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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

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A demonstrator argues with a federal officer during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse Monday, July 27, 2020, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Portland protesters shout N-word at Black DHS officers: Agent

A Homeland Security agent deployed to help quell the violence demonstrations in Portland says protesters shouted a racial epithet at a Black Federal Protective Service officer providing security at the courthouse, according to an account given to the Center for Immigration Studies. Published July 27, 2020

Reps. Pramila Jayapal and Mark Pocan said unless there are new cuts to the Homeland Security spending bill, it would effectively "sanction all the horrific violations of human rights and due process by ICE, CBP and other agencies." (Associated Press)

Democrats take aim at Homeland Security spending bill

Democrats eager to take a swipe at President Trump's deployment of federal forces to quell protests against police brutality have a new avenue of attack -- the Homeland Security spending bill, which House leaders hope to bring to the floor in the coming days. Published July 26, 2020

Federal officers disperse Black Lives Matter protesters at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Friday, July 24, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Since federal officers arrived in downtown Portland in early July, violent protests have largely been limited to a two block radius from the courthouse. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Portland protesters using lasers targeted with increased force

Customs and Border Protection has authorized its personnel to use less-lethal force, such as riot guns firing pepper spray balls, against protesters who fire lasers -- an increasingly prominent tactic for rioters in Portland. Published July 26, 2020

President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Friday, July 24, 2020. Trump is spending the weekend at his golf club in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Trump opponents sue to force census to report number of illegal immigrants

Civil liberties groups and a coalition of states, cities and counties filed lawsuits Friday challenging President Trump's new policy to discount illegal immigrants when the census reports the population for purposes of apportioning congressional districts next year. Published July 24, 2020

Ivan Robles Navejas Obama-era Dreamer, accused in DUI that killed three

An illegal immigrant who stands accused of killing three motorcyclists in a drunken-driving crash last week in Texas was once a "Dreamer," approved for the Obama-era DACA deportation amnesty in 2013, and protected from removal in 2016 despite another drunken-driving arrest. Published July 23, 2020

Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz testifies at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Inspector General's report on alleged abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

DOJ inspector general to probe federal forces in Portland, D.C.

The Justice Department's inspector general said Thursday he has opened an investigation into allegations that some federal law enforcement officers used excessive force in dealing with violent protests in Portland, Oregon, and in Washington, D.C. Published July 23, 2020

In this image made from video released by Karina Brown, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, right, stands at a fence guarding a federal courthouse as tear gas drifts by early July 23, 2020, in Portland Oregon, during another night of protest against the presence of federal agents sent by President Donald Trump to quell unrest in the city. (Karina Brown via AP)

DHS flew air mission over Portland Wednesday

Customs and Border Protection deployed an air unit to Portland, Oregon, overnight Wednesday to give officers and agents on the ground real-time live video of the situation on the ground, where another night of riots dominated. Published July 23, 2020

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, pink, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. (NIAID-RML via AP) ** FILE **

Federal prison had 75% coronavirus infection rate

One federal prison saw more than 1,000 inmates test positive for the coronavirus, exposing serious holes in the Bureau of Prisons' operations during the pandemic, according to a new inspector general's report that found employees coming to work with symptoms and not bothering to test or isolate an inmate who reported symptoms back in March. Published July 23, 2020

President Donald Trump smiles after autographing a section of the border wall during a tour, Tuesday, June 23, 2020, in San Luis, Ariz. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

ACLU asks Supreme Court to halt Donald Trump’s border wall

The ACLU and Sierra Club filed an emergency request Wednesday for the Supreme Court to step in and halt construction of President Trump's border wall, saying the administration has lost in nearly every court yet has still managed to build hundreds of miles of fencing. Published July 22, 2020

In this June 22, 2016, file photo, Border Patrol agent Eduardo Olmos walks near the secondary fence separating Tijuana, Mexico, background, and San Diego in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Judge rejects coronavirus release of illegal immigrant families

A federal judge rejected a demand for to free all illegal immigrant families being held in detention during coronavirus, ruling Wednesday that even with heightened risks of the disease in detention facilities, it was too far of a leap to do a "blanket release." Published July 22, 2020