Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Mexican border ‘crisis’ worsens as politicians fight over label
Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council, wouldn't call the border situation a crisis two weeks ago. Now, he says, it's reached that point. Published March 14, 2021
Migrant border crashers arriving with dramatically higher COVID-19 rates than U.S. population
Migrant families coming across the border are testing positive for the coronavirus at between three and 10 times the rate of the U.S. population, according to a Washington Times survey of jurisdictions that are doing the testing. Published March 14, 2021
DHS admits ‘record’ border surge, taps FEMA to detain children
Homeland Security took major steps in recent days to try to get a handle on the surge of migrant children streaming across the southern border by making it easier for immigrant relatives who are in the U.S. illegally to come collect them, by asking FEMA to help care for them and by asking ICE deportation officers to volunteer to help with the children's "security." Published March 13, 2021
DHS to speed ability of illegal immigrant families to claim border kids
Hoping to encourage more illegal immigrants to come forward and collect their illegal immigration children, the Biden administration on Friday rescinded a 2018 memo that allowed Homeland Security to access data about sponsors for the children. Published March 12, 2021
DHS taps ICE officers to help with ‘security’ for migrant children at border
As the border surge intensifies, Homeland Security is begging ICE deportation officers to rush to the border to help with "security operations" for the illegal immigrant children and families that are overwhelming the Border Patrol. Published March 12, 2021
Border surge migrants bringing COVID-19 to U.S. at elevated rates
Migrant families coming across the border are testing positive for the coronavirus at between three and 10 times the rate of the U.S. population, according to a Washington Times survey of jurisdictions that are doing the testing. Published March 11, 2021
Kevin McCarthy plans border visit to highlight ‘crisis’
Rep. Kevin McCarthy said Thursday he will lead a congressional delegation to the U.S.-Mexico border next week to get a first-hand look at the migrant "crisis" he says the Biden administration is bungling. Published March 11, 2021
Migrant dies in Border Patrol custody
A man died in the Border Patrol's custody Wednesday afternoon, marking the first announced death as the border situation has reached crisis levels. Published March 10, 2021
Illegal immigrant children set monthly record as border surge rises
President Biden's first full month in charge of the country's borders set new records for illegal immigration, according to numbers released Wednesday that showed last month was the worst February ever when it comes to illegal immigrant children. Published March 10, 2021
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
