• Top News
  • ABC News/Reuters/AP: Trump to speak at ‘Shield of the Americas’ summit aimed at taking on cartels
  • FOX News: Noem reveals Trump will have ‘big agreement’ to announce at major summit with world leaders
  • Breitbart: Donroe Doctrine: Latin American Presidents to Join Trump’s ‘Shield of the Americas’ Summit
  • AP: Videos show US citizen’s shooting death in Texas last year by federal immigration agent
  • Washington Post: Republicans hope Mullin brings steady hand amid Trump’s shakeup at DHS
  • FOX News: Mullin promises to earn Dem votes as GOP colleagues pounce on his seat
  • Roll Call: Mullin moving to Cabinet would set off Appropriations shuffle
  • The Hill/Daily Caller: Markwayne Mullin set to step into limelight with DHS nod
  • FOX News: Johnson blasts Senate Dems for caring ‘more about criminals than Americans’
  • FOX News: Democrats pressure Mike Johnson to keep House in Washington over ‘rapidly developing’ Iran operation
  • FOX News: Kristi Noem’s firing fails to sway Democrats as DHS shutdown drags on
  • Breitbart: Speaker Johnson: Dems ‘Care More About Criminal Illegal Aliens than They Do American Citizens’
  • NewsMax: Marc Short to Newsmax: Democrats Risk Security With DHS Fight
  • Breitbart: Trump to Thune and Cornyn: I Want SAVE America Act on My Desk Before Endorsement in Texas Race
  • Washington Examiner: DHS government shutdown is an ‘insane situation’: Byron York
  • CBS San Francisco: California immigrant truck drivers stare down looming deadline: 20,000 could lose licenses
  • Breitbart: Moskowitz: Reopening DHS Was Going ‘Nowhere’ if Noem in Charge, Dems DC Stick to Policies in Shutdown That’s Noem’s Fault
  • Reuters/NewsNation: Trump to forge ahead with immigration crackdown driven by top aide Stephen Miller
  • Bloomberg/AP: A $220 million ad blitz and a public split with Trump mark the end of Kristi Noem’s DHS tenure
  • Washington Examiner: Trump confirms frustration over Noem’s $220 million ad campaign: ‘Didn’t know about it’
  • New York Times: Kristi Noem Survived Many Crises. Then She Crossed a Trump Red Line.
  • CNN/Daily Caller: The Odds: Kristi Noem fired as DHS Secretary
  • Daily Wire/ABC News: DHS Rank And File Aren’t So Sad To See Noem Go
  • CNN: Kristi Noem prioritized immigration over everything else in homeland security’s large portfolio. That wasn’t her downfall
  • New York Post: All of Kristi Noem’s controversies and scandalous moments before Trump finally fired her
  • New York Post: Sen. John Kennedy reveals why Kristi Noem was ‘dead as fried chicken’ after disastrous congressional hearing
  • FOX News: Sen Kennedy says Noem questioning wasn’t personal
  • FOX News: Father of girl injured by illegal migrant truck driver slams ‘insensitive’ rhetoric during Noem hearing
  • FOX News: Capitol Hill Dems hail Trump’s DHS ouster of Noem after heated Senate hearing
  • FOX News: Kristi Noem’s ouster sparks rare bipartisan agreement on Capitol Hill
  • FOX News: Newsom declares ‘Trump is in retreat’ after Noem ouster, demands Miller be ‘next’
  • The Hill: Walz suggests Minnesota officials will investigate Noem
  • NBC News: Democrats are probing companies awarded a $220 million ad contract for ties to Noem, Lewandoski
  • Breitbart: Mace Calls for Investigation into Noem: ‘I Don’t Think She Walks Away from This’
  • The Hill: Colbert mocks Noem over ouster: ‘She’s a domestic terrorist who deserves to go to Gitmo’
  • Daily Caller: Sen. Kennedy Explains Why He Spoke Out Against DHS Distractions While Other Senators Stayed Quiet
  • ABC News: Federal judge dismisses deported college student’s case against government
  • Reuters: How Donald Trump is pushing the Supreme Court to weaken federal judges
  • AP: For US Muslims, immigration crackdown fears, new war worries and anti-Muslim rhetoric cloud Ramadan
  • FOX News: JD Vance admits he spoke ‘too harshly’ against US bishops on immigration issue
