• Top News
  • New York Post/USA Today: Trump administration says it’s ready for monster winter storm
  • Washington Post/Bloomberg/NewsMax: DHS pauses cuts to FEMA as massive winter storm barrels in
  • CBS News/New York Post/AP: US forces strike vessel allegedly tied to narco-terror group killing 2 as crews search for lone survivor
  • CBS News: 7 House Democrats join Republicans to vote for Homeland Security funding amid ICE backlash
  • FOX News: Senate Democrats rebel against their own leadership over DHS funding package, increasing shutdown odds
  • Breitbart: DHS Chief Kristi Noem: Fletcher Harris and Skylar Provenza ‘Would Still Be Alive’ if Not for Illegal Immigration
  • CBS Chicago: Federal government watchdogs deny Duckworth’s request for joint probe of immigration agents’ use of force
  • New York Times: Pepper-Sprayed While Pinned Down: A Searing Scene Provokes Outrage
  • ABC News: Top ICE official accuses father of detained 5-year-old of ‘abandoning his child’
  • New York Times: Videos Showing Aggressive ICE Tactics in Minnesota Fuel a Backlash
  • CBS News: 5-year-old taken into custody by ICE has active immigration case, preventing deportation for now
  • FOX News/Wall Street Journal/CNN/CBS News: School officials say 5-year-old was used by ICE as "bait." DHS says he was abandoned.
  • NewsMax: DHS’ McLaughlin to Newsmax: ICE Didn’t Arrest 5-Year-Old Boy
  • FOX News: ICE chief sets the record straight on detained 5-year-old: ‘TOTALLY WRONG’
  • Blaze: Vance crushes false narrative about ICE ‘arresting’ 5-year-old boy
  • Washington Examiner: Vice President JD Vance’s interview with the Washington Examiner
  • AP: What Trump officials and immigration lawyers say about ICE detaining a 5-year-old
  • NewsMax: Sen. Mullin to Newsmax: ICE Did Not Detain 5-Year-Old
  • New York Times: Bovino Says Federal Agents Are ‘Experts in Dealing With Children’
  • NBC News: Bovino comments on ICE detainment of 5-year-old
  • FOX News: Parents abandon their children ‘almost as sacrificial lambs’ all the time at the border: Chief Border Patrol agent
  • CNN: Trump privately frustrated that he risks losing control of immigration message amid Minnesota chaos
  • NewsNation: DHS, ‘sanctuary’ leaders clash over federal immigration crackdown
  • New York Times/CBS News: F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
  • Breitbart: Director Kash Patel Fires FBI Agents Linked to Lawfare Against Trump
  • CNN: Border Patrol chief promises Minnesota crackdown ‘won’t quit,’ even as protesting residents flood the streets
  • Wall Street Journal: Thousands of Minnesotans Protest ICE in Subzero Temperatures
  • Breitbart: Minnesota has one-day strike with marches, prayer, no spending
  • New York Post: Thousands march through Minneapolis, swarm Target Center demanding ICE removal from Minnesota
  • NewsMax: Police Arrest Protesters at Airport as Minn. Gears Up for Anti-Immigration Enforcement Protest
  • CBS News: About 100 arrested at Minneapolis airport as crowds protest immigration enforcement
  • Reuters: Immigration raids in Minnesota fuel grassroots Somali activism
  • CNN: Mayor Jacob Frey decries federal enforcement in Minneapolis as political ‘retribution’
  • Breitbart: Trump Calls for Criminal Probe of Ilhan Omar for Allegedly Netting Millions in Office
  • Daily Signal: Even This Dem Is Concerned About Minnesota Fraud
  • New York Post: [CA] California’s massive fraud is way worse than Minnesota’s — totals $7 billion: JD Vance
  • FOX News: ICE rejects ‘false narrative’ about family separation, asserts Minnesota church rioters were not peaceful
