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Los Angeles’s NBC affiliate reports: Tensions between Los Angeles and the federal government reached a new level as Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ratcheted up rhetoric against the Democratic leaders of Los Angeles and California Thursday. While holding a news conference in Los Angeles, Noem pledged to continue with immigration operations in LA while warning violent protesters of …

Mediaite reports: “This man burst into the room, started lunging towards the podium, interrupting me and elevating his voice and was stopped, did not identify himself and was removed from the room,” Noem said. “So as soon as he identified himself, appropriate actions were taken.” Video from the incident seems to counter Noem’s claim. Secret Service and FBI personnel can …

CNN reports: DHS on Thursday told hundreds of thousands of migrants that their permission to live and work in the US had been revoked and they should leave the country.The termination notice was addressed to nationals of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who came in through a Biden-era parole program. More than half a million people from those four countries …

Axios reports: Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) was physically removed on Thursday from a Los Angeles press conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. “I am Senator Alex Padilla,” Padilla said in the video. He was then grabbed by multiple men and shoved out of the room. Noem subsequently said she would contact Padilla and “try to have a conversation,” …

Semafor reports: The Trump administration is planning to ramp up civil and criminal prosecutions of companies that employ workers without legal status, White House border czar Tom Homan said in an interview. “Worksite enforcement operations are going to massively expand,” Homan said. The White House has faced criticism from Democrats and even its own anti-immigration allies for exaggerating an immigrant …

The Guardian reports: Immigrants, including families with small children, have been held in a cramped office basement for days without enough food and water after being detained by authorities in raids in Los Angeles, lawyers have said. One family with three children was kept in a Los Angeles-area administrative building for 48 hours, said lawyers from the Immigrant Defenders Law …

Raw Story reports: The Department of Homeland Security posted an extreme meme asking X users, “Don’t make me tap the sign.” The meme was a screenshot from a Simpsons episode where Homer is tempted to tap a bus sign that says “Do not talk to driver” to get Lisa to stop talking. The “Do not talk to driver” phrase was …

The Washington Post reports: President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration plans to “wean” states off Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance after this year’s hurricane season, offering in the most explicit terms yet his plans for states to respond to natural disasters and other emergencies on their own. “We’re moving it back to the states, so the governors can …

NBC News reports: A federal judge in California scheduled a hearing for Thursday on the state’s request for an emergency order to bar the Trump administration from using the military for immigration enforcement actions in Los Angeles. State officials asked U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer to issue a temporary restraining order today, but he instead granted the Trump administration’s request …

404 Media reports: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) flew two high-powered Predator surveillance drones above the anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles over the weekend, according to air traffic control (ATC) audio unearthed by an aviation tracking enthusiast then reviewed by 404 Media and cross-referenced with flight data. The use of Predator drones highlights the extraordinary resources government agencies are …

Via press release from Washington DC police: Increased local security measures will be in place in the days leading up to, during, and immediately following the Army’s 250th Birthday Parade on June 14, 2025, in Washington, D.C. The Army’s 250th Birthday Parade is designated a National Special Security Event by the Department of Homeland Security, a designation that is based …

CBS News reports: A top California union official was charged with interfering with law enforcement operations after he was arrested during anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles, according to court documents filed Monday. David Huerta, the president of the California division of the Service Employees International Union, is set to appear in court for an initial appearance on one felony charge …

Mediaite reports: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s decision to federalize the California National Guard in response to violent unrest in Los Angeles over the weekend. During an appearance on CBS’s Face the Nation, Noem said Trump had no choice but to intervene Saturday evening once it became clear that local officials, including Democratic California …

The Guardian reports: Senior US immigration officials over the weekend instructed rank-and-file officers to “turn the creative knob up to 11” when it comes to enforcement, including by interviewing and potentially arresting people they called “collaterals”, according to internal agency emails viewed by the Guardian. Officers were also urged to increase apprehensions and think up tactics to “push the envelope” …

ProPublica reports: When Thomas Fugate graduated from college last year with a degree in politics, he celebrated in a social media post about the exciting opportunities that lay beyond campus life in Texas. “Onward and upward!” he wrote, with an emoji of a rocket shooting into space. His career blastoff came quickly. A year after graduation, the 22-year-old with no …

The Associated Press reports: A widely anticipated list of “ sanctuary jurisdictions” no longer appears on the Department of Homeland Security’s website after receiving widespread criticism for including localities that have actively supported the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration policies. The department last week published the list of the jurisdictions. It said each one would receive formal notification the government deemed …

Gothamist reports: In a dramatic incident captured on video, U.S. Department of Homeland Security police Wednesday handcuffed one of Rep. Jerry Nadler aides in the congressmember’s Manhattan office, which is in the same federal office building as an immigration courthouse. In the video, which was shared with Gothamist and filmed by a person who was monitoring activity in immigration court, …

The Wall Street Journal reports: The Trump administration on Thursday named counties and cities in more than 30 states, including New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle, as sanctuary jurisdictions it could go after for not complying with federal immigration laws. President Trump has threatened to pull federal funding and pursue lawsuits against places that don’t change their practices. …

Wired reports: The United States government has collected DNA samples from upwards of 133,000 migrant children and teenagers—including at least one 4-year-old—and uploaded their genetic data into a national criminal database used by local, state, and federal law enforcement, according to documents reviewed by WIRED. The records, quietly released by the US Customs and Border Protection earlier this year, offer …

The Associated Press reports: A federal judge ordered the Trump administration late Friday to facilitate the return of a Guatemalan man it deported to Mexico in spite of his fears of being harmed there. The man, who is gay, was protected from being returned to his home country under a U.S. immigration judge’s order at the time. But the U.S. …