• Top News
  • Politico/NewsMax/Washington Post/The Hill: House approves DHS funding, other final spending bills amid ICE uproar
  • San Francisco Chronicle: House approves $10 billion in ICE funding as calls to rein in the agency grow
  • ABC News/AP: Vance, in Minneapolis, calls on local officials to ‘lower the temperature’ amid anti-ICE protests
  • Washington Post: Vance in Minneapolis: We have to ‘meet these guys halfway’
  • Daily Wire: JD Vance Says Invoking Insurrection Act In Minnesota Unnecessary For Now
  • CBS News: Vance acknowledges Minnesota Department of Corrections cooperating with ICE
  • Breitbart: Vance in Minneapolis: Much of Media ‘Lying’ About Work of ICE Agents
  • Washington Examiner/Bloomberg/CNN: Vance: Trump administration will, when ‘justified,’ discipline ICE officers who make ‘mistakes’
  • NewsMax: Vance to Newsmax: Church Protesters ‘Ought to Go to Prison’
  • NewsMax: Vance: Far Left, Local Leaders Fuel Minnesota Deportation Unrest
  • NBC News: Vice President JD Vance speaks in Minneapolis after three protestors arrested for interrupting church service
  • FOX News: Tricia McLaughlin blasts Walz, Frey’s sanctuary city policies
  • New York Times/NewsMax: 3 People Arrested Over Protest of Minnesota Pastor Linked to ICE
  • Axios: Nekima Levy Armstrong arrested for ICE church protest in St. Paul
  • Politico: Judge rejects criminal charge against journalist Don Lemon over church protest
  • Reuters/NBC News/FOX News: ICE detains 4 Minnesota students, including 5-year-old, school district says
  • Washington Examiner: ICE detention of children in operations targeting parents sparks backlash
  • CNN/Houston Chronicle: 5-year-old boy taken by ICE in Minneapolis area being held with father at Texas facility
  • CNN: Pastor and friend of family whose 5-year-old was detained by ICE speaks out: "ICE is acting worse than the cartels in Mexico"
  • New York Times: Detention of 5-Year-Old by Federal Agents Incenses Minneapolis
  • Washington Post: The abhorrent power of the photograph of a 5-year-old held by ICE
  • Univision: Congressman claims child ‘detained’ by ICE in Minneapolis may be in Texas detention center
  • Reuters/Breitbart: Watch: JD Vance Debunks Media Lies Claiming ICE Arrested 5-Year-Old Boy in Minnesota
  • FOX News: ICE seeking detention of 3 alleged MS-13 members accused of murdering 14-year-old boy
  • NewsMax: Pentagon: Send Military Lawyers to Minneapolis
  • NewsMax: Border Patrol’s Bovino: Minneapolis PD ‘Never Showed Up’ Amid Protests
  • AP: Border Patrol commander says federal agents won’t leave Minnesota until all are arrested
  • CNN: Video shows border patrol official deploying gas canister into crowd
  • AP: Jury finds Chicago man not guilty of circulating $10K bounty on life of top Border Patrol leader
  • FOX News: Minnesota agitators stalk, pelt Border Patrol agents with food and spit at gas stations, DHS says
  • New York Times: White House Posts Altered Photo Showing Arrested Minnesota Protester Crying
  • AP: Minnesota gears up for anti-immigration enforcement protest Friday despite dangerous cold
  • Washington Post: ICE memo instructs officers to enter homes without a judge’s warrant
  • AP: Immigrants often don’t open the door to ICE, but that may no longer stop officers
  • NBC News: ICE memo from whistleblowers say agents can enter homes without judicial warrants
  • CNN: New ICE policy allows officers to enter homes without a judge’s warrant. Here’s what experts say
  • Breitbart: Democrats Claim ICE’s ‘Final Order’ Home Arrests Violate Constitution
  • Local 10 News at 9AM: Calls for Noem to Testify Over ICE Entering Homes
  • New York Post: 2.2 million illegal immigrants ‘self-deported’ in past year as Trump admin ups ‘exit bonus’ incentive
  • New York Times: Appeals Court Weighs Trump’s Effort to Use War Power for Deportations
  • Washington Post: U.S. crime has dropped sharply since the pandemic. Here’s where it stands.
