• Top News
  • AP/New York Times: Judge protects Yemeni refugees, slams Trump administration’s push to end special status
  • The Hill: Mullin defends WHCA dinner security perimeter, says Secret Service ‘performed their job’
  • New York Times: Secret Service Avoids Hearings for Now on Press Gala Attack
  • FOX News: DHS Sec. Markwayne Mullin details impact of record-long government shutdown
  • The Hill/Daily Signal: Trump signs bill ending record shutdown
  • NewsMax: Rep. Sessions to Newsmax: DHS Deal ‘Zeroed Out’ Border Funds
  • NewsMax: Rep. Cline to Newsmax: Voters Will Fault Dems in DHS Funding Fight
  • The Hill: Immigrants sue over Trump administration biometric data policy
  • NPR: Trump immigration application pause throws lives in limbo
  • The Hill: Judge rejects Trump administration pause on immigration applications
  • Breitbart: Kash Patel Reveals 4 Noncitizens Charged with Illegally Voting in Elections
  • FOX News: Four noncitizens charged with illegally voting in 2020, 2022 and 2024 federal elections in New Jersey
  • AP: After major enforcement operations, the Trump administration recalibrates its immigration crackdown
  • Washington Post: As local politicians face threats, the cost of security sparks debate
  • USA Today: May Day protests to highlight struggles of workers across the US
  • FOX News: Activists, nonprofits, Marxists converge at Washington Monument for May Day
  • Chicago Tribune: Protestors in Aurora rally in support of workers, immigrant rights in honor of May Day: ‘Today, it’s our turn’
  • New York Post: May Day protests ramp up in LA as agitators descend on federal building
  • FOX News: Anti-Israel NYC protesters chant support for Hamas, demand Mamdani make major changes at rally
  • Daily Caller: Pope Taps Former Illegal Alien And DEI Warrior As Leading US Bishops
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • FOX News: [DC] Another day in DC, another amnesty deal attempt for illegal immigrants
  • Washington Examiner: [DC] Don’t turn banks into border agents
  • New York Post: [CA] Stop City Hall funding day-labor racket drawing ICE to Home Depot
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Breitbart/Blaze: [MA] Biden-Appointed Judge Orders ICE to Release Illegal Alien Wanted for Murder
  • Washington Times: [RI] ICE failed to tell Justice Dept. it could reveal warrant to judge; murder suspect went free
  • Daily Wire: [RI] Biden-Appointed Judge Lets Illegal Immigrant Wanted For Murder Walk Free
  • Rhode Island Current: [RI] After criticizing ‘activist judge,’ feds admit they didn’t disclose murder warrant in release case
  • CBS New York: [NY] New York Gov. Hochul demands answers on whether ICE agent who killed Renee Good has been sent to New York
  • FOX News: [NJ] ‘RHONJ’ alum Joe Giudice says he shouldn’t have been deported after fraud conviction
  • Telemundo Washington DC: [MD] Man shot by ICE in Maryland accepts plea deal and faces deportation.
  • FOX News: [DC] Illegal immigrant suspected in Chandra Levy murder may have escaped justice after botched probe: detective
  • CBS News/Reuters: [GA] ICE reports 18th detainee death in 4 months, putting agency on track for new record
  • FOX News: [IL] DHS scorches Pritzker’s ‘sanctuary’ state after child rapist on ICE detainer released
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Kane state’s attorney says she can’t charge ICE agent despite evidence
  • NBC News: [MN] Criminal cases dropped against Minnesota women who say they helped ICE agent having seizure
  • CBS News: [IA] South American man facing ICE deportation to the Congo says he feels "like a person who has no value"
  • Daily Wire: [IA] Illegal Immigrant School Official Accused Of ‘Trying To Profit’ Behind Bars
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Man shot by ICE in Central Valley charged with assaulting federal agents
  • Breitbart: [CA] Biden-Released Illegal Alien Accused of Murdering San Francisco Social Worker
  • New York Post: [CA] DHS blasts Gavin Newsom’s sanctuary polices following death of SF social worker
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Behind the Trump administration’s detentions of L.A. Iranians
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] U.S. citizen students choose between college financial aid and protecting parents from ICE
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] SoFi Stadium workers threaten to strike if ICE isn’t banned from World Cup games
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] Sen. Padilla opens inquiry into condition of ill refugee at California’s largest ICE detention center
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] El Cajon man gets 10 years for sex trafficking 15-year-old girl in California and Arizona
  • New York Post: [CA] Anti-ICE DSA protesters descend on LA Home Depot for sit-in
  • Newsweek: [AK] ICE Pushing to Deport 12-Year-Old US Citizen, Lawyer Says
  • Daily Caller: [Greece] Trump Admin Returns 26 Stolen Ancient Artifacts To Greece
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • CNN: Delays in visa program threaten placement of hundreds of doctors in underserved areas
  • AP: Long DACA renewal wait times leave some ‘Dreamers’ without status, a job and fearing detainment
  • Univision: This week in video: USCIS’ new rules for the ‘Green Card’ and the reactivation of residency card applications
  • Blaze: Feds allege this Big Tech company violated federal law with bizarre scheme to avoid hiring US citizens
  • Washington Examiner: Of course we should be deporting America-hating noncitizens
  • Blaze: [CA] Feds allege this Big Tech company violated federal law with bizarre scheme to avoid hiring US citizens
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Reuters: U.S. border wall construction threatens endangered wolves, conservationists say
  • CBS News: Here’s when businesses will start getting refunds for Trump’s IEEPA tariffs
  • Washington Examiner: [MD] 57 pounds of marijuana worth $220,000 found in Maryland man and woman’s suitcase at Dulles Airport
• Transportation Security Administration
  • USA Today: [NY] Lost Oscar to be returned after TSA says trophy could be a weapon
  • ABC News: [CA] 90-year-old TSA officer surprised with birthday party at airport
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • AP: FEMA tells court it is offering jobs back to employees who were let go in January
  • New York Times: It’s Harder Than Ever to Get Federal Disaster Aid. Even in Red States.
