• Top News
  • ABC News/NewsMax: DHS increasing self-deportation stipend from $1,000 to $2,600
  • AP/CBS News/New York Times/Wall Street Journal: Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says
  • Bloomberg: Democratic Senator Assails ‘Secret’ ICE Policy to Enter Homes
  • CBS Chicago: DHS responds to internal ICE memo, authorizing agents to enter homes without judicial warrants
  • NewsNation: Mahmoud Khalil will be deported to Algeria, DHS official says
  • Los Angeles Times/USA Today: Immigration agent shoots at suspect during operation in South L.A.
  • FOX News/New York Times/Politico/AP: Trump Administration Starts Immigration Operation in Maine
  • Washington Post: Democrats seek to block Homeland Security funding over ICE concerns
  • NewsMax: Rep. Scalise to Newsmax: House Bringing Bill Thursday to Avert Shutdown
  • Politico: Vance to visit Minneapolis on Thursday amid ICE crackdown
  • FOX News/New York Times: Appeals court hands Trump admin ‘victory’ in Minnesota ICE force restrictions case
  • FOX News: Noem says ‘arrests coming’ after anti-ICE mob targeted Minnesota church
  • FOX Business: Tricia McLaughlin asserts anti-ICE protesters in Minnesota church trampled on worshippers’ religious rights
  • FOX News: Anti-ICE protester William Kelly dares Pam Bondi to arrest him after Minnesota church disruption
  • FOX News: Far-left agitator who organized MN church storming raked in over $1 million from anti-poverty nonprofit
  • Washington Examiner: Organizer of GoFundMe for ‘agitating the Nazis’ involved in anti-ICE uprising at Minneapolis church
  • AP: Video shows Border Patrol’s Bovino tossing smoke canister at protesters in Minneapolis
  • Daily Caller: Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino Denied Service At Minneapolis Gas Station
  • FOX News: Border Patrol chief targeted in alleged murder-for-hire plot focused on Snapchat messages
  • Chicago Tribune: ‘I’m really confused about this’: Jurors see agents’ interview of Chicago man accused of putting bounty on Bovino’s head
  • Washington Examiner: Walz says DHS is inflating Operation Metro Surge success in Minnesota
  • CBS News: Justice Department subpoenas Minnesota leaders over alleged obstruction
  • FOX News: Minnesota Democrats criticize DOJ subpoenas, claim weaponization of justice system
  • Breitbart: Frey on Working with Feds on Catching Violent Illegals: ‘Not Going to Agree to Anything Right Now on the Spot,’ Don’t Trust Feds
  • New York Times: In Court Record, Official Describes Assault Before ICE Agent Shot Man in Minneapolis
  • NBC News: Renee Good was shot in the head, autopsy commissioned by her family finds
  • AP: Autopsy finds Cuban immigrant in ICE custody died of homicide due to asphyxia
  • Federal News Network: Senate Democrats call for greater oversight of DHS and ICE
  • USA Today: ‘Human rights emergency’ a year into Trump’s term, Amnesty warns
  • Washington Post: Trump brings his attacks on Somalis onto the world stage at Davos
  • Daily Caller: Turns Out Military Judges Are Really Good At Deporting Illegals, New Data Reveals
  • Washington Examiner: Noem and Lewandowski waged campaign to oust Trump’s border leader
  • SFGate: SF: Lawsuit To Preserve Federal Funding For Sanctuary Cities Allowed To Proceed
  • FOX News: DHS website traffic surges 68% as thousands use Trump’s self-deportation app for voluntary departure
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Washington Post: On ICE oversight, something is better than nothing
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • New York Times: You Can’t Denaturalize Me
  • New York Times: I’ve Covered Police Abuse for 20 Years. What ICE Is Doing Is Different.
