Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Andy Biggs challenges claim that Trump ‘gutted’ DHS
Rep. Andy Biggs is challenging Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas's claim that President Trump "gutted" the department -- and particularly the claim that the department lacks enough people to process asylum cases. Published March 10, 2021
DHS retreats on ‘public charge’ rule to make immigrants self-supportive
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Tuesday that he has retreated on a Trump-era policy to push immigrants to be self-supportive, saying it was an affront to the country's history as a nation of immigrants. Published March 9, 2021
Mark Brnovich, Arizona AG, confounded by Biden deportation policy
President Biden's decision to limit deportations even as it ramps up catch-and-release of new illegal immigrants at the border is "one of the stupidest things we've ever seen," Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said Tuesday. Published March 9, 2021
Nancy Pelosi eyes Congressional Gold Medal for Capitol Police, dismisses Portland federal officers
Praise and accolades continue to pour in for the U.S. Capitol Police who defended Congress on Jan. 6, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi promising to award the force the Congressional Gold Medal. Across the country in Portland, Oregon, another federal police force is wondering where its medal is. Published March 9, 2021
Greg Abbott, Texas governor, blasts Joe Biden on immigration
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday that President Biden "cares more about people who are not from this country" as his immigration policies spawn a crisis at the border, with surging numbers of migrants being released into communities without testing. Published March 9, 2021
Alejandro Mayorkas to testify before Congress amid border surge
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will testify to Congress on March 17, giving lawmakers their first crack at prodding him over his handling of the border surge that's left children mired in detention and put COVID-positive migrants out into American communities. Published March 9, 2021
Arizona expands lawsuit to challenge ICE non-deportation guidance
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich late Monday opened a new front against the Biden administration's immigration policies, expanding an existing lawsuit to include Homeland Security's new non-deportation rules. Published March 9, 2021
Michael Burgess warns migrant surge ‘a guaranteed super spreader event’
A group of Republicans on Monday demanded that Homeland Security begin to test illegal immigrants caught jumping the U.S.-Mexico border for the coronavirus or, better yet, be prevented from entering in the first place. Published March 8, 2021
Biden administration extends Temporary Protected Status to Venezuelan migrants
The Biden administration said Monday that hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants who have fled the economic and humanitarian crisis in their homeland can stay in the U.S. for now, moving to cement a policy President Trump had put in place in his last days in office. Published March 8, 2021
Body count climbs at border as Biden policies bring migrant surge
Sheriff Joe Frank Martinez has grown frustrated at his deputies having to fish bodies out of the Rio Grande. Published March 8, 2021
DHS grants deportation amnesty to 323,000 Venezuelans
Homeland Security announced a deportation amnesty Monday for hundreds of thousands of migrants from Venezuela because of ongoing political unrest in the South American country, moving to cement a policy President Trump had put in place in his last days in office. Published March 8, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: DHS begs for volunteers to rush to the border, admits surge of migrants is ‘overwhelming’
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas begged Monday for volunteers from agencies within his department to rush to the border to help with an "overwhelming" surge of illegal immigrants. Published March 8, 2021
Migrants dropped in Harlingen, Texas had 25 percent COVID-19 positivity test rate
A quarter of the illegal immigrants dropped off in one Texas town tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the man who runs the homeless shelter where Border Patrol agents are bringing the migrants they're catching and releasing. Published March 7, 2021
‘Infrastructure’ amid Biden’s stop-work order on border: ‘We just built roads for the cartels’
President Biden's decision to stop border wall construction forced crews to put down tools and walk away in the middle of work -- and left the border less secure than ever in some places, according to an Arizona sheriff whose county covers 83 miles of the boundary. Published March 7, 2021
Texas surges resources to border amid migration ‘crisis’
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday announced Operation Lone Star, which he said would integrate the state's own resources to try to contain damage from the new migrant surge that's struck the Biden administration. Published March 6, 2021
Federal court rejects attempt to revive Equal Rights Amendment
A federal court on Friday shot down Virginia's attempt to force the National Archives to add the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution, ruling that the ratification deadline passed decades ago. Published March 5, 2021
ICE announces system for illegal immigrants to challenge deportations
ICE announced Friday that it will allow illegal immigrants who have been ordered deported to beg for leniency under President Biden's new non-deportation guidelines. Published March 5, 2021
Trump blasts Biden over border crisis: ‘Totally out of control’
Former President Donald Trump unloaded on his successor's immigration policies Friday, saying President Biden has left a border "now totally out of control." Published March 5, 2021
Kevin McCarthy challenges Biden to confront border ‘crisis’
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the top House Republican, demanded Friday that President Biden acknowledge a "crisis" at the border and come up with new solutions that don't include telling illegal immigrants to come to the U.S. Published March 5, 2021
$100 trillion in new debt over next 30 years: CBO
The government has opened the spending spigot over the last year to deal with the coronavirus crisis -- but the Congressional Budget Office says unless something changes, Uncle Sam's freewheeling ways will last long after the pandemic is over. Published March 4, 2021
