Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Judge grants Homeland Security five-week reprieve to end Title 42 border asylum policy
A federal judge on Wednesday granted a five-week reprieve on his ruling ending Title 42, a key border tool that had helped the Department of Homeland Security prevent already-bad illegal immigration numbers along the Mexican border from turning catastrophic. Published November 16, 2022
Judge rules against Title 42 policy that allowed DHS to expel migrants
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the so-called Title 42 policy that allowed Homeland Security to expel some illegal immigrants at the border is illegal, a decision that could deprive the government of a key tool to control the already chaotic southern border. Published November 15, 2022
Texas governor expands migrant busing campaign to include Philadelphia
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday that he sent the first busload of illegal immigrants to Philadelphia, adding it to the list of sanctuary cities that he believes should feel the pain of the Biden border surge. Published November 15, 2022
Texas Rep. Mayra Flores tells DHS secretary Mayorkas he is ‘lying’ about border security
Rep. Mayra Flores blasted Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday for "lying" to Americans about the state of the border. Published November 15, 2022
Texas governor declares border ‘invasion,’ claims new powers to stop illegal immigrants
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday he has invoked the "invasion clauses" of the U.S. Constitution and his state Constitution, saying it will give him power to take "unprecedented measures" to stop the flow of people. Published November 15, 2022
FBI director said bureau ‘does the right thing in the right way’
FBI Director Christopher A. Wray defended his bureau against complaints of politicization and abuse of power, saying Tuesday that his agents do "the right thing in the right way." Published November 15, 2022
Mayorkas says he’s not leaving DHS job this year
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday shot down the suggestion he will resign this year. Published November 15, 2022
Homeland Security claims progress as border numbers continue to set records
After announcing a new get-tough policy on Venezuelan migrants, officials said their number dropped from 1,100 a day to about 300 a day. Published November 14, 2022
Lame-duck Congress creates window for legalizing Dreamers
Immigrant rights activists will descend on Washington this week to urge Democrats to take advantage of what may be their last remaining weeks of total control of Congress to pass a broad legalization bill for illegal immigrants. Published November 14, 2022
Biden border chief resigns amid pressure from Homeland Security
President Biden's border chief Chris Magnus resigned Saturday, bowing to pressure from his bosses while exposing chaos behind the scenes at the Department of Homeland Security. Published November 12, 2022
Mayorkas asked for the border chief’s resignation; he refused
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas asked Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus to resign this week but he refused, according to news reports. Published November 11, 2022
Voters rewarded governors who reopened fastest from COVID
The pandemic was the defining issue for many governors on the ballot last week, and those who pushed for the fastest reopenings after the initial wave of lockdowns were among the biggest winners. Published November 11, 2022
Capitol rioter pleads guilty to bashing cop with skateboard
A Texas man pleaded guilty Thursday to assaulting a police officer by striking him in the side with a skateboard during the Jan. 6 mob attack on the U.S. Capitol. Published November 10, 2022
‘What-ifs’ plague GOP after midterms temper outlook, spark Trump criticism
Republicans are staring at a slate of "what-if" questions as they try to figure out why their chance to steamroll Democrats in the midterm elections failed to materialize. Published November 9, 2022
GOP makes major gains among Latino voters
Republicans showed marked improvement among Latino voters on an otherwise lackluster night, claiming 39% of their vote nationally, according to networks' exit polling, which showed a 10-percentage-point increase over the 2018 midterm elections. Published November 9, 2022
Ohio congressman is first Republican House incumbent to lose
Democrat Greg Landsman ousted longtime Republican Rep. Steve Chabot in Ohio on Tuesday, delivering the first red-to-blue flip of the night. Published November 9, 2022
Voters say view from White House is largely divorced from what’s happening in their lives
President Biden's insistence that the economy is strong -- and certainly not in a recession -- rang hollow Tuesday to voters who said the view from Pennsylvania Avenue is largely divorced from what they see in their lives. Published November 8, 2022
Smugglers demand illegal immigrant pay $4,000 pregnancy fee
An illegal immigrant told Border Patrol agents she and her husband were going to be charged an extra $4,000 smuggling fee to be brought deeper into the U.S. after her smugglers realized she was too big to make it in their usual smuggling method. Published November 8, 2022
Inflation, crime top abortion, climate as voters give GOP the edge
Crime has become the tipping-point issue and has joined inflation for a one-two punch that prognosticators say appears ready to deliver significant gains to Republicans in House, Senate and governor's races nationwide. Published November 7, 2022
‘Unacceptable’: Republicans blast Biden efforts to recover stolen pandemic unemployment cash
Key House Republicans have demanded the secretary of Labor preserve evidence of how it's grappled with the massive amount of fraud in the pandemic unemployment program, saying the department's response to the theft of perhaps hundreds of billions of dollars has been "unacceptable." Published November 7, 2022
