Top News
New York Times/CNN/The Hill/Politico: Trump threatens to deploy ICE to airports amid DHS funding standoff
NBC News: More than 400 TSA officers have quit since shutdown began
New York Post: Airports across the US could shutter completely, sparking mass travel chaos as Dem shutdown persists, TSA deputy warns
NewsMax: TSA Crisis Sparks Fears of Airport Shutdowns
AP: For airline passengers, the shutdown answer is simple: Pay TSA officers
Washington Times: Musk offers to pay TSA salaries as DHS shutdown stretches into fifth week
Newsweek: John Fetterman Reacts to Elon Musk Offering to Pay TSA Agent Salaries
FOX News/NewsMax: Schumer gambit fails as DHS shutdown hits 36 days and airport lines grow
The Hill: DHS funding deal stalls in Congress amid continuing negotiations
The Hill: Republicans reject Democrats’ effort to pay TSA by suspending Senate rules
FOX News: Senate blocks another plan by Democrats to fund everything at DHS but ICE as TSA lines grow
The Hill: Democrats have scored wins in DHS fight — but are holding out for more
The Hill/NewsMax: Cruz proposes splitting ICE from Homeland Security funding bill to end airport chaos
Breitbart: Dem Sen. Welch: Funding All But ICE May Let Us Have Talk About Legalizing Some Illegals
Breitbart: Merkley: GOP Wants to Shut Down DHS, We Don’t Want to Give More to ICE
New York Times: Mullin Explored Bipartisan Deal to Rein in Immigration Crackdown
New York Post: Rambo-like Sen. Markwayne Mullin was ‘huge problem’ for US ambassadors and CIA bosses: ‘I can’t handle this guy’
FOX News: Sen John Fetterman reveals what made him vote yes for Mullin
New York Times: In Trump’s Administration, Military Housing Is Becoming a Hot Commodity
New York Times: How Corey Lewandowski Wielded Power Inside D.H.S.
FOX News: Trump administration urges judge to dissolve injunction blocking Abrego Garcia’s deportation to Liberia
CNN: Trauma in the classroom: Minneapolis administrator says life after immigration surge is forever changed
Breitbart: Kash Patel Praises Work of FBI for Bringing Antifa, Illegal Aliens to Justice
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
FOX News: Thune, GOP blast Dems in DHS standoff as Lankford says they fear ICE over Iran
FOX News: Swalwell plays up athletic credentials in effort to blunt DHS sweeps at World Cup
Washington Examiner: [VA] Fairfax County ignored 2023 detainer against illegal immigrant now accused of murder, ICE says
Houston Chronicle: [TX] UH faces pressure over March Madness travel on airline tied to ICE deportations
Univision: [TX] Immigrant children detained in Texas report lack of food, medical care, and prolonged stays
Breitbart: [CA] Feds Charge Two Biden-Era ‘Catch & Release’ Migrants with California Meth Lab Operation
Citizenship and Immigration Services
Newsweek: H-2B Work Visas Hit 2026 Cap
Breitbart: Survey Shows Few Biden Migrants Were Asylum Seekers
Chicago Tribune: Locals with birthright citizenship hope the practice prevails as Supreme Court to weigh in
Customs and Border Protection
Washington Times: Migrant from Mexico accused of smuggling previously deported illegal immigrant from Ireland into U.S
FOX News: [CA] US Border Patrol nabs Mexican fugitives in California wanted for murder, child sex crimes
New York Post: [CA] Mexican pastor wanted for child sex abuse collared by border agents after escaping to California
Breitbart: [Mexico] Migrants Stranded at Mexico’s Southern Border Plan ‘Genesis’ Caravan to the North
Transportation Security Administration
FOX News: Why some US airports are dodging TSA shutdown chaos while others grind to a halt
CNN: 20 US airports don’t have TSA. Passengers there are not seeing long lines
Reuters: Airports rush to feed unpaid TSA workers as belts tighten
AP: Nonprofits, unions and airports rally to feed TSA officers as shutdown drags
CNN: ‘This is going to be a lot worse’: TSA officer says partial shutdown is not sustainable
FOX News: Air travelers are hacking TSA lines during hours-long major airport waits
AP: [TX] Detained immigrant children still face concerning conditions at Texas facility, lawyers say
Federal Emergency Management Agency
CBS Colorado: [CO] Officials update progress on containing wildfires in southern Colorado
The Hill: [HI] Evacuation ordered in Hawaii as 120-year-old dam could fail, catastrophic flooding continues
AP: [HI] Hawaii’s worst flooding in 20 years threatens dam, prompts evacuations as more rain looms
USA Today: [HI] Worst flooding in 20 years hits Hawaii; evacuations say ‘LEAVE NOW’
Newsweek: [HI] Hawaii Activates National Guard Amid Largest Flood in 20 Years
ABC News: [HI] Flash floods in Hawaii lead to mass evacuations on Oahu island
San Francisco Chronicle: [HI] Oahu flooding: Evacuations continue as downpours, landslides close major roads
Coast Guard
Univision: [Ecuador] Three tons of drugs seized in a joint operation between the U.S. and Ecuador
Terrorism Investigations
FOX News: Jewish security organization working to keep its community safe amid elevated terror threat
CNN: [NY] The NYC bombing suspects pledged allegiance to ISIS, authorities say. What does that actually mean?
National Security News
New York Post: [LA] Mysterious drones swarmed US Air Force base home to nuclear bombers
CNN: [Iran] Iran launched missiles at US-UK military base in the Indian Ocean. Here’s what that says about its capabilities
Washington Post: [Iran] Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s power plants if Strait of Hormuz does not open
Reuters: [Iran] Trump and Iran trade threats over energy targets as war escalates
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