Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Justice Alito’s legal reasoning for ending Roe rests on history, the right to life
A crucial part of Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.'s draft majority opinion dismantling the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision came at the back end, with a 31-page appendix detailing myriad state abortion bans in effect at the time the court ruled, including some on the books since the early 19th century. Published May 6, 2022
Texas Bar Foundation under investigation for allegedly encouraging, financing illegal immigration
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an investigation Friday into the Texas Bar Foundation, saying he's heard complaints the lawyers' group is funneling taxpayers' money to organizations that encourage and fund illegal immigration. Published May 6, 2022
Democrats blast Biden over looming border surge
Democrats lashed out at administration officials Thursday, saying there's no indication that Homeland Security is ready to handle the massive surge of illegal immigrants that experts say is coming. Published May 5, 2022
White House blew off public input on policy extending work permits for illegal immigrants
The Biden administration cut corners in its rush to announce new rules extending work permits for foreigners in the U.S., including many illegal immigrants, and the divergence from standard procedures could imperil the legality of the policy. Published May 5, 2022
Republicans ask DHS disinformation chief to appear
Congressional Republicans have asked Homeland Security's new disinformation chief to appear and brief them on how she sees her role at the helm of the controversial disinformation board. Published May 5, 2022
Mayorkas vows more deportations after record-low number of removals last year
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas promised senators on Wednesday that he's pushing ICE to deport more people, as he defended the agency's record-low number of removals last year. Published May 4, 2022
Calls to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas spread to immigrant rights supporters
Immigration Law Weekly, a publication for immigrant rights lawyers, said this week that Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is acting in an "anti-immigrant" manner and should be impeached. Published May 4, 2022
Homeland Security chief Mayorkas: VA staff won’t be drafted to help at Mexican border
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Wednesday he will not ask the Department of Veterans Affairs to send staff to the border to help with the expected surge of illegal immigrants, bowing to critics who said the shift would hurt American veterans' care. Published May 4, 2022
Mayorkas takes responsibility for picking Jankowicz to lead disinformation board
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said he takes responsibility for picking Nina Jankowicz to lead his new disinformation board, but said he was not aware of her previous comments that seemed to be disinformation itself. Published May 4, 2022
Feds extradite former ‘ER’ actor in $7 million COVID scam
The federal government has managed to extradite a man accused of bilking the government out of more than $7 million in COVID money, marking the first person to be brought back from overseas to face prosecution. Published May 4, 2022
Republicans announce bill to shut down DHS ‘disinformation’ unit
Republicans announced legislation Tuesday to defund the Homeland Security Department's new disinformation board, calling it an "un-American" attempt to police what people are allowed to say. Published May 3, 2022
Supreme Court says Christian flag can fly on Boston’s city property
A unanimous Supreme Court delivered a win Monday for a Christian group wanting to fly its flag outside Boston's City Hall, ruling that the city's policy unfairly discriminated against religious groups' First Amendment rights. Published May 2, 2022
Mayorkas: Black Lives Matter isn’t domestic terrorism threat
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Thursday that Black Lives Matter is not a domestic terrorist threat, distinguishing the group from right-wing extremists whom he has cast as the most significant terrorism-related danger to the U.S. Published April 28, 2022
DHS under fire over pick to lead new ‘disinformation’ board
Former Homeland Security Department leaders warned that the Biden administration had unleashed Orwellian thought police on Americans after the department revealed that its "disinformation" board to stop online misinformation is run by a woman who has spread disinformation and questioned First Amendment rights. Published April 28, 2022
Congressman says DHS so bad that Americans won’t name their kids Alejandro
A Republican congressman said Thursday his constituents want Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas impeached for "treason," and wondered if future parents with the last name of Mayorkas will hesitate to name their children Alejandro. Published April 28, 2022
DHS created ‘disinformation governance’ team to track election misinformation
The Department of Homeland Security has created a "disinformation" board designed to help Americans -- and particularly minority voters -- sort through bogus election claims. Published April 28, 2022
Texas sues to stop Biden’s relaxed asylum policy for illegal immigrants
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Thursday to try to stop Homeland Security's new policy that will make it easier for migrants to claim asylum in the U.S., saying the president and his team are breaking immigration law. Published April 28, 2022
DHS chief Alejandro Mayorkas insists Mexican border is secure
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas vowed to Congress on Wednesday that the U.S. will maintain control of the Mexican border amid the looming surge of migrants, insisting the Biden administration has a plan for dealing with the expected more than half-million illegal immigrants a month. Published April 27, 2022
DHS has spent $72 million to avoid building more border wall
Homeland Security has spent $72 million in shutdown costs to stop building portions of former President Trump's border wall, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told Congress on Wednesday. Published April 27, 2022
DHS releases 20-page border plan, promises ‘aggressive’ consequences for illegal immigrants
The Biden administration is vowing to deliver "aggressive" speedy deportations against the illegal immigrants expected to surge the border in the coming weeks. Published April 26, 2022
