• Top News
  • Reuters/New York Times/CBS News: Trump says ISIS second-in-command Abu-Bilal al-Minuki killed by US and Nigerian forces
  • Washington Times: Border Patrol completes full year with no catch and release of migrants
  • FOX News: Trump hits dramatic milestone in massive departure from Biden border plan: ‘What a difference’
  • Bloomberg: Border Arrests Rise for Third Straight Month to Most Under Trump
  • Breitbart: DHS Sec. Markwayne Mullin Joins ICE in Virginia for Operation to Arrest Criminal Alien
  • FOX News: Mullin rips Spanberger for ‘criminalizing’ DHS while ICE arrests illegal alien felon in her ‘sanctuary’ state
  • Washington Post: Virginia county’s immigration policies on trial in congressional hearing
  • NewsMax: Secretary Mullin Reviews DHS Spending, Noem-Era Policies
  • CNN: DHS says its new deportation planes are almost ready for takeoff. Critics doubt the plan will work
  • Politico: Mullin has more work to do to repair the relationship between DHS and Congress
  • New York Times/FOX News: A ‘Summer Surge’ of Law Enforcement Is Planned for D.C., Officials Say
  • Washington Post: Parents of teens who break curfew in D.C. will be prosecuted, DOJ says
  • Washington Examiner: Vance: Public safety shouldn’t be only for the ‘rich and powerful’
  • The Hill: Senate parliamentarian rules against some immigration enforcement funding
  • FOX Business: El Cajon, California Mayor Bill Wells sues state over sanctuary laws
  • Wall Street Journal: Former Mexican State Security Chief Is Detained in Arizona on Drug Charges
  • FOX News: First Tren de Aragua gang member extradited to US on historic terrorism charges appears before Houston judge
  • AP: Ex-Sinaloa security chief is 1st of 10 indicted Mexican officials to surrender to US authorities
  • Univision: This was the route of Gerardo Mérida, former Secretary of Security of Sinaloa, to surrender in the United States
  • Washington Examiner: In first known transfer Tren de Aragua member from Colombia, DOJ brings suspected leader to US on terrorism charges
  • CBS News: Cartel boss known as "The Gardener" hit with U.S. charges after being captured while hiding in ditch
  • FOX News: Cartel creep among 25 illegal immigrants caught turning scenic forests into lawless hideouts, police say
  • New York Times: Justice Dept. Aims to Use Terrorism Laws to Target Mexican Officials
  • Texas Tribune: Federal judge halts Texas immigration law the day before it was set to take effect
  • Federal News Network: Senators approve resolution withholding their paychecks during future shutdowns
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Wall Street Journal: When ICE Came for My Daughter-in-Law
  • The Hill: Republicans are fumbling the SAVE Act
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Federal Newswire: ICE arrests individuals convicted of child exploitation and violent crimes during Police Week
  • San Diego Union Tribune: Red states press social service workers into immigration enforcement
  • Univision: OIDO disappears: DHS closes key office that received complaints of abuse in immigration centers
  • New York Times: Catholic Clergy Can Minister Within ICE Facility After a Legal Agreement
  • NBC News: [GA] Atlanta suburb sues DHS over planned ICE facility that could hold 10,000 detainees
  • Breitbart: [IL] Exclusive — Mexican National Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Assaulting, Biting Law Enforcement Officials
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Feds detain four in biggest Lake County move since Midway Blitz: ‘We knew it was only a matter of time’
  • Blaze: [IL] Sexual predators, child abusers, and other criminal illegal aliens arrested by ICE during National Police Week
  • AP: [TX] Wife of US Army sergeant released from federal immigration custody
  • Univision: [NM] ICE monitors an Ecuadorian migrant mother with GPS who fears being detained while working in the United States.
  • NBC News: [AZ] Tooth infection and dental disease cited as cause of death for Haitian man in ICE custody
  • AP: [MT] Mechanic Roberto Orozco-Ramirez walks free after more than 100 days in jail on immigration charges
  • USA Today: [CA] New wave of ICE deployments could impact SoCal, 40+ states
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Conditions at immigrant detention centers in California have worsened under Trump, report says
  • Bloomberg Law: [CA] ICE Facilities in California ‘Cruel and Inhumane,’ Bonta Says
  • USA Today: [CA] Conditions worsen at California immigration detention centers, AG says
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] State DOJ reports overcrowding at Otay Mesa immigration detention center
  • Univision: [CA] Agricultural land in Northern California could become an ICE detention center.
