• Top News
  • Axios/Washington Post/Washington Examiner/Politico: Judge cancels contempt hearing for acting ICE director Todd Lyons
  • New York Times: Judge in Minnesota Says ICE Has Violated Nearly 100 Court Orders
  • Reuters/Wall Street Journal/Washington Times: US judge blocks Trump policy targeting Minnesota’s refugees
  • NewsNation: Noem to attend Cabinet meeting amid calls for resignation
  • Wall Street Journal/New York Times: Border Patrol Agents Who Shot Alex Pretti Put on Administrative Leave
  • New York Times: The Man Agents Were Seeking When They Killed Pretti Remains at Large
  • New York Times/ABC News: Miller Suggests Federal Agents May Have Diverted From ‘Protocol’ Before Pretti Shooting
  • Reuters: U.S. review of Alex Pretti killing does not mention him brandishing firearm
  • CNN: Investigators in Customs and Border Protection’s internal probe into Alex Pretti killing have limited evidence access
  • AP/CBS News/Daily Caller: Video appears to show Alex Pretti in scuffle with federal agents 11 days before his death
  • Daily Caller: Mayor Frey Downplays Video Allegedly Showing Pretti Harassing Agents
  • Daily Caller: Alex Pretti’s Family Hires Attorneys Connected To George Floyd
  • USA Today: UAW head condemns Alex Pretti killing: ‘He was a fellow union member’
  • The Hill: GOP, Democratic lawmakers ask for Trump meeting on immigration
  • Axios: Homan arrives in Minnesota, but immigration crackdown continues
  • The Hill: Homan says meetings with Walz, Frey a ‘productive starting point’
  • NBC News: In a battle over how to carry out Trump’s immigration agenda, one faction has triumphed — for now
  • ABC News: Trump hints at ‘more relaxed’ federal tactics in Minnesota after shootings
  • AP: Trump signals interest in easing tensions, but Minneapolis sees little change on the streets
  • Washington Examiner: Trump warns Minneapolis mayor is ‘PLAYING WITH FIRE’ by failing to enforce federal immigration laws
  • FOX Business: Homeland Security official ridicules Minneapolis mayor’s ‘step in the wrong direction’
  • New York Post: Minnesota cops beg Walz, pols to let them work with ICE, say they could have prevented shootings
  • AP: Mayors warn that Trump’s hardline immigration tactics could dent trust in law enforcement
  • NewsMax: Trump: Defiant Dem Mayor Frey ‘Playing With Fire’
  • New York Post: White House spinning circular blame game as Minnesota shootings fallout continues
  • New York Times: Trump Administration Denies That Coercion Is at Heart of Minnesota ICE Surge
  • AP: A shadow network in Minneapolis defies ICE and protects immigrants
  • AP: Local prosecutors launch a project to fight federal overreach in immigration enforcement surges
  • CBS Chicago: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson heads to D.C., talks about responding to immigration raids
  • Chicago Tribune: Mayor Brandon Johnson tells DC crowd he will ‘set up a pathway’ to prosecute Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino
  • Wall Street Journal: Greg Bovino Was Trump’s Rising Star. Then He Arrived in Minneapolis.
  • Wall Street Journal/CBS News/New York Times: Democrats Lay Out Demands on Immigration Agents as Shutdown Nears
  • Roll Call: White House rejects Democrats’ DHS demands to unlock funding bill
  • The Hill: GOP senators open to splitting off DHS funding to pass other key spending bills
  • New York Times: Republicans Gave ICE a Slush Fund. Democrats Want to Limit It.
