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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., campaigns during a rally on Boston Common, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

CPAC/Washington Times poll: Sanders is most dangerous opponent for Trump

Conservative activists believe Sen. Bernard Sanders is the most dangerous potential opponent for President Trump in this year's election, according to the CPAC-Washington Times poll, released Saturday at the largest annual gathering of conservatives. Published February 29, 2020

President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during an Hispanic Heritage Month event, in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Hispanic voters siding with Trump in head-to-head matchup against Sanders: polls

Nine months out from his second Election Day, and despite a tenure in the White House that has involved building a border wall, stepping up deportations and insulting some Latin American nations as "s--hole" countries, Mr. Trump is as strong as ever among Hispanic voters, according to the polls. Published February 29, 2020

Acting Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli, speaks during a briefing at the White House, Monday, Aug. 12, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Trump team yanking green cards from immigrants who abuse U.S. welfare system

The Trump administration this week began enforcing the "public charge" rule, giving U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services the authority to refuse green cards -- the key step on the path to citizenship -- to people who have used a wide range of nonemergency welfare programs. Published February 29, 2020

In this July 10, 2019, photo, Juan Carlos Perla, passes a sign leading to the border as he travels with his family from their home in Tijuana, Mexico, for an asylum hearing in San Diego. The Perlas are faring better than most of the roughly 60,000 asylum-seekers returned to Mexico under a Trump administration policy, many of whom live in fear of being robbed, assaulted, raped or killed. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Appeals court blocks Trump’s ‘remain in Mexico’ policy

A federal appeals court Friday blocked President Trump's "remain in Mexico" policy, ruling it went beyond the boundaries of federal law -- and eliminating the most important tool Homeland Security used to stem last year's border surge. Published February 28, 2020

U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement officer makes an arrest. (Associated Press file photo)

Luis Estrada-Alvarez tries to head-butt ICE officer: Feds

A Mexican illegal immigrant who'd repeatedly snuck back into the U.S. head-butted an ICE officer who was attempting to arrest him, federal prosecutors in New York said Thursday, announcing charges against the man. Published February 27, 2020

Children from Anapra, Mexico, climb a section of the new border wall recently built near Santa Teresa, N.M., Monday, April 9, 2018. The head of the U.S. Border Patrol sector that includes part of West Texas and all of New Mexico said Monday he met with leaders of the New Mexico National Guard to begin discussions about what will be required and their capabilities. (Ruben R. Ramirez/The El Paso Times via AP)

Border chief: Wall cuts illegal crossings 80%

A 20-mile section of new border wall built near El Paso, Texas, cut illegal crossings by more than 80%, the government's top border official told Congress on Thursday. Published February 27, 2020

A person crosses the street at a U.S.-Mexico border crossing in El Paso, Texas, Friday, March 29, 2019. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Illegal immigrant population shrinks as Mexicans go home

Despite the surge of illegal migrants from Central America, the actual unauthorized population in the U.S. has dropped over the past decade, according to a new analysis Wednesday that found hundreds of thousands of Mexicans have surrendered their foothold and self-deported back home. Published February 26, 2020

In this Nov. 12, 2019, photo, U.S. Attorney General William Barr, left, stands with other federal and officials at a news conference at the office of the Bernalillo County Sheriff in Albuquerque, N.M. New Mexico's most populous city stands to lose out on millions of dollars in crime-fighting grants due to its status as a sanctuary city, but some elected officials said Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, the U.S. Justice Department is holding out the promise of more federal funding to get Albuquerque to reconsider policies that prevent the sharing of information with federal immigration authorities. The Justice Department has reached out to the Albuquerque Police Department about funds available under Operation Relentless Pursuit, the initiative announced in December by Attorney General William Barr to combat violent crime in seven of America's most violent cities. (AP Photo/Mary Hudetz) **FILE**

Appeals court approves DOJ punishment for sanctuary cities

A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that the Justice Department does have power under the law to withhold federal grant money from communities that refuse to share information with ICE, giving President Trump a major victory in the escalating battle with sanctuary cities. Published February 26, 2020

In this Jan. 24, 2019, photo, the Supreme Court is seen at sunset in Washington. The Supreme Court is ruling 5-4 to close the courthouse door on the parents of a Mexican teenager who was shot dead over the border by an American agent. The court's five conservative justices ruled Tuesday that the parents could not sue Border Patrol Agent Jesus Mesa Jr., who killed their unarmed 15-year-old son in 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Supreme Court rules agent can’t be sued for cross-border shooting

A mother whose son was killed by a Border Patrol agent firing across the boundary into Mexico cannot sue the agent, the Supreme Court decided Tuesday, ruling that to do so would give private citizens the power to shape foreign policy. Published February 25, 2020

U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement officer makes an arrest. (Associated Press file photo)

Audit finds sanctuary cities released more than 17,000 migrants since 2013

More than 17,000 undocumented immigrants released by sanctuary cities since 2013 remain at large, according to an audit Monday by the Homeland Security inspector general, who detailed the growing trend of states and localities refusing to cooperate with ICE. Published February 24, 2020