Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Appeals court rules DACA was illegally created under Obama, but program to remain intact for now
A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that the DACA program to protect immigrant "Dreamers" was created illegally by the Obama administration a decade ago, upholding a lower court's decision to erase the program. Published October 5, 2022
Investigation finds hundreds of voters double-registered in Minnesota
Given his criminal history, it's not clear that Damian Allen Kingbird should have been allowed to vote in 2020. Published October 5, 2022
Migrants become targets for robbery, sexual assault on U.S. side of border
Migrants crossing into the U.S. illegally now have a new worry: they're being mugged or sexually assaulted as soon as they cross the Rio Grande. Published October 5, 2022
Feds accuse five IRS employees of scamming COVID relief loans
The Justice Department announced fraud charges Tuesday against five current or former IRS employees in Tennessee whom prosecutors say stole money from the government's pandemic relief programs. Published October 4, 2022
DHS released unvaccinated Afghans while threatening to fire unvaccinated Border Patrol agents
The Biden administration allowed hundreds of Afghans from last year's airlift to disappear into American communities without getting COVID-19 or other vaccinations, an inspector general has revealed. Published October 4, 2022
GOP bill would bolster ICE partnerships with local cops
Rep. Michael Cloud is announcing new legislation Tuesday that would require ICE to improve cooperation with state and local police departments, pushing back on the Biden administration's embrace of immigration sanctuaries. Published October 4, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: Jim Jordan ready for Mayorkas impeachment in GOP-run House: ‘Failure to enforce the law’
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 3, 2022
New Hampshire to send National Guard to patrol the southern border
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said Monday that he is sending two Army National Guard units to the southern border for a one-year deployment to help handle the chaos of the current migrant surge. Published October 3, 2022
Courts mostly siding with red states on election law changes post-2020
When Georgia lawmakers announced legislation to prevent voters waiting in line from being provided food or drinks, the outrage was swift and severe. Published October 3, 2022
Hidden inflation on Biden’s watch: Prices in migrant smuggling economy soar to $2.6 billion
The migrant smuggling economy at the U.S.-Mexico border now tops $20 billion and the cartels have made at least $2.6 billion in profit over the past 12 months just from controlling the routes illegal immigrants use, according to a Washington Times analysis. Published October 2, 2022
Clarence Thomas takes the wheel as Supreme Court settles in for post-Roe term
Justice Clarence Thomas has been on the Supreme Court for more than three decades, and his judicial philosophy rooted in adhering to the original meaning of the Constitution is finally controlling big rulings. Published October 2, 2022
Brothers charged with manslaughter after migrant killed in western Texas
Two brothers have been charged with manslaughter in western Texas after authorities say they were involved in shooting at a group of illegal immigrants, killing one man and wounding a woman. Published September 30, 2022
Hundreds of DHS employees took pandemic unemployment aid even though they were working: Audit
Hundreds of Homeland Security employees were paid unemployment benefits during the coronavirus pandemic despite staying on the job, the department's inspector general revealed Thursday. Published September 29, 2022
Equal Rights Amendment faces tough questions from appeals court
The Equal Rights Amendment ran into a skeptical federal appeals court Wednesday, with judges signaling they are wary of ordering the National Archives to certify the amendment as a valid part of the Constitution. Published September 28, 2022
China used ‘double-crossing companies’ to steal U.S. national security research
Although the federal government invests heavily in research, it's China that gets more out of it, according to a Defense Department study of its spending that is getting attention on Capitol Hill. Published September 28, 2022
Blackburn’s bill would cut IRS user fees for small businesses
If the IRS is getting tens of billions of dollars in additional funding, one senator wants to make sure it finds a way to ease life for taxpayers -- and particularly small businesses -- by cutting the agency's user fees. Published September 27, 2022
FBI money request signals ongoing problems in vetting Afghan evacuees
Tucked inside Democrats' new spending bill is $15.3 million in emergency money for the FBI to investigate Afghan evacuees brought to the U.S. during last year's chaotic airlift. Published September 27, 2022
Feds ignored sex-offender checks in placing illegal immigrant children, inspector general says
The Biden administration was so unprepared for the surge of migrant children last year that it was unable to deliver adequate care, leading some children to experience panic attacks and sending others to potentially unsafe homes, an inspector general revealed Tuesday. Published September 27, 2022
$20 billion payday: Biden’s border surge sends smuggling prices soaring
The migrant smuggling economy at the U.S.-Mexico border now tops $20 billion and the cartels have made at least $2.6 billion in profit over the past 12 months just from controlling the routes illegal immigrants use, according to a Washington Times analysis. Published September 27, 2022
California suffers defeat in bid to stop ICE detention centers
A federal appeals court blasted California's law that tried to shut down immigration detention centers paid for by the federal government but run by private contractors, ruling Monday that the state was illegally attempting to override the national government's policies. Published September 26, 2022