  • CNN: Here’s what could be affected if the government shuts down again
  • Breitbart: Senate Democrats Pushing Bureaucratic Amnesty into DHS Funding Bill
  • Roll Call: Fight over ICE takes center stage in contested Senate primaries
  • Roll Call: ICE shootings heighten criticism of Kristi Noem’s tenure at DHS
  • The Hill: Walz: ‘Noem still having a job today is absolutely outrageous’
  • NewsMax: Sen. Lankford to Newsmax: ‘I Still Maintain Confidence in Kristi Noem’
  • Axios: House Republicans fume at Kristi Noem as impeachment push looms
  • FOX News: Hakeem Jeffries says Dems will not back funding bill for ‘killing machine’ DHS even if Noem is fired
  • Daily Caller: Kristi Noem’s Job Is Reportedly Safe Thanks To Melania Trump
  • New York Times: Shooting Aftermath Leaves Homeland Security Department in Turmoil
  • The Hill: More ‘No Kings’ protests planned for spring in wake of Minnesota deaths
  • Bloomberg Law: Bondi Touts New ICE Protester Arrests During Minnesota Visit
  • Breitbart: Minnesota: DOJ Arrests 16 Anti-ICE Activists for Rioting, Including Viral ‘Bananas and Rice’ Somali Migrant
  • New York Post: Madman who beat up pregnant woman is among anti-ICE rioters arrested outside Minneapolis hotel
  • Univision: Tensions escalate at Dilley protest against ICE; state agents use pepper spray against demonstrators
  • Washington Post: National Guard deployments cost taxpayers almost half a billion dollars
  • Politico: Trump officials trade blame as political pressure mounts over Minneapolis
  • New York Post/NewsMax: Alleged Ilhan Omar attacker hinted at town hall plans in cryptic texts to neighbor: ‘I might get arrested’
  • AP: Omar criticizes Trump’s ‘hateful rhetoric’ after attack; suspect had made pro-Trump posts online
  • Washington Examiner: GOP lawmakers break from Trump in taking attack against Omar seriously
  • FOX News: Man accused of spraying Omar has criminal record as congresswoman vows ‘a--holes’ won’t win
  • FOX News: Ilhan Omar blames Trump’s rhetoric for surge in death threats, including spray attack: ‘So obsessed with me’
  • FOX News: Ilhan Omar says abolishing ICE is ‘bare-minimum’ that must happen after Minneapolis shootings
  • Bloomberg: DHS Tried Novel Argument to Compel Meta to Provide User Data
  • CBS News: Apple CEO Tim Cook calls for "de-escalation" in Minneapolis after Alex Pretti’s killing
  • Los Angeles Times: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman joins tech leaders condemning ICE violence
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • The Hill: Pretti’s death marks the point of no return for ICE, CBP
  • Wall Street Journal: [MN] Minnesota Politicians and Consequences
  • The Hill: Kristi Noem is skating on thin ice
  • Washington Times: Republicans must stand strong for Kristi Noem
  • FOX News: Spurning Trump means Mayor Jacob Frey owns Minneapolis mess
  • New York Times: We’re Seeing the Weakness of a Strong State
  • Washington Examiner: Democrats’ immigration policies have caused much more death and violence than ICE
  • New York Post: GOP can’t go soft on immigration with midterms looming — it’s why voters picked Trump
  • Washington Post: I was a Marine in Afghanistan. ICE’s tactics are strategically incoherent.
  • USA Today: Trump isn’t ‘softening’ on ICE. Just ask Minnesota.
  • The Hill: Trump’s new battleship project risks national security
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Axios: Body cameras, warrants top list of Democrats’ ICE demands
  • FOX News: ICE reveals ‘worst of the worst’ arrests in just one day after rounding up ‘thugs’ convicted of vile crimes
  • Reuters: Who is Todd Lyons, acting chief of ICE?
  • New York Times: As Minneapolis Rages, Legislators Move to Restrict ICE in Their States
  • AP: Trump facing growing cultural revolt against immigration crackdown
  • FOX News: [ME] ICE arrests more than 200 illegal immigrants in Maine
  • CBS News: [ME] 9 anti-ICE protesters arrested at Sen. Susan Collins’ office in Portland, Maine
  • New York Times: [NY] Dozens Arrested After Anti-ICE Protest at a Manhattan Hilton
  • Blaze: [PA] ‘We will find you’: Soros-backed district attorney vows to ‘hunt down’ ICE agents who violate law
  • USA Today: [GA] Are ICE raids happening in Atlanta? What we know about ICE presence
  • Breitbart: [GA] ICE Seeks Custody of Illegal Alien Accused of Raping 11-Year-Old Girl at Knifepoint
  • Univision: [GA] ICE confirms it will open a new office in Metro Atlanta: here’s what we know
  • CBS Miami: [FL] Florida Senate advances bill to detain, transfer undocumented truckers to ICE custody after a deadly Turnpike crash
  • NewsMax: [FL] ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Accused of Punishing Detainees Seeking Legal Help
  • Daily Caller: [IL] Brandon Johnson Admits He’s Coordinating With Other Democrat Mayors To Thwart ICE
  • FOX News: [IL] DHS honors Illinois woman whose corpse was allegedly abused by illegal immigrant freed under sanctuary laws
  • Breitbart: [MN] Minnesota: ICE Arrests Convicted Kidnappers, Accused Rapists, Serial Drunk Drivers
  • Reuters: [MN] ICE email directs agents in Minnesota to avoid engaging ‘agitators’
  • New York Times: [MN] Ecuador Objects After ICE Agent Tries to Enter Minneapolis Consulate