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Bloomberg: Noem’s Abuses at DHS Went Deeper Than Photo Shoots
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] West Texans mobilized to save Big Bend from Trump’s border wall. Maybe they won. | Opinion
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Bloomberg Industry Group Bloomberg Tax: Ninth Circuit Halts Judge’s Order on Mandatory ICE Detention
  • Breitbart: ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Murderer, Child Rapist, Sex Predators
  • USA Today: ICE is paying ‘eye-popping’ prices for warehouse detention centers
  • Washington Post: DHS feeds talking points to Republicans as opposition to ICE warehouses swells
  • Breitbart: [MA] Gov. Maura Healey Posed with Illegal Alien Named as Person of Interest in Sex Assault Case
  • NewsMax: [NY] N.Y. Gov. Hochul Meets Border Czar Over ICE Surge Fears
  • Washington Examiner: [NY] Hochul tells Homan ‘no more’ ICE raids and detention centers in meeting with border czar
  • CBS Baltimore: [MD] Alleged Legionella outbreak at Baltimore ICE facility prompts concerns from Maryland leaders
  • NBC News: [VA] U.S. citizen detained for 3 years says he ‘lost everything’ and hopes to rebuild
  • FOX News: [VA] Virginia Dems push anti-ICE bills days after Spanberger rejects detainer for illegal immigrant murder suspect
  • FOX News: [VA] Spanberger refuses to honor ICE detainer in murder case, escalating showdown with Trump DHS
  • FOX News: [VA] Virginia prosecutor’s record on violent offenders scrutinized after illegal immigrant charged in mom’s murder
  • USA Today: [TN] ICE arrested journalist without warrant, attorneys say
  • CNN: [TN] A reporter in Nashville has been covering ICE arrests in her community. Then she was detained herself
  • Reuters: [TN] Trump administration says Nashville reporter arrested by ICE will get due process
  • USA Today: [GA] Kristi Noem grilled about disabled GA man in ICE custody before ousting
  • Blaze: [IL] Bondi hails ‘huge’ win in Chicago after federal judge placed restrictions on ICE agents
  • CBS News: [TX] Bodycam video contradicts ICE claims in fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Ruben Ray Martinez in Texas
  • CBS News: [TX] A Trump voter whose son was killed by ICE is calling for an end to "abuse and impunity" at the agency
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Houston mayor says HPD ICE arrests violate department policies in TV statement: ‘I’m disappointed’
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] ICE detention couldn’t get worse for beloved HISD soccer captain Mauro Henriquez. Then it did.
  • Breitbart: [ID] Feds: Illegal Alien Lured Migrant Children to Idaho Only to Labor Traffic Them
  • CBS News: [AZ] Haitian man from Boston dies in ICE custody in Arizona. Family says untreated toothache became deadly infection.
  • AP: [OR] Portland residents near ICE building win court order limiting agents’ tear gas use
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] 33 people died in ICE custody last year. Lawmaker wants to make California detention centers accountable
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] Bay Area mom and her two kids deported to Colombia 3 days after ICE arrest in S.F.
  • Blaze: [CA] 55-year-old protester who slapped the mask off ICE officer receives stunning sentence
  • CBS Los Angeles: [CA] Guatemalan national pleads guilty to human smuggling and holding undocumented immigrants hostage at LA house
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] L.A. feds ramp up use of ‘doxxing’ charges as anti-ICE protesters fear chilling effect
  • Reuters: [Honduras] US judge dismisses case by deported student who declined flight back
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • New York Times: Appeals Court Upholds Protected Status for 350,000 Haitians
  • Telemundo: Democratic members of Congress question the arrests of ‘Dreamers’. "The charges were fabricated," claims the lawyer of one of the detainees.
