Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Citizenship path for illegal immigrants to cost taxpayers more than $500 billion
Offering a path to citizenship to illegal immigrants and opening the doors to more legal immigrants will cost the federal government more than $500 billion over the next few decades, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday. Published November 3, 2021
Immigration activists blast Democrats over shrinking immigration plans
Immigration activists lashed out at Democrats on Tuesday for lacking "courage" as chances dimmed for including a pathway to citizenship for immigrants who are in the country illegally in President Biden's social spending bill. Published November 2, 2021
Border deaths soar as 2021 sets record for most migrant fatalities
The Border Patrol counted 557 migrant deaths along the southern border over the past year, shattering the previous record and putting a body count on the ongoing illegal immigrant surge. Published November 1, 2021
10,000 Afghans resettled two months after evacuation as questions mount over vetting
Nearly 10,000 Afghans brought out of their country during the U.S. airlift have been processed, released and resettled into the U.S. over the last two months. Published October 31, 2021
DHS issues memo to cancel ‘Remain in Mexico’ border policy
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issued a new memo Friday seeking to cancel the Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" border policy that helped solve the previous migrant surge. Published October 29, 2021
Coffin caper: Illegal immigrants smuggled in a flag-draped casket
A smuggler tried to sneak two immigrants past a Border Patrol checkpoint illegally earlier this week by stuffing them into a flag-draped casket and telling agents he was carrying the body of a Navy sailor. Published October 29, 2021
GOP vows to fight Biden plan to pay $450,000 to separated illegal immigrant families
Republicans moved Thursday to block a reported plan by the Biden administration to make $450,000 payments to illegal immigrants who were part of family separations during the Trump administration's zero-tolerance border policy. Published October 28, 2021
Biden’s team sends mixed messages to migrant caravan
Migrants trekking across Mexico as part of the new caravan headed toward the U.S. could be forgiven for confusion over what the Biden administration is telling them. Published October 28, 2021
Biden administration expands no-go zones where ICE can’t arrest illegal immigrants
Homeland Security has expanded its list of locations off-limits for enforcement to include anywhere near graveyards, community organization offices and any area where children "gather" -- effectively blocking officers from making arrests across many urban areas. Published October 27, 2021
‘It depends on why they are coming’: AG Garland says some illegal immigrants can come
Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday that some migrants in the new mass caravan headed north should come to the U.S. if they plan to demand asylum. Published October 27, 2021
Activists complain of COVID-19 spread from illegal immigrants pushed back across border
Immigrant-rights activists said the U.S. is spreading COVID-19 south of the border by immediately expelling illegal immigrants back to Mexico, saying the way they are handled means one infected migrant can expose dozens of others. Published October 27, 2021
439 Americans are still in Afghanistan, Pentagon official tells Congress
There are at least 439 American citizens still in Afghanistan, a senior Pentagon official told Congress on Tuesday, upping the number from what the administration told lawmakers just last week. Published October 26, 2021
Feds uncover ‘expansive’ use of illegal immigrants in South Carolina construction
Federal prosecutors have won guilty pleas from a dozen people involved in South Carolina's construction industry who hired illegal immigrants and paid them using unlicensed check cashers in order to shield the payments from the IRS. Published October 26, 2021
Hagerty challenges Sanders to oppose ‘unlimited green card’ giveaway in budget bill
Sen. Bill Hagerty has challenged Sen. Bernard Sanders to live up to his claims of championing American workers by opposing budget plans to grant "unlimited" green cards for immigrant workers at Big Tech companies like Facebook and Google. Published October 25, 2021
‘Worse than it has ever been’: Biden’s border wall gaps heighten dangers, scare off feds
President Biden's decision to halt border wall construction has left parts of Arizona so dangerous that the U.S. Forest Service has banned its employees from going there, according to a border rancher who grazes cattle on those lands. Published October 25, 2021
DHS gave leniency to agents who made offensive Facebook posts
The Trump administration took steps to lessen punishment for Border Patrol agents who made offensive posts as part of a secret Facebook page, including canceling the firings of several employees who insulted members of Congress, according to results of a House investigation released Monday. Published October 25, 2021
Biden migrant surge sets all-time record for most arrests at southern border
The Border Patrol set its all-time annual record for arrests along the southern border in fiscal 2021, according to new data that puts a grim exclamation point on President Biden's stewardship of the boundary. Published October 22, 2021
192,001 migrants caught in September; border notches one of worst years on record
Homeland Security reported another 192,001 encounters with illegal immigrants on the southwestern border in September, topping off one of the worst fiscal years on record. Published October 22, 2021
Feds spent record $6.8 trillion in fiscal 2021, deficit was $2.8 trillion
The federal government spend a staggering $6.8 trillion in fiscal year 2021 and borrowed about 40 cents on every $1, the Treasury Department announced Friday. Published October 22, 2021
Biden admin. doubles estimate of Americans left behind in Afghanistan
Nearly 200 Americans left behind in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan following the August U.S. military withdrawal may still be trying to get out, the State Department said Friday, doubling its previous public count. Published October 22, 2021
