Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
VP Vance says Trump’s troops still needed in Los Angeles
Violence in Los Angeles has dulled but federal officials worry that it could "flare back up," Vice President J.D. Vance said Friday as he toured the federal buildings in the city that had been under siege from protesters. Published June 20, 2025
Feds charge illegal immigrant TdA gang member with attempted murder of agent
A Venezuelan illegal immigrant with ties to Tren de Aragua tried to choke an ICE agent to death, federal prosecutors said, calling it the latest in a growing trend of migrants violently resisting arrest. Published June 20, 2025
Judge orders release of Palestinian student detained for three months by DHS
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to release prominent Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil from immigration detention, ruling he is not a flight risk as he fights to stop his deportation. Published June 20, 2025
Appeals court allows Trump to strip union rights from USAID, State Dept. employees
A federal appeals court has given temporary approval for President Trump to strip collective bargaining rights from employees at the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development, saying the law grants the White House wide latitude. Published June 20, 2025
Appeals court revives challenge to D.C.’s noncitizen voting law
A federal appeals court revived a challenge to Washington's law that lets noncitizens cast ballots, saying a lower court was too hasty in dismissing the case. Published June 20, 2025
Supreme Court expands opportunity for businesses to challenge fed agency decisions
The Supreme Court, in a pair of decisions Friday, said businesses affected by government action from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration have the right to challenge those agency decisions in court. Published June 20, 2025
Supreme Court rules terror victims can sue Palestinian groups
The Constitution doesn't bar American plaintiffs from suing the Palestinian Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority for damages stemming from terrorist attacks, the Supreme Court ruled Friday. Published June 20, 2025
Trump OK sending National Guard, rules appeals court
President Trump appears to have been on solid legal ground when he federalized and deployed National Guard troops to Los Angeles, an appeals court ruled late Thursday, giving the White House permission to keep the troops in place -- for now. Published June 20, 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers refuse to let ICE use stadium as base of operations
The Los Angeles Dodgers blocked ICE agents from using their stadium parking lot as a staging area for enforcement operations Thursday. Published June 19, 2025
Homan warns sanctuary jurisdictions, denies enforcement pause
White House border czar Tom Homan sought to bring some clarity to President Trump's immigration enforcement policy, telling reporters Thursday that ICE will still do worksite enforcement but has been told to focus on cases where migrants are part of a broader criminal scheme. Published June 19, 2025
Feds unearth cartel’s sophisticated 2,900-foot border tunnel in California
The Border Patrol uncovered what it called a sophisticated smuggling tunnel stretching more than half a mile between Mexico and the U.S. Published June 19, 2025
Trump effect: Study finds 1 million illegal immigrants have left U.S. since January
President Trump has not only stopped but reversed the Biden border surge, according to early Census Bureau data that suggests hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants have dropped out of the workforce and departed the country. Published June 19, 2025
ICE adopts new visitors policy after clash with Democratic members of Congress
ICE has adopted a new visitor policy that imposes new limits on members of Congress who want to visit, blocking them entirely from field offices and limiting their access to detention facilities when there are "exigent circumstances." Published June 18, 2025
Social Security, Medicare insolvency dates move up to 2033
The main trust funds for Social Security and Medicare will both run out of money in 2033 and the government at that point will have to slash benefit payments, the programs' trustees said Wednesday in the latest warning on the country's largest social welfare safety net. Published June 18, 2025
Supreme Court rules Texas can’t challenge private license to store nuclear waste in West Texas
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a private company can restart plans to store spent nuclear waste from across the country at a location near West Texas. Published June 18, 2025
Supreme Court upholds state law banning transgender treatments for minors
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Tennessee law barring transgender treatments for minors, saying that laws involving transgender people don't automatically trigger the Constitution's Equal Protection Clause. Published June 18, 2025
DHS Secretary Noem taken to hospital for allergic reaction
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was taken to a hospital in Washington on Tuesday for an allergic reaction, the department said. Published June 17, 2025
Appeals court receptive to Trump’s L.A. troop deployment
Federal appeals court judges seemed inclined to bless President Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard to quell unrest in Los Angeles over the objections of Gov. Gavin Newsom, suggesting that the administration is on solid legal ground. Published June 17, 2025
Democrats’ defiance of ICE grows after New York mayoral candidate arrested
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, a mayoral candidate, was arrested by federal agents Tuesday as he tried to protect a migrant from arrest by federal agents, refusing to back away and demanding to see a warrant. Mr. Lander is the latest prominent Democrat to tussle with Homeland Security. Published June 17, 2025
NYC mayoral candidate Lander arrested while trying to protect migrant
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, a candidate for mayor, was arrested by federal agents Tuesday as he accompanied a migrant from an immigration court hearing and raised objections when officers moved in to arrest the man. Published June 17, 2025