  • NBC News: Trump administration arrests three protesters who disrupted Minnesota church service
  • NBC News: Federal judge rejects DOJ motion to detain arrested Minnesota protesters
  • NewsMax: Judge Orders Release of Anti-ICE Minnesota Church Protesters
  • USA Today: Trump can’t deport foreign students based on speech, judge rules
  • FOX News: Judge who blasted Trump as ‘authoritarian’ blocks US from deporting pro-Palestinian campus activists
  • The Hill: Judge warns Trump administration against changing immigration status of plaintiffs in case
  • CNN: Unsealed court documents suggest Trump admin detained Tufts student for writing op-ed critical of Israel
  • FOX News: Mamdani tells Trump administration anti-Israel activist should ‘remain in New York City’ amid deportation case
  • Daily Caller: Feds Fail To Convict Chicago Illegal Who Allegedly Put $10K Bounty On Border Chief’s Head
  • Washington Times: Top Homeland Security Democrat backs impeachment of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
  • New York Times: Facing U.S. Pressure, Venezuela Agrees to Take More Deportees
  • CNN: US expected to deport dozens of Iranians as Trump threatens regime over crackdown
  • AP: Colombian President Petro optimistic about high-stakes White House meeting with Trump
  • Breitbart: Mexico Created ‘Migrant TV’ to Coordinate Migrant Political Action Inside America
  • New York Times: The Out-of-the-Way Building at the Center of Minnesota’s Immigration Drama
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Trump’s ICE invasion is a slippery slope America may not survive
  • San Diego Union Tribune: Why the American fabric needs immigrants
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • FOX News: 2.2 MILLION Illegal migrants have self-deported in the past year
  • Bloomberg: ICE Plan Underway to Turn Warehouses Into Processing Facilities
  • Washington Post: As ICE arrests surged, Trump administration sought to cut bodycam program
  • Wall Street Journal: The Democrats Have an ‘Abolish ICE’ Conundrum
  • FOX News: Blocking ICE cooperation fueled Minnesota unrest, officials warn as Virginia reverses course
  • DailySignal: ‘Hiding Behind a Screen Won’t Protect You’: Big Tech Helped Identify ICE Threat Suspects
  • USA Today: ICE says it doesn’t need judicial warrants to enter homes. What to know.
  • Washington Post: How officers used new ICE memo to forcefully enter a Minneapolis home
  • NBC News: ICE has been entering homes without judicial warrants since last summer, sources say
  • Univision: At least 6,000 Hispanic immigrants with no criminal record are detained each month by the Trump administration
  • Washington Examiner: Trump administration messaging on ICE at odds with public support
  • The Hill: 6 in 10 say ICE tactics go too far: Survey
  • AP: [ME] Court records raise doubts that ICE is detaining the ‘worst of the worst’ in Maine
  • Washington Post: [ME] ICE surge creates new headache for Maine’s Susan Collins
  • Breitbart: [ME] Maine Gov. Mills: ICE, DHS Should Have Future Funding Halted ‘Until Questions Are Answered’
  • FOX News: [CT] Brazilian man pleads guilty after biting, spitting on ICE officers in Hartford arrest: prosecutors
  • New York Times: [NY] Thousands March Through Manhattan to Protest ICE Crackdowns Across U.S.
  • AP: [NY] Chinese asylum seeker who exposed rights abuses fights to stay in the US
  • Telemundo Washington DC: [MD] A bill in Maryland would allow the identification of ICE agents who violate rights.