  • Reuters: [MN] US ICE releases man in Minnesota as agency head faced contempt
  • USA Today: [MN] Minneapolis bookstore owner lashes out at ICE. His tirade went viral. - full text
  • The Hill: [TX] Judge temporarily blocks removal of 5-year-old boy, father detained in Minnesota
  • ABC News: [TX] Protesters, law enforcement clash at Texas facility where detained 5-year-old is held
  • AP: [TX] Police deploy chemical irritants at protesters gathered outside Texas detention center, in photos
  • FOX News: [TX] Ecuadoran man released after federal judge’s ICE order
  • FOX News: [TX] Congressman disputes claims of poor conditions at ICE facility for children
  • CNN: [CO] More than 7 months after an antisemitic attack in Boulder, a family who says they knew nothing is still detained by ICE
  • CNN: [AZ] Case of measles confirmed in Arizona ICE facility
  • Axios: [OR] Portland councilors press mayor to enforce fines for ICE tear gas use
  • AP: [CA] California Democrats have new plans for confronting ICE: Taxes, lawsuits and location bans
  • Yahoo News: [CA] ICE agents expected to be deployed for Super Bowl in California, officials say
  • Telemundo52: [CA] Police investigate altercation between community and ICE agents in Santa Barbara
  • Univision: [CA] ICE raids in Lynwood generate alarm among immigrant families and community
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] County approves ordinance restricting federal immigration agents from accessing non-public areas
  • AP: [HI] Hawaii governor wants new laws to protect immigrants - fast
  • New York Times: [Cuba] The Journey of a Group of Cuban Deportees Stuck at Guantánamo
  • Washington Post: [Italy] ICE at Olympics angers Milan mayor, who says agency’s image is ‘terrible’
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • AP: US appeals court says Noem’s decision to end protections for Venezuelans in US was illegal
  • FOX News: Census Bureau announces ‘negative net-migration,’ as DHS cites 3 million illegal immigrants deported
  • New York Post: Nicki Minaj flashes Trump immigration ‘Gold Card’: ‘Finalizing that citizenship paperwork as we speak’
  • CBS Miami: [FL] South Florida workers, leaders demand extension of Haitian TPS: "Fight to have the right to live the American dream"
  • CBS News: [TX] Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders Texas agencies to halt H-1B visa requests
  • Wall Street Journal: [NY] Chinese Man Who Documented Uyghur Population Is Granted U.S. Asylum
• Customs and Border Protection
  • The Hill: [AZ] Border Patrol shoots human trafficking suspect in Arizona
  • AP: [CA] San Diego sues federal agencies over razor wire fencing on city land
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • New York Times/The Hill: Unions Sue FEMA Over Work Force Cuts They Say Threaten Readiness
  • Federal News Network: Unions, nonprofits challenge FEMA staffing cuts in court
  • AP: FEMA could still support winter storm response in a shutdown, despite administration warnings
  • The Hill: [CA] Democratic senator calls on Trump to approve FEMA aid for Palisades fire recovery
• Coast Guard
  • FOX Weather: [NY] Coast Guard cutter frees NYPD vessel from icebound Hudson River
  • Reuters: [Venezuela] US handing over seized tanker to Venezuela, officials say
  • FOX News: [Antarctica] Cruise ship trapped in heavy sea ice is rescued by US Coast Guard vessel
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Daily Caller: US Cyber Defense Agency Head Posted Sensitive Information Online
  • Bloomberg: Bumble, Panera Bread, CrunchBase, Match Hit by Cyberattacks
  • CyberScoop: Fortinet’s latest zero-day vulnerability carries frustrating familiarities for customers
  • DefenseScoop: [China] Pentagon leaders expect Cybercom 2.0 to help thwart Chinese actors ‘living off the land’
  • Wall Street Journal: [China] Google Aims Knockout Blow at Chinese Company Linked to Massive Cyber Weapon
• Terrorism Investigations
  • NewsMax: Report: Palestinian Authority Funded Over $200M to Terrorism in 2025
  • FOX News: [CA] American extremist admits bankrolling ISIS terrorists, plotting US violence with homemade bomb: feds
  • Wall Street Journal: [Mexico] A Secret FBI Bust Nabbed an Alleged Drug Lord—and Rocked Relations With Mexico
• National Security News
  • Breitbart: [Mexico] Mexico Shelves Planned Shipment of Oil to Cuba amid U.S. Tensions
  • Breitbart: [Venezuela] Rubio upbeat on Venezuela cooperation but wields stick
  • NewsMax: [Venezuela] Rubio: Maduro, Never Legitimate President, Now Facing Justice
  • NewsMax: [Venezuela] Rubio: ‘Corrupt’ Venezuelan Regime Won’t Stay in Power
  • USA Today: [Venezuela] Maduro was an ‘impediment to progress’ and refused deal, Rubio says
  • Breitbart: [Venezuela] Venezuela military, police pledge loyalty to interim president
  • New York Times: [South Africa] After Naval Drills With Iran, South Africa Faces New U.S. Scrutiny
  • Washington Examiner: [Iran] Trump threatens attack on Iran worse than ‘Midnight Hammer’ with military buildup in the region
  • CNN: [Iran] Trump weighs major new strike on Iran as nuclear discussions show no progress

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