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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

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This Oct. 8, 2019, file photo shows California Gov. Gavin Newsom during an interview in his office at the Capitol in Sacramento. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California bans private prisons in move that could dent ICE detention

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law Friday that will eventually ban privately operated prisons and jails, including immigration detention centers, in a move that could put a strain on Homeland Security's ability to hold illegal immigrants. Published October 11, 2019

President Donald Trump towards members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, before boarding Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and then on to Minneapolis, for a campaign rally. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Appeals court rules House can subpoena Trump financial records

A federal appeals court gave the OK Friday to House Democrats' subpoena demanding a trove of President Trump's financial documents from one of his accounting firms, in a ruling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi labeled "a major victory." Published October 11, 2019

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in 2019 flagged more than 11,000 illegal immigrants in Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office custody. They accounted for 180 homicide charges, 750 sex crimes and 1,400 weapons offenses. (Associated Press/File)

ICE ‘criminal alien’ arrests plummet amid border surge

Homeland Security's success in curbing the border crisis came at a cost: ICE saw its arrest numbers tumble over the last year, officials revealed Thursday, saying they had to pull personnel off their usual duties of tracking illegal immigrants and gangs to send them to the border. Published October 10, 2019

Vice President Mike Pence rallies with supporters during the Louisiana GOP Unity Rally in Kenner, Louisiana, on Saturday. According to polling, Republican participation in early voting last week in Louisiana is up 84% compared to the 2015 election. (Associated Press)

GOP early voting up in Louisiana gubernatorial election

Republican turnout surged in early voting in Louisiana's election this year in what one analyst in the state says is the beginnings of a backlash against Democrats' fixation on impeaching President Trump. Published October 9, 2019

President Donald Trump speaks after a signing ceremony for a trade agreement with Japan in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Impeachment support plateaus: Quinnipiac poll

A majority of voters say it's fine for the House to investigate President Trump, but they do not believe he should actually be impeached, according to the latest poll Tuesday from Quinnipiac University. Published October 8, 2019

A Customs and Border Control agent patrols the defining line between the U.S. and Mexico near Nogales, Arizona, — far from the noise of immigration arguments on Capitol Hill and elsewhere. (Associated Press)

DHS claims victory as border numbers tumble in September

Illegal immigration across the U.S.-Mexico border tumbled in September, officials said Tuesday, saying the administration has solved the migration crisis by stopping Central Americans before they ever reach the border. Published October 8, 2019

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan takes the podium at a immigration law and policy conference, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019 in Washington. As he took the stage, a handful of protesters stood up and held large black banners, one read Hate is Not Normal, and shouted out that children were under attack. They also began yelling the names of children who had died after they were in immigration custody. McAleenan was scheduled as the keynote speaker at Georgetown University Law Center during an annual immigration law and policy conference held by the nonprofit immigration think tank Migration Policy Institute. (AP Photo/Colleen Long

Protesters force DHS chief to cancel speech

Protesters shouted down acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan Monday morning, forcing him to cancel a speech he was trying to give at an immigration conference at Georgetown University Law Center. Published October 7, 2019

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 4, 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during the Young Black Leadership Summit at the White House in Washington. On Monday, Oct. 7 Judge Victor Marrero rejected Trump’s challenge to the release of his tax returns for a New York state criminal probe. The returns had been sought by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. His office is investigating the Trump Organization’s involvement in buying the silence of two women who claimed to have had affairs with the president. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Trump ordered to turn tax returns over to NY grand jury

A federal judge decided Monday that President Trump must turn over his tax returns to a New York grand jury -- though the ruling was halted to give the president a chance to have his appeal heard. Published October 7, 2019