  • Daily Caller: US Murder Rate Plunges To Lowest Level In Over 100 Years, Report Shows
  • Bloomberg News: Fifth Circuit Weighs Deferring to Trump on Wartime Authority
  • Chicago Tribune: Lawsuit over use of force by immigration agents in Midway Blitz officially dismissed
  • Breitbart: House to vote on funding bills to avoid second government shutdown
  • FOX News: Grieving Illinois father condemns sanctuary ‘chaos,’ pleads for ‘common sense’ after daughter’s death
  • Free Beacon: ‘Looks Like He’ll Go to Algeria’: DHS Plans to Rearrest and Deport Columbia Encampment Leader Mahmoud Khalil
  • New York Times: D.H.S. Cited Foreign Students’ Writings and Protests Before Their Arrests
  • New York Times: When a Coat Becomes a Symbol of Conflict
  • Breitbart: Virginia Democrat Moves to Squash Oversight of Nonprofits After Somali Fraud Scandal
  • FOX News: Nick Shirley shifts focus to new state, says fraud ‘will be exposed’ in California
  • Daily Caller: Border Patrol Commander Claps Back After Newsom Slams ICE From Swanky Globalist Event
  • AP: US sanctions Costa Rican drug network for trafficking cocaine
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Washington Post: DHS: No judicial warrant? No problem.
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Wall Street Journal: How the Deep State Thwarted ICE Administrative Warrants
  • New York Post: How Trump’s ICE enforcement record blows Obama’s out of the water— by a lot
  • Wall Street Journal: [Russia] Why Putin Was Rooting for a U.S. Invasion of Greenland
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • CBS News: Critics slam "ICE List" for exposing agents’ personal information, raising safety concerns
  • Blaze: GOP lawmaker seeks crackdown on illegal trucker licenses to end ‘preventable’ deaths
  • Telemundo 48 El Paso: Democrats seek to replace ICE with a new agency under the Justice Department
  • Daily Caller: Just Seven Democrats Defy Party To Fund ICE
  • The Hill: [ME] DHS launches ‘Operation Catch of the Day’ enforcement action in Maine
  • AP: [ME] Maine governor questions ‘secret arrests,’ sheriff says ICE targeted one of his recruits
  • Univision: [ME] "If they have court orders, show them": Maine governor challenges ICE
  • ABC 8 Portland: [ME] ‘Bush league policing’: Cumberland County sheriff calls out ICE for how it detained recruit
  • New York Post: [NY] NYC teachers union to hold day of action in ‘solidarity’ with Minneapolis, demand ICE stay out of city
  • Washington Examiner: [NY] NYPD commissioner demands hospital retrain staff who withheld treatment from police officers
  • CBS Baltimore: [MD] Immigration activists urge Maryland lawmakers to end local law enforcement partnerships with ICE
  • FOX News: [DC] Washington Dem pushes bill to bar recent ICE hires from future police jobs, slamming Trump’s ‘occupying force’
  • Breitbart: [GA] Illegal Alien Accused of Raping 11-Year-Old Girl at Knifepoint in Georgia Home Invasion
  • Telemundo51: [FL] Venezuelan resident of Orlando released from jail due to habeas corpus
  • New York Times: [MN] ICE Demands More Access to Minnesota Inmates. But It’s Complicated.
  • Blaze: [MN] ‘Handcuff ICE’ bid fails: Appeals court overrules Biden judge, restores agents’ power to stop hostile mobs
  • CBS Mornings: [MN] MN Officials Reject Idea They’re Obstructing ICE
  • FOX News: [MN] Expert flips script on narrative that ICE is preventing MN patients from getting medical care
  • CNN: [MN] Minnesota doctor warns of ICE activity inside hospitals
  • Washington Post: [MN] ICE agents near schools disrupts attendance, traumatizes students
  • New York Post: [MN] Target employees skip work as ICE crackdown rattles Minnesota stores: report
  • Wall Street Journal: [MN] Minneapolis ICE Standoff Has Become the Political Issue CEOs Can’t Ignore
  • Daily Caller: [MN] Anti-ICE Church Protester Who Dared Bondi To Arrest Him Gets His Wish
  • FOX News: [IA] Former Des Moines schools chief pleads guilty to falsely claiming US citizenship and gun charge
  • The Hill: [TX] Cuban immigrant in ICE custody died of homicide: Autopsy
  • NPR: [TX] Death of a detainee at an ICE detention center in Texas is ruled a homicide
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Can Texas enforce immigration law on its own? Judges hear legal challenge.