  • Bloomberg: [MN] Target’s ICE Response Shows Corporate America’s Overcorrection
  • FOX News: [MN] Mob violence in Minnesota isn’t free speech — it’s grounds for the Insurrection Act
  • USA Today: [Venezuela] Don’t mistake Trump’s Venezuela raid for progress on fentanyl
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • NewsMax: ICE’s Todd Lyons to Newsmax: ‘Trump’s Taking Handcuffs Off Cops’
  • Breitbart: ICE Agents Arrest Illegal Alien Sex Offenders, Burglars, Drug Traffickers in Latest Nationwide Sweep
  • Washington Examiner: GOP plays ball with Democrats on ICE funding, body cameras for agents
  • CNN: How ICE agents are using cellphone cameras in the field
  • CNN: ICE shunned body cams in Minnesota. So why are agents using phone cameras?
  • Reuters: Fact Check: Former Proud Boys leader Tarrio was never employed by ICE, says DHS spokesperson
  • CNN: Federal authorities have called those who monitor ICE ‘domestic terrorists.’ Here’s what we know
  • Washington Post: Christians divided over how and whether to protest ICE operations
  • New York Times: How ‘Wine Moms’ Entered the Conversation About ICE
  • Axios: [MA] Massachusetts bill would restrict ICE arrests in courthouses
  • Bloomberg: [NY] ICE Faces Resistance Buying NY Warehouse Linked to Carl Icahn
  • CBS Baltimore: [MD] Man shot by ICE officers in Maryland on Christmas Eve faces federal charges
  • FOX News: [NC] Illegal immigrant accused in deaths of college soccer player, girlfriend had prior DWI dismissed: records
  • New York Times: [IL] Illinois Investigates Claim That Landlord Tipped Off High-Profile ICE Raid
  • CNN: [MN] Federal agents’ aggressive moves in Minneapolis and St. Paul, visualized
  • Washington Post: [MN] ICE detains four children from Minnesota school district, including 5-year-old
  • USA Today: [MN] ICE agent enters St. Paul restaurant with gun drawn, video shows
  • Blaze: [MN] ‘You want to live with these people?’ Trump exposes killers and child rapists Walz, Frey are shielding with anti-ICE agenda
  • Daily Caller: [MN] Sunny Hostin Whines About Trump Holding Up Photos Of Illegal Alien Criminals Because They Are Black And Brown
  • CBS News: [MN] Top Minnesota corrections official denies DHS claim that the state is releasing dangerous criminals
  • NBC News: [MN] St. Paul mayor, a Hmong American, said it was ‘heartbreaking’ to see man taken by immigration agents
  • AP: [MN] Minneapolis businesses struggle during Trump’s immigration enforcement surge
  • Reuters: [MN] Minneapolis shops step up to aid immigrants amid ICE fear
  • NPR: [MN] How an errand for a 12-year-old immigrant in Minneapolis became an underground operation
  • CBS News: [MN] St. Paul mayor says fear among immigrant communities is apparent in once-busy Hmong Village
  • Federalist: [MN] Minnesota Democrats Are Creating A Nullification Crisis Over Immigration
  • AP: [IA] Former Iowa superintendent expected to plead guilty to falsely claiming US citizenship
  • FOX News: [OK] Oklahoma man charged with threatening to kill ICE agents, MAGA Republicans online
  • FOX News: [CA] US immigration authorities allow suspect in $100M jewelry heist to self-deport before trial
  • FOX News: [CA] California father says Newsom ignored him after illegal immigrant trucker left daughter unable to walk
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • FOX News: China exploiting ‘birth tourism’ to gain long-term political influence in US, author warns
  • Daily Caller: Can Trump Really Denaturalize Somalis En Masse?
