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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan can be reached at sdinan@washingtontimes.com.

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Julia Paley, of Arlington, Va., with the DMV Sanctuary Congregation Network, holds up a sign that reads "DACA Don't Destroy Dreamers Dreams" during a rally supporting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, outside the White House, in Washington, Monday, Sept. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

DACA was enacted illegally, federal judge rules

A federal judge ruled Friday that the Obama administration violated procedural laws when it created the DACA program for illegal immigrant "Dreamers," and blocked new applications from being approved. Published July 16, 2021

In this Thursday, June 10, 2021, photo, a pair of migrant families from Brazil pass through a gap in the border wall to reach the United States after crossing from Mexico to Yuma, Ariz., to seek asylum. (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia) **FILE**

Trump’s new anthem: ‘Paint the wall!’

Amid the other curiosities of former President Donald Trump's recent visit to the border was his peculiar complaint about the border wall: President Biden is refusing to paint it. Published July 15, 2021

In this June 15, 2021, photo, a Border Patrol agent watches as a group of migrants walk across the Rio Grande on their way to turning themselves in upon crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in Del Rio, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

EXCLUSIVE: Most illegal immigrants are no-shows after catch-and-release

Few illegal immigrants caught and released at the border on promises of turning themselves in to ICE later are actually showing up, defying Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' assurances of a "high rate" of compliance and leaving the department with few options for tracking the migrants down. Published July 13, 2021

From Jan. 22 through Feb. 4, students from the Army’s John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School at Fort Bragg, N.C. will be taking part in the latest “Robin Sage” exercise, the final test of their Special Forces Qualification Course training. (AP Photo/Chris Seward) ** FILE **

Soldier’s sham marriage conviction exposes immigration fraud ring in military

An Army soldier's conviction on marriage fraud charges last week pulled the curtain back on what experts say is a problem within the U.S. military, with troops entering into sham unions with illegal immigrants in order to earn more money for themselves and to help the migrants stay in the country. Published July 8, 2021

In this March 30, 2021, photo, young unaccompanied migrants, from ages 3 to 9, watch television inside a playpen at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility, the main detention center for unaccompanied children in the Rio Grande Valley, in Donna, Texas. On Monday, June 21, 2021, more than a dozen immigrant children described difficult conditions, feelings of isolation and a desperation to get out of emergency facilities set up by the Biden administration to cope with a rise in the arrival of minors on the southwest border. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, Pool) ** FILE **

Federal worker: ‘We are traumatizing’ immigrant kids

Immigrant rights groups lashed out at the Biden administration this week after a new whistleblower complaint from two volunteers at a shelter for illegal immigrant children said they'd seen tragic mismanagement and suffering youths. Published July 8, 2021

A group of migrants, mostly from Venezuela are photographed after turning themselves in after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas. Many of the migrants cross during daylight, looking to turn themselves in to Border Patrol agents who document their arrival. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Public loses faith in Biden on immigration ‘crisis’

On no other issue has President Biden lost the faith of the country as quickly and thoroughly as immigration, where Americans tell pollsters they not only find his strategy lacking, but they actually yearn for a return to the Trump days. Published July 6, 2021

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas talks to the media, Friday, June 25, 2021, after he and Vice President Kamala Harris toured of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Central Processing Center in El Paso, Texas. Harris visited the U.S. southern border as part of her role leading the Biden administration's response to a steep increase in migration. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

DHS to bring back veterans who were deported ‘unjustly’

Homeland Security announced Friday that it will launch a campaign to invite immigrants who'd served in the U.S. armed forces, but who ran afoul of the law and were deported, to come back into the country. Published July 2, 2021

In this Nov. 4, 2014, file photo, Arizona then-Republican candidate for Attorney General Mark Brnovich talks to supporters at the Republican election night party in Phoenix. Brnovich ended the investigation into Republican Gov. Doug Ducey, saying he did not violate state law when he encouraged small business leaders to vote no on Proposition 208 last year. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Federal judge rejects Arizona challenge to Biden deportation rules

A federal judge on Wednesday gave a tentative blessing to the Biden administration's current limits on deportations, saying the government has the right to set priorities, even if that means some illegal immigrants face almost no risk of deportation. Published June 30, 2021

In this file photo, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas is shown in this June 29, 2021 file photo. (Billy Calzada/The San Antonio Express-News via AP) **FILE**

DHS Secretary Mayorkas delays new deportation rules

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas won't have his new deportation rules written until August or September, the administration told federal judges this week, marking the second self-imposed deadline the department chief has missed as he tries to come up with a policy to govern whom ICE should target. Published June 30, 2021

A group of migrants mainly from Venezuela wade through the Rio Grande as they cross the U.S.-Mexico border, Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) ** FILE **

Left-wing activists battle Biden over immigration with new lawsuits

Left-leaning immigration groups announced multiple legal offensives Wednesday against President Biden and his administration, suing to try to stop ICE movements of illegal immigrants in one case and demanding speedier action on admitting a refugee in another case. Published June 30, 2021

A Border Patrol agent watches as a group of migrants walk across the Rio Grande on their way to turn themselves in upon crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas. U.S. government data shows that 42% of all families encountered along the border in May hailed from places other than Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras the traditional drivers of migratory trends. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Migrant deaths rising in summer surge, rescues by border agents soaring

Far from cooling off, as the White House had predicted earlier this year, the border is becoming even more chaotic, with numbers of illegal immigrant juveniles once again rising and smugglers growing bolder about trying innovative methods to avoid agents. Published June 30, 2021

In this Nov. 20, 2020, file photo, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security plaque is displayed at a podium as international passengers arrive at Miami International Airport where they are screened by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) ** FILE **

DHS employee pleads guilty to stealing COVID-19 funds

A Homeland Security employee pleaded guilty Tuesday to wire fraud, admitting he bilked a small business owner and the government out of thousands of dollars in emergency relief money. Published June 29, 2021

In this Thursday, June 10, 2021, file photo, a pair of migrant families from Brazil pass through a gap in the border wall to reach the United States after crossing from Mexico to Yuma, Arizona, to seek asylum. (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia, File)

House Dems target Trump legacy in Homeland Security spending bill

House Democrats unveiled a new Homeland Security spending bill Tuesday that aims to wipe away large chunks of former President Trump's legacy at the department, including new restrictions on deploying agency personnel to police protests, and clawing back more than $2 billion in border wall money lawmakers had already approved. Published June 29, 2021