ICE Leadership Shakeup Amid Struggle to Ramp Up Deportations | Sharp Spike in Threats to Judges | Demand for American Degrees Is Sinking, and more

Sharp Spike in Threats to Judges Prompts Calls for More Security  (Derek Hawkins, Washington Post)
The U.S. Marshals Service investigated 373 threats to judges in the first five months of 2025, fueling calls for better protection for judges and courthouses.

Trump Taps Right-Wing Lawyer to Head U.S. Office of Special Counsel  (Brianna Tucker and Frances Vinall, Washington Post)
Paul Ingrassia, a former conservative podcast host who has advocated for a white supremacist, has been named to lead the agency that protects federal employees.

Demand for American Degrees Is Sinking  (Economist)
Trump’s war on universities could drive away America’s brightest import.

The Trump Administration Wants to Create an ‘Office of Remigration’  (David Gilbert, Wired)
“Remigration”—a far-right European plan to expel minorities and immigrants from Western nations—may soon have a dedicated office following a Trump administration reorganization of the State Department.

Experts Warn of More Attacks and Terrorism as Trump Hacks Law Enforcement Budgets to Fund His Deportation Plans  (Ariana Baio, Independent)
Federal cuts to local and state terrorism combating efforts have raised concerns among advocates and researchers about the possibility of more attacks at a time when threats of violence are on the rise. Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has directed his administration to reallocate some law enforcement resources to assist in carrying out his mass deportation agenda. That includes shutting down a national database that kept track of attempted and successful terrorism and targeted violence events and cutting FBI staff tasked with focusing on domestic terrorism.

Africa Terror Group Ramping up Ability to Strike Inside the U.S., General Says  (Anne Flaherty, ABC News)
The Sahel region in Africa is now the “epicenter of terrorism on the globe,” a four-star Marine Corps general warned Thursday, with terror factions there having increased their presence dramatically in the past three years and ramping up their ability to launch attacks inside the U.S. The dire warning by Gen. Michael Langley, head of U.S. Africa Command, comes as the Trump administration cancels aid programs across the continent and considers consolidating military leadership in Africa with one already overseeing troops in Europe.

Man Who Says Far-Right Content Led Him to Threaten Election Officials Is Sentenced to 3 Years  (Colleen Slevin, AP News)
A man who blamed exposure to far-right extremist content for his online threats to kill Democratic election officials in Colorado and Arizona was sentenced to three years in prison Thursday. U.S. District Judge S. Kato Crews said the penalty for such “keyboard terrorism” needed to be serious enough to deter others, particularly because threats against public officials are on the rise. People need to work out differences through the democratic process, not violence, Crews said.