• Top News
  • Washington Post/Breitbart/AP/New York Post: Global Entry reopens, but airport wait times could still be long
  • ABC News/Los Angeles Times: FBI warns Iran aspired to attack California with drones in retaliation for war: Alert
  • CBS News/CNN: Officials downplay risk of Iranian drone attacks off California after FBI memo, but Newsom says state is "prepared"
  • Reuters: Trump says he is not worried about Iran-backed attacks on US soil
  • Washington Examiner/Daily Wire: US knows location of ‘most’ domestic Iranian sleeper cells, Trump says
  • The Hill: Cruz: Danger from sleeper cell attacks ‘has never been higher’
  • The Hill: Mullin confirmation hearing to lead DHS formally scheduled
  • FOX News: House GOP leader launches Senate bid as Trump taps Markwayne Mullin for DHS
  • FOX News: Who is Markwayne Mullin?’: Fox Nation special chronicles ‘whirlwind’ DHS nomination
  • Washington Post: DHS pick Markwayne Mullin once hired felon who illegally stored guns at work
  • CNN: Homeland Security pushes for access to restricted federal database on child support, employment information for millions
  • Bloomberg: DHS Accused of Misleading Congress on Civil Rights Oversight
  • FOX News: You can cry about it’: Tempers flare in Senate as DHS shutdown debate erupts, stalemate digs deeper
  • FOX News: Senate hearing gets heated after witness pressed on if illegal immigration should be a crime
  • FOX News: Sparks fly as GOP senator reacts to Biden advisor’s ‘I don’t know’ answer on illegal immigration law
  • FOX News: Top US court hands Trump a win on deportations as SCOTUS challenge looms
  • The Hill: Republicans block Democratic bill to fund DHS agencies other than ICE, CBP
  • DailySignal: Senators Discuss Nuking Filibuster to Fund DHS, Pass Voter ID Bill
  • USA Today: Iran war, long TSA lines raise the stakes of intractable DHS shutdown
  • AP: Lawmakers vent frustration over DHS shutdown as lines grow at nation’s airports
  • FOX News/NBC News: Cornyn reverses on filibuster stance to push Trump’s SAVE Act in Senate
  • FOX News: Illegal immigrant’s two decades of unlawful votes expose the real ‘threat’ to Democracy: Experts
  • The Hill: Trump insists Thune find votes to pass SAVE act: ‘He’s got to be a leader’
  • USA Today: Are we still in a shutdown? Here’s how DHS disruptions impact Americans
  • Blaze: Allows ICE to kick tens of billions’ off voter rolls? Schumer’s SAVE Act claims keep getting worse.
  • Daily Caller: Chuck Schumer Makes Massive Gaffe While Ramping Up Hysteria Against Voter Integrity Bill
  • Daily Caller: Rep. Julia Letlow Urges Senate GOP Force Talking Filibuster To Pass SAVE America Act
  • Federalist: Thune Is Sabotaging SAVE Act While Pretending He Tried Everything
  • AP: Federal distrust prompts some Democratic states to protect polling places, election records
  • New York Post: House GOP probes $220M DHS ad campaign, contracts overseen by Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski: ‘Had his hands in a lot’
  • New York Post: The untold reason Kristi Noem aide Corey Lewandowski thought he could do ‘whatever the f–k I want’ at DHS
  • Washington Examiner: Walz calls for investigation into Noem’s DHS: ‘This goes a lot deeper’
  • Daily Wire: Firm At Center Of $200M Contract That Led To Noem Ouster Tied To Two Top Officials
  • DailySignal: GOP Lawmakers Split on if White House Should Shift Away From Mass Deportation Messaging
  • New York Times: Republicans Concede They Need a Pivot on Immigration Ahead of Midterms
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • New York Post: Sen. Cornyn: Why the SAVE Act matters more than the filibuster
  • FOX News: The next head of Homeland Security needs to do a lot more to live up to Trump’s promises
  • USA Today: If Congress doesn’t pass the SAVE Act, vote them out
  • FOX News: [NY] The US government targeted me for my political speech. It could happen to you, too
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Houston police have the right to enforce immigration laws
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Bloomberg: US Judge Calls Long ICE Detentions Absent Hearings ‘Shocking’
