• Top News
  • New York Times/The Hill/FOX News/Reuters: For 2nd Time, an Appeals Court Backs the Trump Administration’s Detention Policy
  • New York Times/CNN/Roll Call: Homeland Security Talks Hit Snag as Democrats Demand ICE Restrictions
  • Wall Street Journal: Lawmakers Trade Blame Over Failure to Strike ICE Deal
  • Daily Caller: Democrats Logjam DHS Funding Over Demands For Agency Excluded From Proposed Deal
  • FOX News/New York Post: Dems block DHS funding after GOP rejects their counter, Thune says ‘No Point’ in Talking With Dems on DHS Funding
  • NewsMax: Sen. Graham Pushes 2nd Bill to Boost Security, Defense Funds
  • The Hill: Graham says he’s moving ‘expeditiously’ on ICE, Iran war funding under reconciliation
  • The Hill: Senate GOP-backed deal to end DHS shutdown draws extensive fire
  • Bloomberg Government: Bipartisan House Duo Pitches Plan to Resolve DHS Funding Dispute
  • Breitbart: Blackburn: Democrats’ Goal Is to ‘Abolish ICE and Defund Federal Law Enforcement’
  • The Hill: Conservatives shoot down Senate off-ramp on SAVE America Act
  • Houston Chronicle: Ted Cruz’s offer to Democrats to end the shutdown might not be the deal they want
  • The Hill: McCarthy says senators can’t leave without funding DHS: ‘You’re really putting America in jeopardy’
  • New York Times: In Secret Deportation Deal, U.S. Leveraged Favors and Funds
  • Bloomberg: DHS Funding Deal Begins With Declaring Victory, Then Negotiating
  • The Hill: 5 takeaways from House hearing on DHS shutdown’s impact
  • New York Times: ICE Agents at Some Airports Begin Checking IDs in Security Lines
  • Washington Post: Trump’s move to send ICE to airports fails to break impasse or end long lines
  • Bloomberg: Why ICE Is Being Paid During the Shutdown But TSA Is Not
  • NewsMax: DHS: 100K Miss First Full Paycheck Amid Shutdown
  • The Hill: Gallego unveils legislation giving unpaid DHS workers bonus
  • The Hill: TSA chief warns staffing problems could close airports, threaten World Cup
  • CBS News: Dallas police reveal plans for $22 million of funding for FIFA World Cup security
  • NewsMax: Trump ‘May Call Up’ Natl Guard to Help ICE at Airports
  • New York Post: Watchdog probes DHS contracts under Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski — including for $220M ads that got her canned
  • FOX News: Democrats demand subpoena for Lewandowski over controversial $220M DHS ad campaign
  • NBC News: Democratic senators want two companies to preserve communications with Corey Lewandowski
  • New York Post: Corey Lewandowski out of government — after taking last taxpayer-funded junket with Kristi Noem
  • Reuters/New York Post: Ousted Homeland Security chief Noem begins new envoy role with tour
• Opinion – Editorials
  • New York Post: How to stop politicians from hijacking Americans’ air travel
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Airport chaos couldn’t have come at a worse time for Houston
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Bloomberg: Mullin’s New Job at DHS Keeps Getting Harder
  • Wall Street Journal: The Immigration Divide That Isn’t
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Daily Caller: ICE Arrests Multiple Illegal Alien Pedophiles In One Day, DHS Says
  • CNN: Trump administration admits error in lawsuit over immigration court arrests it justified with ICE memo
  • NewsMax: Homan Doesn’t Rule Out ICE Presence at Polling Places
  • The Hill: Homan on Democrats opposing ICE at voting sites: ‘What are they afraid of?’
  • The Hill: Homan: Ending sanctuary city policies will save ‘thousands of lives’
  • FOX News: Democrats rip Trump’s ICE airport move as shutdown nears 40 days: ‘no reason’
  • Blaze: Trump says Democrats’ scheme against DHS has backfired: ‘The Public is loving ICE’
  • Daily Caller: Karoline Leavitt Asked If Deportations Will Decline While ICE Does TSA Work
  • The Hill: Trump: ICE officers ‘rehabbing a fake image’ by helping with bags at airports, cleaning
  • USA Today: Which airports have ICE officers been sent to? Here’s what to know
  • Bloomberg: DOJ Blames ICE for ‘Regrettable Error’ in Immigration Lawsuit
  • Telemundo 51: Mexico: 13 Mexicans have died in ICE custody or during ICE operations over the past year.
