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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan can be reached at sdinan@washingtontimes.com.

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Migrants, many from Central American and Venezuela, walk along the Huehuetan highway in Chiapas state, Mexico, early Tuesday, June 7, 2022. The group left Tapachula on Monday, tired of waiting to normalize their status in a region with little work and still far from their ultimate goal of reaching the United States. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Border Patrol agents poke holes in DHS’ new border policy

Homeland Security's announcement that it will begin to oust some Venezuelan illegal immigrants caught jumping the border is turning out to be less than it seems, according to Border Patrol agents and analysts who say the policy is riddled with holes. Published October 16, 2022

Casey Russell, an air and marine interdiction agent with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, patrols above the 30-foot high wall along the border with Mexico, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Sasabe, Ariz. Dramatic elevation drops, mountains, uneven topography, washes and triple-digit temperatures in the summer months are common along the wall in this region at the base of the Baboquivari Mountains in the Tucson sector. This stretch is one of the deadliest along the international border. Border Patrol agents performed 3,000 rescues in the sector in the past 12 months. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Border Patrol agents killed man armed with scissors

An illegal immigrant got loose from a detention cell, grabbed a pair of scissors and advanced on Border Patrol agents who shot and killed him, the agency said Saturday. Published October 15, 2022

A migrant family from Venezuela walks to a Border Patrol transport vehicle after they and other migrants crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and turned themselves in June 16, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas. The Biden administration has agreed to accept up to 24,000 Venezuelan migrants, similar to how Ukrainians have been admitted after Russia’s invasion, while Mexico has agreed to accept some Venezuelans who are expelled from the United States, the two nations said Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

DHS to start blocking some Venezuelans at border

The Homeland Security Department announced a new effort Wednesday to welcome some Venezuelan migrants but kick others out of the country, reviving a Trump-era policy of forcing some illegal immigrants back over the border into Mexico. Published October 12, 2022

A portrait of Chinese President Xi Jinping is displayed near the words that means "I will put aside my own well-being for the good of my People" at the Museum of the Communist Party of China in Beijing, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Inspector general to probe Energy Department’s tech giveaway to China

An inspector general has opened a review of the Energy Department after reports that it paid to develop advanced battery technology at a U.S. national laboratory -- then turned it over to China and shut down requests from American companies to license the technology. Published October 12, 2022

President Joe Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas listen during a briefing about Hurricane Ian during a visit to FEMA headquarters, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

GOP to Joe: Time for your guy Alejandro Mayorkas to go

Rep. Jim Jordan laid out the case for impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, telling The Washington Times he "deserves it" after overseeing an unprecedented surge of illegal activity at the southern border. Published October 9, 2022

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, left, listens to Deputy patrol agent in charge of the US Border Patrol Anthony Crane as he tours the section of the border wall Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Hidalgo, Texas. (Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP, Pool)

Cruz, Graham warn Mayorkas to prepare for impeachment

Two high-profile GOP senators warned Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to prepare to face impeachment unless he begins a quick about-face and figures out how to secure the southern border. Published October 6, 2022