  • New York Times: They Don’t Want Their Company’s Surveillance Tool Used by ICE
  • FOX News: Thousands of students ditch class as anti-ICE protests surge in 2026, watchdog warns
  • The Hill: In ICE masking debate, these former officers say take them off
  • NPR: Blue cities in red states debate over how to respond to efforts to resist ICE
  • NewsMax: Google Blurs Image of Home Tied to ICE Agent in Good Shooting
  • CBS Boston: [MA] Judge orders immediate return of 14-year-old Massachusetts girl detained by ICE
  • Breitbart: [NY] ICE: New York Rapper Bentley Bugz Charged with Trafficking 16-Year-Old Girl
  • Reuters: [MD] Judge orders pause on ICE detention center construction in Maryland
  • CBS Baltimore: [MD] Proposed Maryland bill would prohibit some ICE officers from working for state police agencies
  • Daily Caller: [FL] Illegal Immigrant Accused Of Murdering Infant Nephew With 17 Strikes To Head
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] A Skokie woman said ICE detained her for nearly 48 hours after landing at O’Hare. But is it true?
  • CBS Chicago: [IL] DHS, sheriff’s departments deny Skokie woman’s claims she was held at O’Hare, taken to ICE facility
  • Breitbart: [TX] ICE Houston Arrests 414 Illegal Alien Child Predators in Trump’s First Year Back — Nearly Double Biden’s Final‑Year Total
  • Univision: [TX] "We’re Not Immigration Agents": Houston Police Department adjusts collaboration policy with ICE
  • Univision: [TX] Six deaths in six weeks: What you need to know about ICE arrests in Texas
  • Washington Post/Telemundo 48 El Paso: [TX] ICE plans to keep Fort Bliss detention camp open under a new contractor
  • CBS News: [TX] Closing arguments to begin in North Texas ICE facility attack federal trial
  • CBS Colorado: [CO] ICE agents accused of leaving "ace of spades" death cards on immigrants’ cars no longer on duty, DHS says
  • Axios: [KS] Leavenworth vote clears way for detainees within weeks
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Houston police will now give ICE 30 minutes to respond to warrants after 2 arrests violate policy
  • Breitbart: [CA] Three Dozen Missing California Teens Rescued, Some of Them Victims of Sex Traffickers
  • Univision: [CA] “They’re trying to grab me”: activist takes refuge in school after alerting about ICE agents nearby
  • Telemundo: [CA] People detained by ICE after arriving at Camp Pendleton by mistake or for work: lawyers
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Reuters/Washington Times: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to end Haitian protected status
  • FOX News: Trump admin puts key Biden-era immigration policy on notice: ‘Unsustainable cycle’
  • Breitbart: Scary times for Haitians in US living in shadows of ICE
  • AP: Trump visa changes squeeze rural schools relying on international teachers
  • Telemundo51: Federal lawsuit seeks to unlock thousands of permanent residency applications for Cubans in the US
  • Breitbart: FAIR: Illegal Migrant Population Almost 19 Million
  • Telemundo52: [Mexico] DACA recipient sues federal government after being deported to Mexico
  • Univision: [MD] Venezuelan woman pays $10,000 for fake asylum and ends up with a deportation order in Maryland
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] California DACA recipient sues Trump administration over her deportation
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Breitbart: [DC] Whistleblower Claims CBP Boss Weaponized Internal Affairs Office Against Political Enemies
  • New York Post: [FL] Smirking stoner, 23, caught at Miami airport with a whopping 75 pounds of marijuana stashed in luggage
  • New York Post: [CA] Accused Mexican smuggler caught with 1,000 pounds of liquid meth in truck tank faces life in prison
• Transportation Security Administration
  • NBC News Daily: TSA Says 300 Officers Have Quit Since Shutdown
  • ABC News: TSA officer callouts spike amid partial government shutdown as more than 300 leave agency
  • FOX News: 171 million travelers face airport delays as Democrats’ DHS shutdown hits TSA staffing, Scalise warns
