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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, June 23, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump says border wall ‘has helped’ cut illegal immigration

President Trump said Tuesday morning that the border wall has helped cut the flow of illegal immigration to "just about a record-breaking low," as he prepared to jet off to Yuma, Arizona, to mark more than 200 miles of construction since the start of his administration. Published June 23, 2020

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf testifies before a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on the coronavirus and the FY2021 budget, Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Chad Wolf, acting DHS chief: DACA is still illegal

The chief of Homeland Security said Sunday that the Obama-era DACA deportation amnesty program for "Dreamers" is still illegal, and the department will try again to cancel it, after the Supreme Court last week shot down a previous attempt to do so. Published June 21, 2020

Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye, left, and his wife Angeline Ndayubaha, right, attend his inauguration in Gitega, Burundi, Thursday, June 18, 2020. President Evariste Ndayishimiye took power two months early after the abrupt death of his predecessor Pierre Nkurunziza. (AP Photo/Berthier Mugiraneza)

U.S. stops issuing visas to Burundi over deportation feud

The Trump administration announced Friday it has stopped issuing most types of visas to Burundi citizens, slapping the central African nation with some of the stiffest penalties ever for refusing to cooperate in taking back its deportees. Published June 19, 2020

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer looks on during an operation in Escondido, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Prince William Country ends 287(g) program involvement

Prince William County's Jail Board failed Wednesday to renew its cooperation agreement with ICE, meaning its involvement in the 287(g) program that allows deputies at the jail to begin the deportation process will expire at the end of this month. Published June 17, 2020

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, asks a question during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on police use of force and community relations on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 16, 2020, in Washington. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Ted Cruz warns Google over attack on conservative media

Sen. Ted Cruz, chairman of a Senate subcommittee with oversight of constitutional rights, is sending a letter Wednesday warning Google that it may face repercussions if it follows through with punishing a conservative website over its content. Published June 17, 2020

Fred Haines of Wichita, Kansas, was the victim of elaborate financial schemes a decade ago and is still paying on the debt he incurred. (Travis Heying /The Wichita Eagle via AP)

Feds take on Nigerian internet fraud, freeze assets of six scammers

The Treasury Department said Tuesday it has frozen the assets of six Nigerians responsible for massive internet scams, including defrauding businesses and running romance schemes that prey on the most vulnerable Americans, bilking them of their savings. Published June 16, 2020