  • AP: USCIS Translation Requirements 2026
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Senators demand return of deported California DACA recipient
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] Immigrant truck drivers report chaos, confusion as license cancellation closes in
  • Reuters: [Democratic Republic of Congo] US imposes visa restrictions on senior Rwandan officials over eastern Congo
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Roll Call: Court process kicks off for tariff refunds
  • AP: Customs and Border Protection official says new process for tariff refunds could be ready in 45 days
  • CNN: Plan emerges for $166 billion in tariff refunds. But don’t hold your breath
  • DailySignal: How Blue States Are Trying to Shut Down Trump’s Tariff Workaround
  • Washington Times: [NY] New York AG Letitia James says Border Patrol account of migrant death in Buffalo ‘unreliable’
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Trump administration signals change in course on Big Bend border wall
  • New York Post: [CA] California bishop who allegedly made several trips to Mexican brothel arrested at San Diego airport trying to flee US
• Transportation Security Administration
  • New York Post: TSA seizes drugs, guns and fake grenades — despite Dem-fueled funding freeze that’s kept workers on furlough
  • CBS News: Noem and DHS watchdog feuding over classified airport security risk report
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • New York Post: At least 6 killed from destructive tornadoes as severe weather outbreak devastates America’s Heartland
  • The Hill: Noem’s ouster leaves open questions about FEMA’s future
  • Bloomberg: Three Big Questions Facing FEMA With Kristi Noem Out
  • CBS Baltimore: [MD] FEMA releases $35 million in funds for Annapolis City Dock flood mitigation project
  • The Hill: [NC] NC Republicans welcome Noem’s firing if it brings FEMA changes
  • CBS News: [MI] At least 4 dead, several others injured after multiple tornadoes hit Southwest Michigan, authorities say
  • CBS News: [OK] Mother and daughter killed in storm as tornado, hail hit Oklahoma
  • CNN: [OK] Damaging tornado hits Michigan as dangerous storms fire up across the Central US
• Federal Protective Service
  • CBS News: [TX] No threat after suspicious package reported near Earle Cabell Federal Building in Downtown, DPD says
• Secret Service
  • New York Times/AP/Reuters: Man convicted in political assassination plot he tied to Iranian paramilitary
  • New York Post: Bumbling Iran-backed terrorist convicted in a jiffy — as ridiculous picture of his plot to assassinate Trump released
  • FOX News: Man accused of Iran-backed Trump assassination plot compared his plan to Butler shooting: FBI
  • Breitbart: [DC] Cassidy ‘Trump Attacked Secret Service Agent’ Hutchinson Referred for Criminal Charges
  • CBS News: [CO] Police in Colorado capture burglary suspects wanted for "jack-potting" an ATM
• Coast Guard
  • AP: A wedding proposal and a promotion honored a Coast Guardsman before he died of injuries from mission
  • AP: [MA] Search ends for survivors after fishing vessel sank off Cape Cod, killing 2
  • New York Post: [WA] Coast Guard rescue swimmer Tyler Jaggers dies after medical evacuation mission off Washington coast turns tragic
  • Oregonian: [OR] Coast Guard rescue swimmer from Oregon dies a week after ‘tragic’ rescue gone wrong
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • NewsMax: Trump Orders Crackdown on Foreign Cyber Scams
  • Axios: Trump administration drops first cybersecurity strategy of second term
  • CyberScoop: The long-awaited Trump cyber strategy has arrived
  • FedScoop: DHS CISO, deputy CISO exit amid reported IT leadership overhaul
  • CyberScoop: Congress looks to revive critical cyber program for rural electric utilities
  • New York Times: Trump Calls On Private Companies to Take On a Bigger Role in Cyber
  • HS Today: Trump’s CISA Nominee Sean Plankey Departs DHS Coast Guard Advisory Post Amid Senate Confirmation Limbo
  • StateScoop: [Iran] Iran war will bring wave of ‘low-level cyber activity,’ says intelligence group
  • Wall Street Journal: [China] China Suspected in Breach of FBI Surveillance Network
• Terrorism Investigations
  • FOX News: [MD] Four illegal immigrants linked to MS-13 indicted for allegedly murdering 14-year-old boy in Maryland park
  • USA Today: [TX] Police release new video of Austin bar shooting amid ‘terrorism’ probe
  • CBS News: [TX] Austin gunman assaulted woman at Tesla facility in December, lawsuit alleges
  • Los Angeles Times: [Mexico] One town’s day of terror after the killing of Mexican cartel boss ‘El Mencho’
  • Reuters: [Ecuador] US, Ecuador bomb drug trafficker camp near Colombia border, militaries say
• National Security News
  • Washington Post: Mass firings leave national security ranks thinned as war raises threats
  • Univision: [Cuba] U.S. to seek criminal prosecution against members of the Cuban regime
  • CNN: [Cuba] ‘We can’t take it anymore’: How Trump is pushing Cuba to the brink
  • New York Times: [Cuba] Trump Tightens Pressure on Cuba as U.S. Pushes for Charges Against Leaders
  • Daily Wire: [Cuba] Trump Predicts Another Dictatorship Could Fall Soon — Suggests Sending Marco Rubio
  • Breitbart: [Iran] 53 House Democrats Vote ‘No’ on Declaring Iran a ‘State Sponsor of Terrorism’
  • CNN: [Iran] Trump’s demands for ending Iran war shift as US military works through its target list
  • Wall Street Journal: [Iran] Americans Stranded in the Middle East Say U.S. Left Them to Fend for Themselves
  • AP: [Iran] US detainees in Iran risk becoming collateral damage in war, families and supporters fear
  • Telemundo: [Iran] Trump has privately shown serious interest in U.S. ground troops in Iran
  • New York Times: [Iran] Iran War Poses Test for Justice Dept. After Firings Deplete National Security Ranks
  • New York Times: [Iran] Russia Is Sharing Intelligence With Iran, U.S. Officials Say

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