  • Univision: Mexicans Detained by ICE: Authorities Reveal Number of Immigrants in Custody
  • Breitbart: Tom Cotton on Shutdown: Radical Left Wants to Expose, Dox ICE Agents for Targeted Harassment
  • Daily Mail: [NY] Trump defies NYC socialist mayor Mamdani by sending 500 ICE agents to JFK and LaGuardia airports
  • Daily Wire: [NY] Mamdani Slams ICE Airport Deployment While Promoting ‘Hotline’
  • FOX News: [NY] Trans illegal alien dodges prison after pleading guilty to sex crimes against child: report
  • Breitbart: [NY] ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Accused of Raping 5-Year-Old Girl in Long Island, New York
  • New York Post: [NY] Most Brooklyn guy ever wins the internet with his reaction to ICE at the airport
  • New York Times/AP: [NJ] Sherrill signs New Jersey law limiting face coverings for law enforcement, including ICE agents
  • New York Post: [NJ] Migrant who mowed down NJ pedestrian entered the US illegally twice: feds
  • NewsMax: [PA] Philly DA Threatens Arrest of ICE Agents Amid Airport Deployment
  • FOX News: [PA] Philly DA warns airport ICE agents who would ‘turn terrazzo floor’ into ‘Minneapolis’
  • Washington Post: [DC] House votes to extend Trump’s task force cracking down on D.C. to 2029
  • Washington Examiner: [DC] Bowser approves some DC Council regulations for federal law enforcement, but not all
  • FOX News: [VA] Illegal immigrant accused of groping girls at Virginia high school facing new charges
  • Washington Examiner: [VA] Virginia high school mom says students are ‘traumatized’ by illegal immigrant who allegedly groped girls
  • FOX News: [NC] Illegal immigrant accused of fatal hit and run that killed North Carolina motorcyclist
  • CBS Miami: [FL] Venezuelan immigrants attempting to self deport say they cannot leave South Florida
  • Axios: [MI] Michigan files lawsuit to block ICE detention site near DTW
  • FOX News: [IL] Chicago killing reignites sanctuary city fight as Angel parent heads to Senate hearing
  • NewsMax: [IL] Speaker Johnson Blames Dem Policies in Student Killing
  • CBS News: [MN] Twin Cities residents missed work, school and lost trust in law enforcement during Operation Metro Surge, survey finds
  • Telemundo: [TX] ICE arrests former governor César Duarte’s wife in El Paso
  • Washington Examiner: [TX] House Democrats demand investigation of DHS ‘lies’ in Ruben Ray Martinez’s death
  • Breitbart: [TX] Passengers Feel Positive Impact of ICE Officers Helping TSA at Major Texas Airport
  • NBC News: [NM] 9-year-old who pleaded to go to spelling bee released from ICE detention
  • Axios: [AZ] Phoenix may bar ICE from using city property without authorization
  • AP: [MT] Inside Montana’s conflict with its capitol city over immigration enforcement
  • New York Post: [CA] Illegal migrant arrested at SF airport exposed for ignoring immigration orders years earlier
  • Axios: [CA] SFO detention of mother and child raises alarms over TSA assisting ICE
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] O.C. Sheriff’s Department transferred more inmates to ICE in 2025 than year prior
  • SFGate: [CA] SF: Community Groups Accuse Sfpd Of Unlawfully Aiding Ice During Migrants Arrest
  • SFGate: [CA] TSA reportedly ‘tipped off’ ICE ahead of SFO detainment of mother and child
  • Reuters:[Mexico] Judge probes Trump administration on ‘unwritten’ deal for Mexico to accept Cubans
  • ABC News: [El Salvador] Venezuelan migrant sues Trump administration over deportation to CECOT mega-prison
  • Los Angeles Times: [Eswatini] Cambodian man deported by the U.S. to Eswatini is being repatriated, his lawyer says
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Bloomberg: More US Counties See Population Drops Under Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
  • New York Times: Immigration Slowdown Hits Every Metro Area in the U.S., Census Shows
  • NewsMax: Cotton Seeks Broader DHS Reporting by Colleges on Visa Holders
  • Federalist: Arriving ‘Legally’ Doesn’t Magically Make Immigrants Good Americans
  • Newsweek: Republicans Want To Track All Student Visa Holders
  • New York Times: [NY] New York City’s Population Flat After Drop in Immigration
  • AP: [LA] Louisiana’s crawfish industry feels the pinch of limits on foreign workers
  • Newsweek: [TX] Trump Admin Faces New $1.3M Lawsuit From Man Accused of Being Gang Member
  • SFGate: [TX] Texas will require proof of legal immigration status to get professional licenses
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] Bay Area economy is deeply reliant on immigrant labor, report shows
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Federalist: Supreme Court Weighs Asylum Policy Critical To Combatting Border Surges
• Transportation Security Administration
  • NBC News: Acting TSA administrator says partial shutdown ‘significantly undermines’ security
  • AP: The head of the TSA warns of possible airport closures if the Department of Homeland Security shutdown continues
  • NewsMax: TSA Chief Warns Shutdown Straining Airport Security, Hints at Closures
  • Washington Times: TSA warns that smaller airports could close amid marathon security wait times
  • NPR: Travelers are facing the longest TSA wait times in history
  • Bloomberg: Airport Wait Times Worst in History After 480 Officers Leave
  • FOX News: TSA sees over 480 agents quit, will reach $1B in missed paychecks by Friday, deputy administrator says
  • FOX News: TSA deputy: Shutdown bill passage won’t bring immediate relief to airports
  • NPR: TSA chief tells Congress unpaid airport workers face mounting hardships
  • NewsMax: TSA Officer to Newsmax: Crisis ‘Unsustainable’
  • USA Today: Pay TSA before taking Easter recess, union president tells lawmakers
  • Breitbart/New York Post: Desperate TSA agents in need of pay donating blood, sleeping in cars as shutdown escalates
  • CNN: TSA worker reveals need to skip meals amid partial government shutdown
  • The Hill: Why larger airports suffer more during the DHS shutdown
  • The Hill: White House turns down Elon Musk offer to pay TSA agents during DHS shutdown
  • Washington Examiner: Musk offer to pay TSA officers poses ‘great legal challenges,’ White House says
  • CBS News: DHS watchdog warned of risks in airport shoes-off policy. The report got buried.
