Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Appeals court slams DHS policy limiting deportations
A federal appeals court has shot down the Biden administration's request to revive its "priorities" policy for enforcing immigration law in the interior of the country -- and delivered a scorching rebuttal to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Published July 7, 2022
Roberts, Kavanaugh helped liberals notch small victories at Supreme Court
As goes Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, so went the Supreme Court, at least over the last term. Justice Kavanaugh and Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. emerged as the majority makers for the court. Published July 7, 2022
Texas to send illegal immigrants back to border
When Texas authorities arrest illegal immigrants they will now be able to take them and dump them back on the U.S.-Mexico border, Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday. Published July 7, 2022
Bug infestations, moldy ceilings, botched medical care found at ICE detention facility
Hundreds of illegal immigrants being detained at an ICE facility in Georgia were kept in rooms covered in mold, were served cold meals, faced bug infestations and got substandard medical care, according to a new inspector general's audit released Wednesday. Published July 6, 2022
Rapper who posted video showing COVID unemployment scam to plead guilty
A rapper who made headlines two years ago by posting a music video of himself filing bogus COVID unemployment claims has agreed to plead guilty, federal prosecutors in California said Wednesday. Published July 6, 2022
Study: Most reporters don’t believe in ‘equal’ coverage in news stories
When it comes to equal treatment of all sides in the news, the public expects far more than journalists are delivering. According to a new survey by Pew Research, only 44% of journalists say every side of an issue reported in the news deserves "equal coverage." By contrast, 76% of the American public believes in equal coverage. Published July 6, 2022
Appeals court ponders end to DACA program for illegal immigrant ‘Dreamers’
With the future of hundreds of thousands of immigrant "Dreamers" on the line, the Biden administration told a federal appeals court Wednesday that the government was on firm legal footing when it created the DACA deportation amnesty a decade ago. Published July 6, 2022
DHS erases barrier to legal status for some illegal immigrants
Making it back into the U.S. after being ousted is "irrelevant" to an illegal immigrant's eligibility to apply for a new legal status, the Homeland Security Department's citizenship agency says in a new policy. Published July 5, 2022
Smuggling suspect in mass migrant deaths was already on ICE’s radar
The man accused of orchestrating the smuggling journey that cost 53 migrants their lives was already under "active investigation" by ICE agents in Texas, according to court documents. Published July 1, 2022
Supreme Court conservative majority flexed its muscle on God, guns, abortion, climate change
The conservative majority on the Supreme Court flexed its muscle this term, delivering a blockbuster series of rulings that bend decades of jurisprudence to the right on issues such as religion, guns, abortion and climate change. Published July 1, 2022
Justices say DHS has power to end Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ border policy
The Biden administration has the legal power to end former President Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday, delivering a significant win for the new administration's immigration policies. Published June 30, 2022
Two Americans face capital charges in Texas migrant deaths case
Federal prosecutors announced capital smuggling charges Wednesday against two men they say were involved with the truck found on the side of a San Antonio road with the bodies of dozens of dead illegal immigrants packed inside. Published June 29, 2022
Death toll rises to 53 in Texas migrant tragedy
The death toll for the migrants trapped inside a truck in the Texas heat this week has risen to 53, and 11 migrants are still hospitalized, federal authorities said Wednesday. Published June 29, 2022
Feds to release list shaming over-budget and overdue transportation projects
The Transportation Department will soon have to release its first name-and-shame list of federally funded projects that have ballooned a billion dollars over budget. Published June 29, 2022
Three smuggling suspects in custody after 50 migrants die in Texas
Federal investigators said they had three smuggling suspects in custody Tuesday and at least 50 migrants died of heat exposure after being trapped in the back of a truck in the hot Texas sun. Published June 28, 2022
Biden complains of ‘political grandstanding’ as Republicans blame him for migrant deaths
President Biden said Tuesday the deaths of 50 migrants in Texas this week were "horrifying," but insisted he's making progress in going after the smugglers who are leading a record number of illegal immigrants to their deaths. Published June 28, 2022
50 migrants found dead in tractor-trailer in San Antonio; Abbott blames Biden’s border policies
Authorities said they found 50 dead migrants in the back of a truck trailer in San Antonio, Texas, in one of the worst border tragedies in history. Published June 27, 2022
Biden’s ICE nominee withdraws from consideration
President Biden's nominee to be the next director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Monday he has pulled his name from consideration, delivering a blow to a Biden administration struggling to get a handle on its immigration policy. Published June 27, 2022
Union calls for DOJ to review its firing of Trump immigration judges
The union for immigration judges has asked the Justice Department to revisit its ouster of several judges hired during the Trump administration, questioning whether the firings were illegal -- and calling them unseemly at the very least. Published June 27, 2022
High court allows football coach’s prayer as private religious expression
The Supreme Court ruled Monday in favor of a public high school football coach who was fired after he prayed at the 50-yard line immediately after games, saying the government can't punish someone for what a majority of justices held was personal, private religious expression. Published June 27, 2022
