State Dept to start rolling out FIFA PASS for foreign soccer fans looking to attend World Cup in US
  • National Law Review: DHS Terminates TPS for Somalia
  • CBS Miami: [FL] Fort Lauderdale man loses U.S. citizenship after fraudulent naturalization, child exploitation conviction
• Customs and Border Protection
  • FOX News: US drug overdose deaths plummet 20% as Trump administration cracks down on southern border
  • FOX News: Border Patrol chief praises Trump, Noem for allowing his organization to ‘enforce the law’
  • AP: Who is Greg Bovino, the official in charge of Trump’s border patrol operations
  • The Hill: [ME] Maine hits pause on undercover license plates for federal immigration officers
  • AP: [IL] Jurors selected in trial for alleged murder-for-hire plot of Border Patrol leader in Chicago
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Trial over alleged gang bounty on Bovino to offer litmus test as immigration enforcement controversies continue
  • FOX News: [MN] Border Patrol commander provides update on Minneapolis operations
  • Breitbart: [CA] Padilla on if Greater Border Security Is Good: ‘How You Do It Also Matters’
• Transportation Security Administration
  • USA Today: [GA] Some flyers could face $45 charge at TSA in Atlanta. What to know
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • AP: [TX] Texas Families Urged to Prepare for Potentially Active 2026 Tornado Season as La Niña Persists
• Secret Service
  • ABC News/Reuters/AP: Air Force One turns around amid trip to Davos after ‘minor electrical issue,’ White House press secretary says
  • AP: [OH] Suspect charged in vandalism of Vice President JD Vance’s Ohio home pleads not guilty
• Coast Guard
  • 10 Tampa Bay News at Noon: [FL] Crews Resume Search for Missing Kayaker
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: Congressional appropriators move to extend information-sharing law, fund CISA
  • Cybernews: CISA chief’s attempt to oust agency’s CIO folded by insiders – media
  • FOX News: [IL] Illinois DHS data breach exposes 700K residents’ records
  • StateScoop: [MN] Data breach compromised records of 300K people at Minnesota human services department
  • Politico: [SD] South Dakota SCIF plan puzzles DHS, CISA officials
  • Washington Times: [China] Critical infrastructures face major threat from Chinese cyberattacks, nominee warns
• Terrorism Investigations
  • FOX News: [RI] Students return to Brown University amid questions over security policies that enabled mass shooting
  • Blaze: [DC] Jan. 6 pipe devices were not bombs, could not have exploded, defense expert contends
  • AP: [TX] Testimony ends in Uvalde officer’s trial over response to 2022 school shooting, case set for jury
  • New York Times: [Mexico] Pressured by Trump, Mexico Sends 37 Accused Criminals to U.S.
  • Daily Signal: [Nigeria] Trump’s Christmas Strikes in Nigeria: A Turning Point for Security and Faith
• National Security News
  • FOX News: [Guatemala] Security alert issued for tropical destination after major gangs attack police
  • New York Times: [Venezuela] A Venezuelan Political Prisoner Finally Comes Home
  • Breitbart: [Greenland] Trump: ‘You’ll find out’ how far I’ll go to take Greenland
  • Reuters: [Greenland] Trump vows to reach a deal with NATO on Greenland
  • FOX News: [Greenland] NORAD aircraft to arrive in Greenland for routine exercises
  • AP: [Greenland] Russia’s top diplomat says NATO faces a deep crisis over Greenland
  • ABC News: [Greenland] NATO will have ‘better security’ if US acquires Greenland: State Dept.
  • FOX News: [Greenland] Top EU official warns Trump’s tariff threat over Greenland pushback is ‘a mistake’
  • Washington Times: [Greenland] Bessent says Greenland ownership is designed to prevent a war, not start one
  • NewsMax: [Greenland] Trump Says He Saved NATO ‘From Ash Heap of History’
  • FOX News: [Switzerland] Trump to head to Davos as Greenland dispute sparks rising tensions with NATO allies
  • The Hill: [France] Trump threatens Macron with Champagne tariffs after refusal to join Gaza peace board
  • NBC News: [Syria] U.S. allies abandon huge ISIS camp amid fighting with Syrian government
  • Reuters: [Syria] US estimates 200 Islamic State fighters escaped Syrian prison, US official says
  • CNN: [Syria] Syrian forces hunt for ISIS fugitives after prison break. Here’s what to know
  • Breitbart: [Syria] Beheadings, ISIS Prison Break Follow Syria’s Jihadi Government Crackdown on Kurds
  • AP: [Israel] Israel’s Netanyahu agrees to join Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza, changing his public stance
  • Washington Examiner: [Israel] Israel tears down UNRWA’s Jerusalem headquarters and confiscates devices over ‘terror’ concerns
  • AP: [Iran] Iran warns Trump not to take action against Khamenei
  • Reuters: [Iran] Iranian parliament warns of jihad if Supreme Leader is attacked, ISNA
  • FOX News: [Afghanistan] ISIS takes credit for Kabul suicide bombing at Chinese restaurant
  • Reuters: [China] China says it drove away Philippine aircraft over disputed shoal

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