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Stephen Dinan

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

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In this March 24, 2021 photo, migrant families, mostly from Central American countries, wade through shallow waters after being delivered by smugglers on small inflatable rafts on U.S. soil in Roma, Texas. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills) ** FILE **

Americans fear border surge is spreading COVID-19

Americans, by a two-to-one margin, fear the surge of illegal immigrants breaching the country's southern border is helping spread the coronavirus, according to a new poll taken for the National Sheriffs' Association. Published May 5, 2021

President Joe Biden speaks at Tidewater Community College, Monday, May 3, 2021, in Portsmouth, Va. Biden and the first lady are in coastal Virginia to promote his plans to increase spending on education and children, part of his $1.8 trillion families proposal announced last week. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Joe Biden raises refugees cap to 62,500 for 2021

President Biden bowed to intense pressure from his political left flank Monday and raised the cap on refugees the U.S. can accept this year to 62,500, more than quadrupling the number his predecessor had set. Published May 3, 2021

In this March 10, 2021, file photo, Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., speaks during the House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing on the administration foreign policy priorities on Capitol Hill in Washington. Zeldin has announced his candidacy for governor of New York. Zeldin launched his campaign Thursday, April 8, with an attack on incumbent Democrat Andrew Cuomo. (Ting Shen/Pool via AP, File)

Lee Zeldin lays out case for bid for New York governor

New Yorkers, fed up with soaring state spending and rising crime, are nearing their "breaking points," Rep. Lee Zeldin said, laying out his case for voters to elect a Republican to the governor's mansion for the first time in two decades. Published May 2, 2021

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas blamed President Trump and the coronavirus pandemic for troubles dealing with thousands of unaccompanied children at the border. (Associated Press)

Alejandro Mayorkas hails pace of handling border surge of children

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said his department has cut the number of children in Border Patrol custody by nearly 90%, taking a 100-day victory lap even as immigrant rights activists took to the streets around the White House to complain that the Biden administration hasn't done enough to erase the Trump legacy. Published May 2, 2021

Supporters of immigration reform march while asking for a path to citizenship and an end to detentions and deportations, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

Immigrant-rights activists arrested outside White House

Secret Service officers arrested immigrant-rights protesters outside the White House Friday afternoon, capping a day of demonstrations that highlighted unrest on President Biden's left wing. Published April 30, 2021

This April 5, 2020, file photo shows an envelope containing a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) **FILE**

House GOP accuses Biden of politicizing census

Republicans on the House Oversight Committee on Friday accused the Biden administration of politicizing the census, pointing to the new numbers released this week that were more favorable to Democrats than anticipated. Published April 30, 2021

People walk on the street, Monday, April 26, 2021 in New York. The once-a-decade head count of the United States shows where the population grew during the past 10 years and where it shrank. New York will lose one seat in Congress as a result of national population shifts, according to census data released Monday. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) **FILE**

Census population shifts favoring blue states under Biden raise alarm

Republican-led states made gains in this week's census count, but one conservative activist says they should have been larger, and he's questioning shifts in the numbers over the last four months coinciding with the Biden administration's watch. Published April 29, 2021

President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Jim Watson/Pool via AP)

Joe Biden signals compromise on immigration legalization scope

President Biden signaled Wednesday that he is willing to forgo legalization for all illegal immigrants in the U.S. and instead pursue bills that would cover nearly a third of the population, comprised of illegal immigrant "Dreamers," other long-time humanitarian cases and people working in American agriculture. Published April 28, 2021

In this June 22, 2018, file photo a sample copy of a Washington driver's license is shown at the Washington state Dept. of Licensing office in Lacey, Wash. Americans will have more time because of the pandemic to get the Real ID that they will need to board a flight or enter federal facilities. The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, extended the Real ID deadline until May 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

DHS postpones Real ID compliance to 2023

Citing the coronavirus pandemic, Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it is granting yet another delay in compliance with the Real ID Act's deadline for having secure identification to board an airplane, setting a new target of 2023. Published April 27, 2021

In this file photo, a Lady Justice statue with a face mask stands behind panels announcing COVID-19 protocols at an entrance to a Manhattan federal courthouse, Friday, March 12, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) **FILE**

Courthouses now off-limits for arresting illegal immigrants, DHS says

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas nudged the country's courthouses into sanctuaries for illegal immigrants Tuesday, ordering ICE and Border Patrol agents to stop arresting people at the facilities unless national security is at risk or there are overwhelming public safety reasons. Published April 27, 2021

A smuggler paddles a small inflatable raft across the Rio Grande from Mexico into the U.S. carrying migrant families in Roma, Texas, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills) ** FILE **

DHS to revoke visas, freeze assets on smugglers

Fed up with watching smugglers drop children from the Border Wall or dumping them in the roiling waters of the Rio Grande, Homeland Security said Tuesday it was kicking off a new operation to identify and slap penalties on them, including revoking visas and freezing assets in U.S. banks. Published April 27, 2021

The U.S. Capitol dome is seen, Monday, July 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Red states see gains as census shifts House seats

Political power shifted slightly from blue to red states Monday as the Census Bureau announced how seats in the U.S. House will be divvied up for the next decade, giving Texas two more seats and Florida one seat, while California and New York each lost a seat. Published April 26, 2021

People enjoy a sunny day in Times Square in New York, Wednesday, March 10, 2021. After the virus descended on New York, the only sounds in the streets were wailing ambulance sirens. A year after the pandemic began, the nation’s largest metropolis -- with a lifeblood based on round-the-clock hustle and bustle, push and pull -- is adapting and showing new life. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

U.S. population at 331,449,281

The official U.S. population in 2020 was 331,449,281, up 7.4% from a decade earlier, the Census Bureau announced Monday. Published April 26, 2021