Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
DACA paves path to better jobs, ties to society: Study
For immigrants who are in the country illegally, getting even tentative legal status can mean finding better jobs, doubling their pay and paving pathways to education, according to a study released Thursday that looked at how the DACA program has helped "Dreamers." Published February 3, 2022
NIH experiment injected beagle puppies with cocaine in search of addiction treatment, documents show
In its search for new treatments for cocaine addicts, the National Institutes of Health has tested an experimental treatment by injecting cocaine into beagle puppies. Published February 2, 2022
Voting integrity group sues to stop NYC noncitizen voting, says it will dilute Black voters’ power
A group dedicated to voting integrity efforts sued Wednesday to block New York City's new law allowing noncitizens to vote, saying it will illegally dilute Black residents' political power. Published February 2, 2022
Virginia’s Fort Pickett releases its final Afghan evacuees
Fort Pickett in Virginia has released its last Afghan evacuees, the Biden administration announced Wednesday, leaving just two military bases still housing people airlifted in August. Published February 2, 2022
Illegal immigrants smuggled inside portable toilets
Border Patrol agents found 14 illegal immigrants stuffed inside two portable toilets last week and arrested an American man who said he was being paid to smuggle them deeper into the U.S. Published February 2, 2022
Federal debt tops $30 trillion, added $1 trillion in less than two months
Uncle Sam's total debt now tops $30 trillion, the Treasury Department said Tuesday. Published February 1, 2022
Trump fundraising juggernaut has more money to dole out than DNC, RNC combined
Former President Donald Trump is sitting on an absurd amount of campaign cash -- more than the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee combined. Published February 1, 2022
Trump’s political operations have $122 million cash
Former President Donald Trump's political committees will report raising more than $51 million over the last six months, and said they had more than $122 million in cash on hand as of Dec. 31. Published January 31, 2022
DHS cancels deportation request for hit-and-run killer
Heriberto Fuerte-Padilla, an illegal immigrant, was driving drunk in 2020 when he smashed into the car driven by a Texas teenager, killing her. He tried to flee the scene, but police caught up with him. The Homeland Security Department initially said it wanted authorities to pick him up and deport him once Texas punished him, but then it changed its mind. Published January 30, 2022
Endangered wolf blocked by Trump’s border wall found shot in New Mexico
Environmentalists are blaming President Trump's border wall after a Mexican gray wolf who was trapped in the U.S. by the barrier was found shot in the leg in New Mexico this week. Published January 29, 2022
GOP states sue to stop Biden’s special program for Central American kids
Republican attorneys general broadened their legal battle against President Biden's immigration policies in a new lawsuit announced Friday that challenges a federal program to shortcut the smuggling journey and bring children directly from Central America. Published January 28, 2022
Wisconsin community hosting Afghan evacuee camp gets a mountain of trash, stuck with the bill
It turns out that adding 13,000 Afghan evacuees -- a small city's worth of people -- to a local community can stress things out a bit. For one thing, there's the trash. A lot more of it. Published January 27, 2022
McConnell urges Biden to ignore radical left in picking new justice
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that the Supreme Court vacancy gives President Biden a new chance to make good on his promise to be an uniter for the country. Published January 27, 2022
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer set to retire
Justice Stephen G. Breyer will retire from the Supreme Court, closing out a decades-long tenure for the liberal-leaning justice and giving President Biden his first chance to shape the court. Published January 26, 2022
Viral video shows illegal immigrants released at the border
A new viral video shows illegal immigrants nabbed at the border in Texas being released, ferried to airports and dropped off to catch flights taking them deeper into the U.S. Published January 26, 2022
OSHA cancels business vaccine mandate after Supreme Court loss
OSHA announced Tuesday that it was canceling its emergency policy mandating large businesses require employees to be vaccinated or face masking and testing, after the Supreme Court put the policy on ice earlier this month. Published January 25, 2022
Smuggler who used coffin to move illegal immigrants pleads guilty
A man who used a coffin to try to smuggle illegal immigrants through a border checkpoint in Texas pleaded guilty Tuesday. Published January 25, 2022
DHS encountered a record 2 million illegal immigrants on southern border in 2021
Homeland Security recorded more than 2 million encounters with illegal immigrants at the southern border last year, shattering previous records, as the Biden administration relaxed the country's immigration policies. Published January 24, 2022
Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Pelosi’s proxy-voting scheme
The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a challenge to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's coronavirus pandemic rule allowing lawmakers to vote without being on the House floor by giving the power to cast their vote to another member. Published January 24, 2022
Supreme Court to hear challenge to race in college admissions
The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear a discrimination case involving Asian students who say Harvard University's affirmative action system discriminates against them. Published January 24, 2022
