Skip to content
TRENDING:
Donald Trump
Advertisement

Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

Articles by Stephen Dinan

Ken Cuccinelli, Acting Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security testifies during House Oversight subcommittee hearing on deportation of critically ill children at Capitol Hill in Washington, on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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

In this Thursday, March 14, 2019, photo, a Border Patrol agent apprehends a person suspected of having entered the U.S. illegally near McAllen, Texas. While many adults crossing the border on their own in South Texas try to flee agents, most migrant parents and children wait to surrender so they can be processed and released into the United States. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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

In this Aug. 18, 2018 photo, commuters ride in the back of a pickup as night falls in San Miguel, El Salvador. More than 26,000 people were deported from the US and Mexico to this Central American country last year. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

DHS strikes deal with El Salvador to protect 200,000 migrants in U.S.

The U.S. reached a deal with El Salvador on Monday granting more than 200,000 Salvadorans an additional year's grace period before they would become illegal immigrants, in exchange for El Salvador's cooperation in stemming this year's border surge. Published October 28, 2019

In this Dec. 11, 2018 file photo, an asylum-seeking boy from Central America runs down a hallway after arriving from an immigration detention center to a shelter in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) **FILE**

ACLU argues migrant families must be reunited despite criminal records

The American Civil Liberties Union asked a federal court last week to order the government to allow migrant children to be released directly parents with felony or violent misdemeanor records, saying it's more important families are quickly put back together. Published October 27, 2019

In this Feb. 14, 2019 file photo Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax presides over the Senate during the session at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. Fairfax filed a $400 million defamation lawsuit Thursday, Sept. 12 against CBS Corp. and CBS Broadcasting in New York, alleging the network published false statements by two women who have accused him of sexual assault. Virginia Republicans are renewing their call for bipartisan hearings into sexual assault allegations two women have made against Mr. Fairfax. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) **FILE**

Virginia GOP deploys Justin Fairfax rape allegations in 2019 election

The rape allegations made earlier this year against Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax are now an issue in the state's legislative elections, with Republicans running a hard-hitting ad against Democrats who refused to listen to the accusations. Published October 26, 2019

FILE - This Aug. 17, 2018, file photo provided by the Alexandria (Va.) Detention Center shows Maria Butina. The Russian gun rights activist who admitted being a secret agent for the Kremlin and trying to infiltrate conservative U.S. political groups while Donald Trump rose to power has been released from federal prison according to a statement Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which says it has taken custody of Butina. She’s expected to return to Russia now that she’s finished her 18-month sentence. (Alexandria Detention Center via AP, File)

ICE deports Russian operative Marina Butina

Maria Butina was convicted last year of acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government, as part of the FBI's efforts to combat the Russian government's meddling in the 2016 election. Published October 25, 2019

Suanny Gomez, 24, from Honduras and seeking asylum in the United States, waits in a tent with her 5-year-old son, William, Tuesday, April 30, 2019, in Matamoros, Mexico. Gomez said she does not have money to pay a proposed fee for seeking asylum. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

DHS cuts welfare test for immigration fee waivers

Homeland Security's citizenship agency announced Friday it is streamlining the way migrants can apply for a discount on their immigration fees, saying that the old method unfairly gave an advantage to people living in some states. Published October 25, 2019

In this April 3, 2019, file photo, Rep. Katie Hill, D-Calif., talks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Hill says shes asked for an investigation into intimate photos she says were posted online without her consent. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Katie Hill under House ethics committee investigation amid alleged affair, nude photo leak

The House ethics committee said Wednesday it has opened an investigation intro freshman Rep. Katie Hill, after news reports that the California Democrat was involved in a three-way relationship with her husband and a female campaign staffer, even as she had an affair with a male staffer in her official congressional office. Published October 23, 2019

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., gestures while speaking during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Nancy Pelosi, Democrats produce more subpoenas than laws

Thanks to a flurry of Ukraine activity, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her new Democratic majority have approved more subpoenas to investigate President Trump than they've written new laws. Published October 22, 2019