Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
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
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
Joe Biden, Hunter Biden could be forced to testify in Donald Trump Senate impeachment trial
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden and his son Hunter could be forced to testify if the Senate ends up holding an impeachment trial of President Trump, say congressional aides who questioned whether Democrats have thought through the full implications of their impeachment drive. Published October 7, 2019
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
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
Miguel Perez Jr., deported Army veteran, wins U.S. citizenship
Miguel Perez Jr., an Army veteran deported after conviction of a drug trafficking charge, has won U.S. citizenship, his backers announced Friday, declaring victory after a years-long battle to get his deportation reversed. Published October 4, 2019
DHS drug detector devices can’t spot fentanyl at the border: Audit
Homeland Security spent millions of dollars on drug detection devices for use at the border even though the detectors can't reliably spot the type of deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl that is pouring across the border, the department's inspector general said in a report this week. Published October 4, 2019
Supreme Court to decide whether immigrant smuggling law is too vague
The Supreme Court said Friday it will hear arguments over whether a law prohibiting people from encouraging illegal immigration is so broad and vague that it would criminalize protected First Amendment speech. Published October 4, 2019
Nancy Pelosi impeachment inquiry faces legal challenges
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's declaration of an impeachment inquiry is barely a week old, and it's already running into serious challenges on the legal front. Published October 3, 2019
Scott Jenkins, Culpeper sheriff, questions Fairfax County officer’s suspension for ICE cooperation
A sheriff in a nearby Virginia county is questioning Fairfax County's decision to suspend a police officer who cooperated in holding an illegal immigrant with an outstanding warrant for pickup by ICE. Published October 3, 2019
Pelosi says Trump is building impeachment case after China remarks
Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected calls Thursday for a full House vote on an impeachment inquiry, saying she's confident Democrats can proceed without needing to take that formal step. Published October 3, 2019
Illegal immigrant caught crossing border on ultralight aircraft
Border agents nabbed an illegal immigrant this weekend after he crossed the border into Arizona using an ultralight aircraft, in yet another way technology is changing the face of illegal migration. Published October 3, 2019
ACLU demands Trump administration pay migrant families separated by border policy
The American Civil Liberties Union went to court Thursday to demand the federal government pay damages to migrant families who were snared and separated by last year's zero-tolerance border policy. Published October 3, 2019
GOP tells court Pelosi’s ‘impeachment inquiry’ is bogus
Whatever Speaker Nancy Pelosi says, the House is not actually in the midst of an official impeachment inquiry, a key Republican told a federal judge Thursday, undercutting Democrats' demands to get a peek at secret grand jury information they believe will expose President Trump. Published October 3, 2019
Fairfax County police officer suspended for ICE cooperation restored to ‘full duty’
Stung by a public outcry, Fairfax County Police Chief Edwin C. Roessler Jr. announced Wednesday that he had canceled the suspension and restored to duty an officer who had turned an illegal immigrant over to ICE. Published October 2, 2019
Pelosi: Impeachment won’t derail Democrats’ agenda
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi insisted Wednesday her newfound focus on impeachment won't prevent Democrats from tackling the big issues they promised voters in last year's elections -- but President Trump said there's fat chance of that. Published October 2, 2019
Democrats say there’s ‘real sense of urgency’ about impeachment inquiry
Democrats have a "real sense of urgency" about impeaching President Trump, House intelligence committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Wednesday as he and Speaker Nancy Pelosi updated reporters on the progress of their impeachment inquiry. Published October 2, 2019
Fairfax County suspends police officer for ICE cooperation
Fairfax County Police Chief Edwin C. Roessler Jr. said Tuesday he suspended an officer who cooperated with federal deportation officers by turning over an illegal immigrant he encountered during a traffic stop -- a move the chief said violated department policy. Published October 1, 2019
Senators chide NEA for spending taxpayer money on Che Guevara exhibit
Florida's two senators demanded answers Tuesday after revealing the National Endowment for the Arts paid $45,000 for a traveling art exhibition featuring a portrait of socialist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara, saying U.S. taxpayers shouldn't subsidize the idolization of a man involved in "mass murder." Published October 1, 2019
Appeals court blasts DHS ‘return-to-Mexico’ border policy
A federal appeals court expressed skepticism Tuesday over the Trump administration's policymaking some asylum-seekers wait in Mexico, saying it's troubling the government doesn't even ask the migrants whether they might be in danger if they are forced back across the border. Published October 1, 2019