  • Washington Post: Immigration visas for people from these 75 countries are paused
  • Washington Examiner: [IA] Grassley corrects record on SAVE Act: ‘I’m not opposed’
  • AP: [Brazil] Brazilians affected by US visa suspension evoke frustration but try to remain hopeful
• Customs and Border Protection
  • CBS News: [FL] Florida Keys boat captain tried to sell cocaine found at sea to undercover detectives, sheriff’s office says
  • New York Post: [MN] Minneapolis dog kennel worker scribbles anti-ICE message on Border Patrol K-9’s feed chart: DHS
• Transportation Security Administration
  • New York Times: T.S.A. Leader Defends Working With ICE to Congress
  • FedScoop: TSA official clarifies passenger data-sharing protocols with ICE
  • Reuters: TSA says 6% of US air travelers not in compliance with ID rules as new $45 fee starts Feb 1
  • Los Angeles Times: It’ll cost you $45 to fly without a Real ID starting in February
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • The Hill: Funding bill claws back some EV charging cash, seeks to shield FEMA from Trump
  • AP: Millions of Americans brace for potentially catastrophic ice storm. What to know, by the numbers
  • Daily Caller: Polar Vortex Now Has Millions In Over 35 States Threatened By Potentially Historic, Catastrophic Winter Storm
  • AP: [TX] Riverbend Homes Announces Completion of Lake Travis Birdhouse Project in Spicewood, TX
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Abbott activates state emergency response ahead of winter storm. What does this mean?
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Federal News Network: Lawmakers press acting CISA director on workforce reductions
  • CyberScoop: Lawmakers probe CISA leader over staffing decisions
  • Cybersecurity Dive: Acting CISA chief defends workforce cuts, declares agency ‘back on mission’
  • MeriTalk: CISA Chief Denies Polygraph Claims, Faces Workforce Scrutiny
• Terrorism Investigations
  • NewsMax: [DC] Cartel Leader Faces Federal Drug Charges in D.C.
  • AP: [NC] Teen pleads guilty to North Carolina mass shooting that killed 5
  • New York Times: [TX] Ex-Uvalde Officer Found Not Guilty of Endangering Children in Mass Shooting
  • Breitbart: [Mexico] Mexico Hands Over Cartel Operatives to U.S While Protecting Top Guy, ‘El Mencho’
  • AP: [Mexico] Mexico’s president says it was ‘sovereign decision’ to send cartel members to US
• National Security News
  • CBS News: Americans paid 96% of 2025 tariff burden, study finds
  • Bloomberg: Witkoff on Greenland Security, Ukraine Talks, Iran
  • Washington Post: [VA] Judge blocks government from searching data seized from Post reporter
  • FOX News: [Venezuela] State Dept official confirms ‘limited number’ of personnel in Caracas working to resume diplomatic relations
  • FOX News: [United Kingdom] Trump slams UK island handoff deal that could put key US military base at risk
  • FOX News: [Greenland] Trump tells Davos US alone can secure Greenland, insists he won’t ‘use force’
  • NewsMax: [Greenland] Trump: Minerals, Golden Dome Part of Greenland Framework
  • FOX News: [Greenland] These are the two things ‘at stake’ in Trump’s Greenland ‘framework’: NATO secretary
  • Reuters: [Greenland] NATO chief tells Trump allies will respond if the U.S. is attacked
  • Reuters: [Greenland] Trump rules out force, tariffs, says Greenland deal framework reached
  • Wall Street Journal: [Syria] U.S. Moves ISIS Prisoners in Syria to Jails in Iraq Amid Security Concerns
  • New York Times: [Syria] U.S. Pivot in Syria Leaves an Old Ally in the Lurch
  • Free Beacon: [Israel] IDF Discovers ‘Dozens of Weapons’ in Gaza Compound, Indicating Hamas Has No Plans To Disarm as US Begins Phase Two of Peace Plan
  • NewsMax: [Iran] Trump Pushes for ‘Decisive’ Military Options on Iran
  • Breitbart: [China] TOP SECRET: Thousands of Chinese Pilots Are Trained Every Year in California and Arizona, Strengthening the CCP’s Military Power
  • Reuters: [China] China seeks deeper maritime ties with Malta in Central Mediterranean
  • Reuters: [Philippines] Philippines will insist South China Sea code is based on international law, foreign minister says

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