  • CNN: After slight midweek relief, major US airports brace for another rush of weekend travelers
  • NBC News: Long airport lines are the tip of the iceberg of DHS shutdown, officials tell Congress
  • USA Today: Are TSA lines really that bad? Travelers report surprising experiences
  • Newsweek: ‘Medical Emergencies’ Reported at Major Airport Amid Long TSA Wait Times
  • NPR: Tracing the tax that’s supposed to fund TSA
  • New York Post: [NY] LaGuardia Airport sees 3-hour wait times with lines reaching parking garages as shutdown continues
  • CBS News: [GA] Atlanta TSA officers work without pay amid government shutdown, relying on local support
  • CBS News: [TX] Shock and disbelief at Houston airport as 36% of TSA officers call out of work: "This is insane"
  • AP: [TX] Houston airport has become a symbol for the shutdown’s impacts on air travel
  • New York Times: [TX] Why Are Delays at Houston’s Bush Airport Worse Than at Others?
  • CNN: [TX] Houston’s Bush Airport has had some of the worst TSA wait times. Here’s why
  • CBS News: [TX] Travelers miss flights as TSA chief warns of "perilous situation"
  • NewsMax: [TX] 36 of TSA Officers Call Out at Houston Airport
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • AP/Bloomberg: FEMA will resume major grant program after yearlong hiatus, following a court order
  • The Hill: Trump extends the work of FEMA reform council
• Federal Protective Service
  • Bloomberg Industry Group Bloomberg Tax: Courts Seek More Funds to Defend Federal Judges From Threats
• Coast Guard
  • Yahoo! News: [CA] Coast Guards intercepts boat carrying 12 undocumented migrants off San Diego coast
  • SFGate: [HI] Stranded couple rescued from Oahu floods after writing ‘SOS’ on beach
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Federal News Network: CISA eyes plan for more than 300 new hires
  • CyberScoop: Alleged RedLine infostealer conspirator extradited to US
  • CBS News: [GA] Nearly $10 million in cybersecurity grants awarded to Georgia schools, local governments amid rising cyber threats
  • Breitbart: [China] FCC Bans Foreign-Made Consumer Routers Citing ‘Unacceptable Risk’ of China Hacking
• Terrorism Investigations
  • FOX News: Alleged narco-terrorists killed as US forces strike suspected drug-trafficking vessel in Caribbean
  • FOX News: [AZ] Arizona gun dealer armed two Mexican drug cartels, DOJ says
  • New York Post: [CA] Babyfaced MS-13 gangster from El Salvador learns fate for brutal murder in SoCal mountains
  • New York Times: [Russia] An American in Russia Is Linked to Neo-Nazi Terror Cells Across Europe
• National Security News
  • Daily Wire: Pentagon Trying To Ramp Up Weapons Production To Get On ‘Wartime Footing’
  • Roll Call: House sets precarious path for renewing surveillance program
  • AP: [NY] Nicolás Maduro heads back to a US court, fighting charges as Venezuela moves on without him
  • Reuters: [NY] Maduro case to test US narcoterrorism law with limited trial success
  • Reuters: [Haiti] US offers up to $3 million bounty for information on finances of powerful Haiti gangs
  • Bloomberg: [Iran] Iran Demands Crew, Cargo Details to Send Ships Through Hormuz
  • Reuters: [China] US lawmakers to introduce bill to ban government use of Chinese robots

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