President Donald Trump announced on social media today that all airspace above and around Venezuela should be considered fully closed. The declaration marks the latest escalation in the U.S. confrontation with Venezuela over illegal drug trafficking.

The Department of Homeland Security has confirmed that another Afghan national—paroled into the United States under former President Joe Biden—was arrested for allegedly threatening to blow up a building in Texas. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has tightened immigration policies: USCIS has paused all asylum decisions and will re-examine green card holders from 19 countries of concern, including Afghanistan.

In New York, dozens of anti-ICE protesters clashed with police near a garage in Lower Manhattan. The protest, sparked by reports of possible ICE activity in Chinatown, quickly escalated. Video shows demonstrators shouting obscenities and throwing objects at officers. Multiple arrests were made.