  • AP: As another shutdown impacts travelers, some see eliminating TSA agents as a solution
  • NewsMax: DHS Shutdown ‘Political Nonsense’ Hurting Travelers
  • FOX News: Woman allegedly touches passengers’ faces then punches elderly travelers during Caribbean flight
  • NBC News: [NY] TSA worker says his family is paying the price for him working without pay
  • CBS Colorado: [CO] Denver International Airport TSA workers without pay for 3rd time during spring break travel rush: "It’s not fair"
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • New York Times: Up to a Dozen Tornadoes Ravage the Midwest and South
  • NBC News: Severe weather threat lingers for parts of U.S. after deadly tornadoes tear across Midwest
  • AP: Tornadoes kill 2 in northwestern Indiana and raze buildings in Kankakee, Illinois
  • Chicago Tribune: ‘I was there … trying to unbury myself’: Tornadoes strike Illinois and Indiana, killing 2
  • NBC News: Tornadoes leave trail of destruction across the Midwest
  • CBS Chicago: Tornado outbreak in Illinois and Indiana raises concerns about FEMA disaster assistance
  • CBS News: [IN] Elderly couple killed in Indiana home as tornadoes devastate communities in Midwest
  • CBS Chicago: [IL] 2 dead after tornadoes in Kankakee, Illinois and Northwest Indiana overnight; NWS confirms EF-1 in Jasper Co.
  • CBS Chicago: [IL] How the Kankakee, Illinois tornado cut a destructive path through Aroma Park
  • New York Post: [CA] Sen. Rick Scott calls for federal probe into California’s wildfire prevention spending
  • New York Times: [HI] Hawaii Faces Flooding, Fierce Winds and Even Snow from a ‘High-Impact’ Storm
• Secret Service
  • Washington Times/CBS News/FOX News: [DC] Van plows through White House barricade, prompting Secret Service investigation
  • Blaze: [MO] Woman planned to assassinate Trump with gun she stole from her dad, police reports say
• Coast Guard
  • MarineLog: [AL] Coast Guard announces new training center in Alabama
  • Breitbart: [Ecuador] Ecuador and U.S. Seize $70 Million Worth of Drugs in Joint Sea Bust
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Axios: Hackers join U.S. and Israel’s fight with Iran
  • Reuters: Iran-linked hackers attack Michigan-based medical device maker Stryker
  • NBC News: Iran appears to have conducted a significant cyberattack against a U.S. company, a first since the war started
  • Reuters: Foreign hacker in 2023 compromised Epstein files held by FBI, source and documents show
  • CyberScoop: Salesforce issues new security alert tied to third customer attack spree in six months
  • Breitbart: One Billion Identity Records Across 26 Countries Exposed in Data Leak
  • StateScoop: [NY] New York unveils new cyber regulations for water treatment facilities
• Terrorism Investigations
  • ABC News: [NY] ISIS-inspired teens considered other targets before Gracie Mansion protest: Sources
  • Breitbart: [DC] Report: Pam Bondi Relocating to Military Base After Wave of Threats
  • Telemundo: [Ecuador] Ecuador is preparing a major offensive against criminal groups with logistical support from the U.S.
  • Politico: [Iran] Iran strikes expose US counterterrorism gaps
• National Security News
  • Washington Post: Government appeals judge’s order barring search of Post reporter’s devices
  • The Hill: Rudd confirmed to lead National Security Agency
  • Roll Call: FBI, CIA chiefs meet with Senate GOP over spy authority renewal
  • CBS News: [Norway] 3 brothers arrested in connection with U.S. embassy explosion in Norway
  • New York Post/The Hill: [Iran] Three vessels struck in Strait of Hormuz as Iran vows to launch its ‘most intense’ assault so far
  • FOX News: [Iran] Iran attacks cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz
  • National Review: [Iran] Iran’s Stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz
  • Reuters: [Iran] US intelligence says Iran government is not at risk of collapse, say sources
  • New York Times: [Iran] Initial Military Investigation Faults the U.S. For a School Strike in Iran

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