  • CBS News: [TX] Online "ICE List" drawing criticism
  • Washington Examiner: [TX] Texas hold ‘em: Greg Abbott argues he set the standard for governors and illegal immigration
  • Breitbart: [NM] Dem NM D.A.: I’ll Arrest ICE Agents for False Detention and Hold Illegals Committing Violent Felonies Accountable
  • FOX News: [AZ] Arizona Dem AG blasted for ‘dangerous’ claim residents can shoot ICE agents under state laws
  • Washington Examiner: [CA] Swalwell proposes ban on hiring former ICE officers in California
  • New York Times: [CA] Man Accused in $100 Million Jewel Heist Is Deported, Thwarting Trial
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • The Hill: Most countries on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ banned from immigrant visas
  • FOX News: Emmer details ‘SCAM Act’ to strip citizenship from those who ‘lie, cheat and steal’
  • FOX News: [MN] House oversight probe puts Minnesota elections under scrutiny over noncitizen voting concerns
  • Bloomberg: [India] US Loses Top Tech Talent to India in Wake of H-1B Visa Chaos
• Customs and Border Protection
  • NewsNation: [TX] New high-tech barrier helps Border Patrol nab checkpoint ‘runners’
  • Washington Times: [TX] CBP makes million-dollar drug busts on Texas border
  • NewsNation: [NM] Blasting for border wall construction begins at Mount Cristo Rey
  • AP: [OR] Woman shot by Border Patrol during Oregon immigration stop sentenced for illegally entering US
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] San Clemente becomes first city in Orange County to allow CBP cameras to monitor beaches
• Transportation Security Administration
  • CyberScoop: Watchdog group sues for TSA data sharing agreement with ICE
  • USA Today: Why 6% of travelers could soon have to pay $45 for TSA screening
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Illinois ramping up REAL ID campaign before TSA’s $45 fines begin Feb. 1
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • CNN: FEMA halts terminations of disaster workers as agency prepares for massive winter storm
  • NPR: Tens of millions of Americans brace for winter weather blast
  • AP: Millions of Americans prepare for potentially catastrophic ice storm. Here’s what the numbers show
  • Univision Austin: [TX] Texas issues disaster declaration for 134 counties ahead of winter storm
• Secret Service
  • The Hill: Trump confident in Secret Service despite ‘dangers’ of presidency
  • New York Times: Trump Could Begin Flying on Jet Donated by Qatar by This Summer
  • Reuters: Trump gets new Cadillac ride ahead of Air Force One plane on the way
  • USA Today: [DC] Judge to decide fate of White House ballroom construction on Jan. 22
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Government Executive: Democrats press CISA’s acting chief over major staffing cuts
  • CyberScoop: Leader of ransomware crew pleads guilty to four-year crime spree
• National Security News
  • FOX News: ‘Assassination culture’ is on the rise, especially among women, study warns
  • Washington Examiner: TikTok finalizes deal handing control of US operations to Trump-backed investors
  • AP: [VA] Pentagon contractor indicted in leak case tied to search of Washington Post reporter’s home
  • Breitbart: [VA] FBI: Government Contractor Leaking Secrets to WashPo Reporter Was Caught by Office Printer
  • New York Times: [Canada] Trump Rescinds Canada’s Invitation to Join His ‘Board of Peace’
  • AP: [Venezuela] House Republicans barely defeat Venezuela war powers resolution to check Trump’s military actions
  • Washington Examiner: [Venezuela] DOJ lays out evidence of ‘predatory incursion’ by Venezuelan gang in appeals court hearing
  • Bloomberg: [Venezuela] US Won’t Offer On-the-Ground Security to Oil Firms in Venezuela
  • Breitbart: [Greenland] Trump says ‘framework’ of a Greenland deal has been made
  • Daily Wire: [Greenland] Trump Says U.S. Would Gain ‘Total Access’ To Greenland ‘At No Cost’ Under Proposed Plan
  • The Hill: [Greenland] NATO chief: Allies must increase Arctic security in Trump Greenland deal
  • NewsMax: [Greenland] Vance: Europe Privately Backs Trump on Greenland
  • AP: [Greenland] Denmark and Greenland say sovereignty is not negotiable after Trump’s about-turn on tariffs
  • Daily Wire: [Greenland] NATO Chief: Trump Greenland Framework Demands Expanded European Arctic Role
  • Bloomberg: [Greenland] Greenland Leader Open to Permanent NATO Mission on Arctic Island
  • CBS News: [Syria] U.S. moving ISIS detainees from Syria to Iraq
  • Free Beacon: [Iran] Iranian Regime Claims It Tested a Long-Range Missile That Can Hit US Eastern Seaboard
  • Daily Wire: [Iran] Trump Says ‘Massive Fleet’ Headed Toward Iran: ‘We’re Watching Them Very Closely’
  • Washington Examiner: [China] Congress finds rare agreement on Chinese espionage threats to US drivers
  • Wall Street Journal: [China] Trump Administration Pushes Out Key Officials Focused on China Tech Threat

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