Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Greg Abbott wins Texas Supreme Court ruling to limit number of ballot drop boxes
Texas's Supreme Court backed Gov. Greg Abbott Tuesday over his orders limiting counties to one ballot drop box apiece, ruling that he was still offering voters more choices than they usually had under state law. Published October 27, 2020
ICE forced to release hundreds of criminals due to coronavirus, court order
ICE said Tuesday that it has finished complying with a court order to cut the population at a California detention center, but it's meant releasing hundreds of immigrants with criminal records back onto the streets. Published October 27, 2020
Nearly 90% of illegal immigrant families from 2014 are still here
Tens of thousands of illegal immigrant families surged into the U.S. in 2014. Nearly 90% of them are still here, officials said Tuesday. Published October 27, 2020
Judge orders South Carolina to accept ballots with signature mismatch
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that South Carolina must count mail ballots even if voters' signatures don't match those on file, as long as officials are otherwise satisfied with the ballot. Published October 27, 2020
Eric Holder, Obama’s former attorney general, censored by Twitter over voting tweets
It's not just Republicans who are feeling the wrath of Twitter's censors over voting procedures in the 2020 election. Published October 27, 2020
Ken Cuccinelli slams federal judge, warns it would have to separate illegal immigrant families
A top Homeland Security official on Tuesday lashed out at a federal judge he said will soon order the department to separate illegal immigrant children from their parents in detention facilities. Published October 27, 2020
DHS names ombudsman to monitor detention of illegal immigrants
Homeland Security tapped an ombudsman to monitor how the department detains immigrants, following through on an order from Congress last year to create the position amid a number of complaints about detainee treatment. Published October 27, 2020
Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court fight not resonating in Senate races
It was the most consequential vote they've taken all year, but the confirmation Monday of Supreme Court pick Amy Coney Barrett is playing surprisingly little role in senators' reelection chances back home. Published October 26, 2020
Boston ballot box set on fire; some votes likely lost
The FBI announce an investigation Sunday after someone set fire to a ballot drop box in Boston overnight. The box was outside the Boston Public Library, and the fire likely destroyed five to 10 ballots, The Boston Globe reported. Published October 25, 2020
Election lawsuits break record before votes counted
This presidential election is already the most litigious in American history -- and that's before the first vote has been counted. Published October 25, 2020
How the shenanigans of rogue postal workers expose the weak link in mail-in voting
Postal employees in New Jersey and Florida have been charged this month with dumping or blocking the delivery of mail-in ballots, and a third employee was fired after investigators say they found more than 100 mail-in ballots dumped in Kentucky. Published October 25, 2020
Border Patrol agents involved in two shootings in one day
Border Patrol agents killed two illegal immigrants in separate incidents Friday, in both cases opening fire after being attacked, Homeland Security said Saturday. Published October 24, 2020
Pa. Supreme Court says mail-in ballots will count even if signatures don’t match
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court ruled Friday that election officials must accept mail-in ballots even if the signatures on them don't match those on file for a voter. Published October 23, 2020
Biden blames Obama for deportations
President Trump lashed out at Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden over the border on Thursday, demanding to know "who built the cages" that housed illegal immigrant children during the Obama administration. Published October 22, 2020
Trump getting ‘hammered’ by outside spending in election
Outside groups have now spent more than $2 billion on the U.S. election, with nearly two weeks still to go before it's all over, the Center for Responsive Politics said this week. Published October 22, 2020
MS-13’s wave of murder fueled by illegal immigrants
Most MS-13 gang members charged with federal crimes are in the country illegally, according to a new Justice Department report that underscores just how much the violent criminal cartel relies on foreigners. Published October 22, 2020
Growth of immigrants slows from Obama era as nearly 1 million a year decide to leave the U.S.
For many immigrants, it turns out there's no place like home -- and home is no longer the U.S. Published October 22, 2020
Supreme Court ruling allows Alabama to ban curbside voting
The Supreme Court issued a ruling Wednesday that will allow Alabama to block communities that wanted to offer curbside voting, shooting down objections from some justices that disabled voters will now have to risk contracting the coronavirus if they want to vote in-person. Published October 21, 2020
John Ratcliffe, DNI: Russia, Iran obtained voter info, working to ‘intimidate’ voters
Iran and Russia have obtained U.S. voter registration information and Iran is already using it to "intimidate" voters and "damage President Trump," Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said Wednesday night. Published October 21, 2020
DHS moves to seize Chinese stevia imports after finding forced labor was used
Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it has issued a forced labor finding against a Chinese company that manufactures stevia, which gives Customs and Border Protection officers the ability to seize and forfeit the products when they reach the U.S. Published October 20, 2020