  • Bloomberg: [VA] ICE Deportation Push Spurs Aviation Firm to Buy Up Used Jets
  • NewsMax: [VA] Homan Rips Va. Gov. Spanberger on ICE Cooperation
  • AP: [MN] Collins, Mills take different tacks on ICE’s sweeping enforcement action in Maine
  • Free Beacon: [ME] Graham Platner Solicits Donations for Maine Anti-ICE Group Led By Accused Somali Fraudsters
  • CBS News: [GA] Ossoff, Social Circle mayor voice opposition to possible ICE detention center in city: "Abandon this plan"
  • Telemundo: [FL] ICE arrests Cuban reggaeton artist ‘El Chulo’ at his Miami residence
  • Daily Wire: [OH] Ohio Man Arrested Over Chilling Threats Against ICE Agents And Trump Supporters
  • FOX News: [OH] Man who allegedly threatened to shoot ICE agents had rifles, body armor and ammo cache, feds say
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Immigration agent charged with misdemeanor battery, according to complaining witness
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Naperville pastor joins clergy to protest Minnesota ICE actions: ‘It’s time to be brave’
  • FOX News: [MN] Border Patrol shows ‘worst of the worst’ taken off Minneapolis streets amid protests
  • NBC News: [MN] 2-year-old girl and father taken by ICE in Minneapolis, local lawmaker says
  • Daily Caller: [MN] ‘Wake The F*ck Up’: Anti-ICE Church Protester Called To ‘Shut This Country Down’ In Last Video Before Arrest
  • ABC News: [MN] Army vet detained by ICE for 8 hours says he wasn’t allowed to call an attorney
  • FOX News: [MN] Anti-ICE agitators, including clergy, arrested at Minneapolis airport during protest in frigid weather
  • Reuters: [MN] Clergy members arrested at anti-ICE protest in Minnesota
  • Los Angeles Times: [MN] Target employees skip shifts after ICE detains citizens
  • Breitbart: [IA] Illegal Alien Serving as Des Moines, Iowa School Superintendent Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges
  • Washington Post: [TX] ICE detention staff reported death of restrained man as a suicide
  • AP: [TX] Private guard called 911 in ICE detainee homicide, saying man ‘kept going’ after suicide attempt
  • ABC News: [TX] ‘I don’t believe he took his life’: Family of Nicaraguan man seeks answers after his death in ICE detention facility
  • USA Today: [TX] DHS can’t deport detainees who saw man’s death in custody, judge rules
  • FOX News: [TX] GOP Rep. Gonzales says video of kids exposes Dem ‘grandstanding’ over conditions at Texas ICE facility
  • NewsMax: [AZ] Arizona AG: ‘Stand Your Ground’ Could Apply to Masked ICE Agents
  • Blaze: [AZ] ‘Going to get someone killed’: Democratic AG shocks with talk about shooting ICE agents in ‘stand your ground’ Arizona
  • Daily Caller: [OR] Antifa Blog Doxxes ICE, Incites Crime With Little Consequence
  • FOX News: [CA] Anonymous letter to California GOP chapter calls for war on ICE, urges agents be sent ‘home in a body bag’
  • Daily Wire: [CA] Another Ridiculous Media Lie About ICE
  • USA Today: [CA] Anti-ICE protest planned in Los Angeles in solidarity with Minnesota
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • New York Times: Federal Judge Extends Deportation Protections for Burmese Migrants
  • NewsMax: Suit Seeks to Continue Ethiopians’ Temporary Legal Status
  • FOX Business: HUD orders citizenship verification after audit reveals ineligible tenants in taxpayer-funded housing
  • New York Post: HUD orders public housing officials to verify citizenship of tenants: ‘Leave no stone unturned’
  • AP: [Greenland] Trump discusses Greenland and ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense system
  • Axios: [TX] Naturalization ceremonies halted in Austin
• Customs and Border Protection
  • FOX News: Border Patrol union chief touts high morale despite clashes with agitators: ‘They are patriotic’
  • San Diego Union Tribune: Global Entry and SENTRI interviews now offered to eligible travelers entering the U.S. via CBX
  • The Hill: Bovino defends trench coat that Newsom called ‘SS garb’
  • NBC News: [MN] Video shows teen chased and detained by Border Patrol in Minneapolis after crash
  • The Hill: [MN] Man accused of plot to murder top Border Patrol leader Bovino found not guilty
• Transportation Security Administration
  • USA Today: TSA wants more biometric data from PreCheck travelers
  • AP: Over 8,000 flights canceled as major winter storm bears down across much of the US
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • ABC News: FEMA staging resources ahead of storm
  • Bloomberg: FEMA Halts Firings With Massive Storm About to Hit
  • WIS News 10 at 12:30: Fed Govt Urges Preparation for Winter Storm
  • Politico/Axios: Massive snowstorm will test Trump’s strategy on disaster aid
  • Breitbart: White House ‘Is Closely Monitoring’ Winter Storm
  • New York Times: Storm Poses Big Threats to Power Grids Across U.S.