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Washington Times: Homeland Security lowers the accuracy rate for database used to spot voter fraud
  • CNN: DACA recipients are losing protections and work permits as renewal delays surge
  • New York Times: Deported Despite DACA: Dreamers Face Uncertainty Under Trump
  • New York Times: What to Know About DACA Recipients Amid Trump Deportation Push
  • New York Times: [MD] Justice Dept. Aims to Denaturalize Ex-Marine for Sex Crime
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Detroit Free Press: [MI] Michigan approves Border Patrol surveillance cameras on state highways
  • Telemundo: [TX] A federal judge is holding back Texas law that allows police to arrest suspects of illegally crossing the border
  • Yahoo! News: [TX] Big Bend border security: $1.7 billion awarded despite ‘no wall’ in CBP plans
  • NewsMax/Telemundo: [NM] US Sues Catholic Diocese to Acquire Border Land in New Mexico
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] State officials demand transparency as businesses get billions in Trump tariff refunds
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Federal News Network: FEMA leadership vacancies spark concerns ahead of hurricane season
• Coast Guard
  • CBS News: [FL] Coast Guard intercepts "triple threat" of boats holding 3 tons of cocaine, opens fire on one vessel
  • FOX News: [Bahamas] Coast Guard releases new photos of sailboat seized in missing American’s Bahamas disappearance case
  • Daily Caller: [Colombia] Coast Guard Intercepts Alleged Drug Boat With Machine Gun, Sniper Fire
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • NewsMax: Reports: Suspected Iranian Hackers Target US Gas Station Fuel Systems
  • CyberScoop: Cisco zero-day under ongoing attack by persistent threat group
• Terrorism Investigations
  • CBS News: Crime Terror plot foiled, suspect under arrest
  • Daily Wire: Iran-Backed Terror Operative Brought To U.S. Over Plot Targeting American Jews
  • New York Times: Iran-Backed Commander Accused of Plotting U.S. Attacks
  • Breitbart: [NY] Feds Nab Iran-Backed Terror Commander Behind Global Campaign Targeting Americans, Jews
  • AP/New York Post/ABC News/FOX News: [NY] Iraqi man accused of NYC synagogue plot after attacks in Europe and Canada in response to Iran war
  • NewsMax/CNN: [NY] Iraqi national ‘directed and urged’ attacks on Americans and Jews over Iran war, feds say
  • New York Times: [NY] Militia Commander Tied to Iran Plotted Attacks on Jewish Sites, Prosecutors Say
  • New York Times: [NY] Plot Was ‘Targeting Heart’ of New York’s Jewish Community, Tisch Says
  • Washington Examiner: [DC] DOJ seeks death penalty for man accused of killing two Israeli Embassy workers
  • CBS Baltimore: [DC] D.C. man facing life sentence for 2023 Morgan State mass shooting
  • AP: [TN] Tennessee man known for racist videos held on $1.25M bond for courthouse shooting
  • Yahoo! News: [TN] Tennessee man arrested in Lawrence County after Nissan Stadium bomb threat
  • FOX News: [AL] IED near Alabama reservoir detonated after officials warn of ‘unprecedented’ critical infrastructure threat
  • HS Today: [Iran] Pro-Iran Telegram Channel Warns Any Strike on Iranian Infrastructure Will Trigger Retaliatory Attacks
• National Security News
  • Daily Caller: CIA Spooks Spied On Tulsi Gabbard’s Team As It Probed Deep State, Whistleblower Alleges
  • Breitbart: [Cuba] CIA Director John Ratcliffe Visits Cuba for Meetings with Communist Regime
  • New York Post: [Cuba] CIA Director John Ratcliffe warns Cuba ‘can no longer be a safe haven for adversaries’ on Havana trip
  • AP: [Cuba] Trump administration prepares to seek Raúl Castro indictment as it pressures Cuba, AP sources say
  • Washington Examiner: [Iran] FBI offers $200,000 for Air Force specialist accused of spying for Iran
  • Washington Examiner: [Iran] Trump would accept 20-year uranium enrichment ban for Iran
  • Reuters: [China] Trump says Xi agrees Iran must open strait, China says war shouldn’t have started
  • Bloomberg: [Iran] Trump Says He Didn’t Ask Xi to Pressure Iran on Strait of Hormuz
  • The Hill: [China] Trump says he discussed AI guardrails with Xi

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