Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Mississippi ICE raids: Most illegal immigrants stole Americans’ identities
Most of the 680 illegal immigrants nabbed in August's immigration raids at poultry plants in Mississippi worked under stolen American identities, the Department of Homeland Security's top investigator told Congress Thursday, rebuffing Democrats who insisted the "undocumented" workers were doing no harm. Published November 7, 2019
Dems demand companies pay illegal immigrants snared in poultry raids
House Homeland Security Chairman Bennie G. Thompson said Thursday that his committee is battling to try to make companies pay illegal immigrants snared in this summer's raid on poultry processing plants in Mississippi. Published November 7, 2019
Virginia Republicans take stock of electoral losses, Democrat control
The last Virginia Republican state delegate from Fairfax County lost his seat, and the GOP ceded control to the Democrats of the boards of supervisors in neighboring Loudoun and Prince William counties, both of which were GOP strongholds just a decade ago. Published November 6, 2019
Virginia Democrats ride anti-Trump wave
With anger at President Trump boiling over, Democrats steamrolled to victory in Virginia's elections Tuesday, claiming majorities in both chambers of the General Assembly for the first time in two decades. Published November 5, 2019
Michael Bloomberg, gun control groups see shootings helping Virginia Democrats
Gun control activists believe this summer's spate of high-profile mass shootings shifted the ground on the issue -- and they'll get their first chance to prove it Tuesday in Virginia, where voters are being told it's the top issue in the battle for control of the state's General Assembly. Published November 4, 2019
Donald Trump-Adam Schiff warfare escalates with transcripts, defied subpoenas
Four administration officials defied subpoenas to testify Monday in the closed-door impeachment inquiry against President Trump, as House Democrats released the first transcripts from past secret proceedings, making a down payment on new promises of transparency to the month-old investigation. Published November 4, 2019
Democrats reveal first transcripts from impeachment probe
House Democrats released the first transcripts Monday from their monthlong impeachment proceedings, making a down payment on their promises to bring more transparency to what has been a secret investigation. Published November 4, 2019
Judge blocks Trump’s attempt to make immigrants prove they have health insurance
A federal judge issued an order Saturday blocking President Trump's proclamation that would have ordered government screeners to refuse entry to would-be immigrants who can't prove they have their own health insurance. Published November 2, 2019
Donald Trump imposes lowest refugee cap ever
President Trump on Friday set a cap for the U.S. to accept just 18,000 refugees this fiscal year, marking the lowest number since the modern refugee system was created nearly 40 years ago. Published November 1, 2019
Donald Trump names Chad Wolf as acting DHS chief
President Trump said Friday he has elevated Chad Wolf to be acting secretary at Homeland Security, putting him in charge of perhaps the administration's most critical portfolio. Published November 1, 2019
Joe Arpaio loses CNN libel lawsuit
A federal judge on Thursday tossed the libel lawsuit Joe Arpaio, the former sheriff in Maricopa County, Arizona, had filed against CNN, Rolling Stone and the Huffington Post, ruling that even though they made errors, the news organizations didn't do it with malice. Published October 31, 2019
2020 Democrats flood Virginia for 2019 election push
High-profile Democrats have been streaming into Virginia for weeks ahead of Tuesday's elections, rallying anti-Trump voters for what they hope will be the coup de grace in their three-decade push to reclaim total control of the state's government. Published October 31, 2019
Citizenship question on 2020 Census had no effect on self-response rates, test shows
It turns out that asking about citizenship may not have soured the 2020 census after all, according to a test the Census Bureau did to see what the effect of the controversial question would be. Published October 31, 2019
Nancy Pelosi’s impeachment inquiry more partisan than Clinton effort
Democrats' first official step toward impeachment got off on a deeply partisan foot Thursday, leaving House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her team already lagging behind the 1998 move to impeach President Bill Clinton. Published October 31, 2019
Ken Cuccinelli blasts Congress failure to pass immigration law
The Trump administration made a rare admission of a mistake Wednesday as immigration chief Ken Cuccinelli said he bungled an August policy rollout that told some illegal immigrants caring for sick children that they had a month to leave the county or else face deportation. Published October 30, 2019
Debbie Wasserman Schultz calls immigration chief Ken Cuccinelli a white supremacist
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, former chair of the Democratic National Committee, accused the chief of the government's legal immigration agency Wednesday of pursuing a "white supremacist ideology," sparking a brief row in a congressional committee. Published October 30, 2019
Lawmakers’ support grows to forgive immigrant veterans for violent crimes rather than deport
Just about everyone agrees that the U.S. owes an immense debt of gratitude to its veterans. An increasing number of members of Congress says that debt should include forgiveness even for violent crimes such as domestic violence, and public safety risks like drunken-driving, when the alternative is deportation. Published October 29, 2019
Illegal immigration at crisis level despite Donald Trump’s best efforts
The Trump administration has taken big steps to solve the border surge of illegal immigrants from Central America, but smuggling cartels are responding by recruiting new migrants from Brazil and Mexico, officials said Tuesday. Published October 29, 2019
Border evasions top 150,000 in 2019
More than 150,000 illegal immigrants evaded capture at the border over the past year, Homeland Security officials said Tuesday, detailing the record surge and what agents and officers did to stop it. Published October 29, 2019
DHS’ ‘Remain in Mexico’ plan causes tens of thousands to abandon asylum
The Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy has done exactly what officials had hoped -- convince illegal immigrants with bogus asylum claims to give up and return home, officials said this week, declaring the controversial policy a success. Published October 29, 2019