  • New York Post: DHS bars Dem ex-Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, her family and friends from federal funds over alleged $5M FEMA theft
  • HS Today: FEMA Approves $67M for Crisis Counseling and Case Management Across Nine States
  • NBC News: [NM] Fire victims demand answers over FEMA payments
• Secret Service
  • Breitbart: Hawley: Whistleblowers Say There Are ‘Big Problems’ with the Secret Service’
  • FOX News: Secret Service ‘model worked’ during WHCA Dinner shooting but ‘luck’ played a role, experts say
  • New York Times: The Facts on Political Violence and Threats to Presidents
  • The Hill: Trump, Secret Service director say agent was not shot by friendly fire at WHCA dinner
  • USA Today: [DC] Footage captures K-9 appearing to sniff suspect before WHCD shooting
  • Daily Caller: [DC] New Footage Of Accused Would-Be Trump Assassin, Police Canine Raises Additional Questions
  • CNN: [DC] Judge privately admonishes prosecutors for grandstanding at hearing for press dinner gunman
  • CBS News: [DC] Judge rebukes prosecutors for moving forward with detention proceedings for accused correspondents’ dinner gunman
  • FOX News: [DC] Cole Allen clues pile up as Thomas Crooks’ secrets died with him — experts cite evidence gaps in Trump attacks
  • FOX News: [WI] FBI, Secret Service probe Wisconsin brewery owner over free beer offer after alleged Trump killing attempt
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] LAPD scrambles to find enough officers to police the Olympics
• Coast Guard
  • NewsNation: Government shutdown ends, but Coast Guard family still feels uneasy
  • HS Today: Coast Guard Offloads Over $53M of Cocaine From Eastern Pacific & Caribbean Sea Interdictions
  • The Hill: Garcia presses DHS for info on whether Noem is living in government housing
  • New York Times: Shipwreck Reveals Fate of Vanished World War I Coast Guard Cutter
  • Yahoo! News: [AL] US Coast Guard buys Birmingham-Southern College campus for over $126 million
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Bloomberg: Cybersecurity Agencies Worldwide Warn About Agentic AI Risks
  • Reuters: US officials weigh cutting deadlines to fix digital flaws amid worries over AI-powered hacking, sources say
  • AP: US military reaches deals with 7 tech companies to use their AI on classified systems
  • New York Times: Pentagon Makes Deals With A.I. Companies to Expand Classified Work
  • Federal News Network: DoD strikes deals with major tech firms to deploy AI on classified networks
  • Federal News Network: Navy tracking efficiency gains as part of AI training efforts
• Terrorism Investigations
  • USA Today: [CA] Suspicious device’ draws bomb squad to Victorville CFS office
• National Security News
  • New York Times: Trump Administration Pushes Forward With Tariffs Based on Forced Labor Laws
  • New York Times: [DC] Trump Threatens Higher Tariffs on European Cars
  • CNN: [Mexico] Governor of Mexico’s Sinaloa state indicted in US drugs investigation says he will step down
  • Reuters: [Cuba] Trump expands US sanctions on Cuban government and affiliates
  • CBS News: [Cuba] Trump’s executive order tightening U.S. sanctions on Cuba is a warning to other countries, expert says
  • Los Angeles Times: [Cuba] U.S. sanctions likely led to increase in infant mortality rate in Cuba, report finds
  • Breitbart: [Venezuela] U.S. Restores Direct Miami-Caracas Flights After Seven Years
  • AP: [Germany] US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany in next 6-12 months, fulfilling Trump’s threat
  • Daily Wire: [Iran] Trump Signals Legal Path To Restart Iran Fight In Letter To Congress

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