  • Washington Examiner: Energy Department advises grid operators to use data centers as backup plan for winter storm
  • Bloomberg: Why This Weekend’s US Winter Storm Is Likely to Be So Widespread
  • CNN: Don’t say ‘Watch out for ice’: FEMA warned storm announcements could invite memes
  • CBS New York: [NY] N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul declares state of emergency for impending snowstorm
  • AP: [HI] FEMA extends housing aid for Maui wildfire survivors until 2027
• Coast Guard
  • CBS News: Rower in 3,000-mile race rescued in the dark of night, hours after capsizing
  • CNN: US military says 2 killed in eastern Pacific boat strike, with 1 survivor
  • AP: [VA] Rear Admiral Chad Jacoby Keynotes 2026 U.S. Coast Guard Outlook Summit
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • FOX News: Ransomware attack exposes Social Security numbers at major gas station chain
  • HS Today: Acting CISA Chief Defends Workforce Cuts, Declares Agency ‘Back on Mission’
  • SC Media: Acting CISA director assures agency’s cybersecurity capabilities, priorities
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Daily Wire: [Mexico] ‘Violent Cocaine Kingpin’: FBI Arrests Former Olympic Snowboarder After Years On The Lam
• National Security News
  • NBC News/NewsMax/Breitbart: Pentagon shifts focus away from China in new defense strategy
  • New York Times: Joint Chiefs Chairman Issues Rare Invitation to Foreign Military Heads
  • USA Today: Trump’s new Board of Peace includes ‘controversial people’ like Putin
  • New York Post: Trump-backed deal to ‘save’ TikTok faces lingering security questions for Congress: ‘It’s a smokescreen’
  • Telemundo: [Mexico] Mexico delivers to the United States one of the most wanted FBI Who is Alex Rosales Castillo?
  • Reuters: [Haiti] Rubio says Haiti transitional council must be dissolved by Feb 7
  • Politico: [Cuba] Plans in flux on Cuba regime change
  • Breitbart: [Venezuela] Venezuela: U.S. Used Mystery Weapons, ‘A.I.-Assisted Bombs’ During Maduro Capture
  • Breitbart: [Greenland] Trump Shares Contours of Potential Greenland Deal: ‘NATO Is Going to Be Involved’
  • Reuters: [Greenland] Denmark’s PM visits Greenland, says ‘we are in a serious situation’
  • Roll Call: [Greenland] Trump’s claims about Greenland
  • AP: [Ukraine] Russia, Ukraine and the US are holding peace talks in Abu Dhabi. They’re coming at a key moment
  • CBS News: [Ukraine] Russia, Ukraine, U.S. hold peace talks for first time since war’s start
  • NBC News: [Syria] They fought ISIS in Syria for years. Now U.S. allies say they’ve been abandoned.
  • Washington Examiner: [Syria] Syrian infighting spotlights existing US troop presence
  • New York Times: [Iran] Trump Says U.S. ‘Armada’ Is Heading to Iran, Raising Pressure on Regime
  • Bloomberg: [Iran] Trump Revives Iran Threat, Sends Armada to Middle East
  • AP: [Iran] Iran’s Revolutionary Guard commander warns the US, says his force has its ‘finger on the trigger’
  • Reuters: [Iraq] US threatens to starve Iraq of its oil dollars over Iranian influence, sources say
  • Wall Street Journal: [China] Trump Administration Pushes Out Key Officials Focused on China Tech Threat
  • Wall Street Journal: [China] Pentagon’s New Defense Strategy Strikes Conciliatory Tone on China

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