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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

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Matthew Albence, acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said he has deployed ICE officials across the country in an effort to cajole local officials to renounce their sanctuary policies and cooperate on deportations. (Associated Press)

ICE chief: Montgomery County should be ‘ashamed’ of sanctuary city policy

The government's top deportation official said Thursday he would be "ashamed" to be part of Montgomery County, where authorities working under the county's sanctuary policy have released onto the streets a number of illegal immigrants charged with serious crimes in recent weeks. Published September 26, 2019

In this April 10, 2018, file photo, a Customs and Border Patrol agent patrols the international border near Nogales, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York, file)

Snapchat, WhatsApp link illegal immigrant smuggling cartels, willing drivers

Now anyone can become a border smuggler simply by responding to an online ad. The who, what, when and where can be exchanged over cellphones with WhatsApp or Snapchat, and sending a GPS "pin" location can connect the driver to migrants, even in the remote southwestern desert. Published September 25, 2019

In this March 9, 2015, file photo, Senate Minority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill. speaks in Washington. Durbin is accusing Republican of putting Loretta Lynch, President Barack Obama's attorney general nominee "in the back of the bus." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Democrats demand Pentagon probe Trump’s Ukraine aid delay

Democratic senators demanded Wednesday that the Pentagon's inspector general investigate President Trump's delay of military assistance money going to Ukraine, saying it appears to be part of Mr. Trump's attempt to get Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidential frontrunner Joseph R. Biden. Published September 25, 2019

Protester chant slogans outside a Federal court during a demonstration calling for the abolishment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, and an end to mass incarceration, Friday, June 29, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) **FILE**

New York sues to stop ICE arrests at courthouses

New York's attorney general filed a lawsuit Wednesday arguing it is unconstitutional for ICE deportation officers to try to arrest illegal immigrants at state courthouses, and demanding a judge order a halt to the practice. Published September 25, 2019

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y. attends a news conference of the Senate Democratic Leadership, Tuesday Sept. 24, 2019, after their policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Senate votes to block Trump border wall emergency money grab

Senators voted Wednesday to rebuke President Trump and cancel his border emergency, saying he overstepped his powers in grabbing $3.6 billion Congress approved for military construction projects and instead spending it on his campaign promise to build a border wall. Published September 25, 2019

President Donald Trump hangs up the phone after talking with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, in Washington. Trump is announcing a trade "understanding" with Mexico that could lead to an overhaul of the North American Free Trade Agreement.Trump made the announcement Monday in the Oval Office, with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto joining by speakerphone. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Justice Department clears Trump of wrongdoing on Ukraine call

The Justice Department's Criminal Division has already investigated President Trump's conversation with the Ukrainian president about Joseph R. Biden and concluded Mr. Trump did not violate campaign finance laws, officials announced Wednesday. Published September 25, 2019

More than 72,000 people from travel ban countries have applied for visas since the inception of President Trump's travel ban policy. (Associated Press)

Trump travel ban kept 30,000 people from entering U.S.

President Trump's travel ban has kept more than 30,000 people from entering the U.S., officials revealed to Congress on Tuesday, though they said they're doing a better job of granted waivers to people with hardship cases who deserve a chance to enter. Published September 24, 2019

Speaking to reporters, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, D-Calif., defends recent rhetoric from President Donald Trump as he arrives for votes in the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2019. McCarthy, a staunch Trump ally, said the president's aversion to Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is based on ideology, not race. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Kevin McCarthy: Nancy Pelosi impeachment inquiry empty gesture

The top House Republican said Tuesday that Speaker Nancy Pelosi's announcement that the House is now in the middle of an impeachment inquiry was an empty gesture, saying it's no different than what Democrats have been doing for months. Published September 24, 2019

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., reads a statement announcing a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Nancy Pelosi to open impeachment inquiry of Donald Trump

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday accused President Trump of a "betrayal of his oath of office" and said Democrats will rise to the challenge of the moment by opening an unprecedented inquiry that could lead to his impeachment. Published September 24, 2019

President Donald Trump tours a section of the southern border wall, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, in Otay Mesa, Calif. President Trump is asking a federal judge to block an effort by New York prosecutors to obtain his tax returns. Trump’s attorneys filed a lawsuit Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, in U.S. District Court in New York.(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Senate GOP touts $5 billion border wall bill

Senate Republicans on Tuesday laid down their ante in the new border wall spending battle with a homeland security spending bill that includes $5 billion in additional money to build more fencing in 2020 and fulfill President Trump's top campaign promise. Published September 24, 2019

A Mexican citizen gestures after climbing the border fence to take pictures of himself, in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) **FILE**

Illegal entry penalties in other countries include prison, labor camps, caning

Jumping the border in Singapore is punishable by six months in prison -- and not less than three strokes with a cane. In Russia, it can earn you up to two years in a prison labor camp. Pakistan goes as high as 10 years in prison, while India allows for up to eight years behind bars for those who sneak across its boundaries. Published September 23, 2019

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan speaks during a news conference with El Salvador Foreign Affairs Minister Alexandra Hill at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection headquarters in Washington, Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

‘Catch-and-release’ to end next week, Homeland Security says

Homeland Security will finally end "catch-and-release" of Central American immigrant families caught crossing the border illegally, acting Secretary Kevin K. McAleenan announced Monday, saying the department has finally gotten a handle on the migrant surge that had sowed chaos at the border over the last year. Published September 23, 2019

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan, right, with Alexandra Hill, left, Minister of Foreign Affairs for El Salvador, during news conference at the US Customs and Border Protection Headquarters in Washington, Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. McAleenan and Hill announced that the US has reached an accord aimed at making El Salvador a haven for migrants seeking asylum. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump admin. reaches asylum deal with El Salvador

The Trump administration signed an asylum agreement Friday with El Salvador, giving the U.S. the right to repatriate migrants who cross through El Salvador to reach the U.S. and who then request asylum here. Published September 20, 2019