Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Judge rules administration must produce evidence in Abrego Garcia deportation
A federal judge scolded the Trump administration Tuesday for more defiance in the case involving deported MS-13 gang suspect Kilmar Abrego Garcia, saying the government has shown "willful and intentional noncompliance." Published April 22, 2025
Judge orders feds to revive Voice of America, says Trump shutdown was illegal
A federal judge on Tuesday issued an injunction ordering the Trump administration to revive Voice of America, Radio Free Asia and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, immediately rehire their employees and allow them back on the air. Published April 22, 2025
Justices grill Maryland county on parent opt-out options for LGBTQ story time
Supreme Court justices on Tuesday signaled support for parents who are challenging Montgomery County's policy requiring public school students to sit through LGBT-heavy instructions on tolerance without the chance to opt out. Published April 22, 2025
Trump’s ban on transgender troops headed to the Supreme Court
The administration will ask the Supreme Court to revive President Trump's policy excluding openly transgender troops from serving in the military, a Justice Department lawyer said Tuesday. Published April 22, 2025
Supreme Court rules weekends don’t count when it comes to deportation deadlines
The Supreme Court said Tuesday that when it comes to deadlines for migrants to leave the country, Sundays and holidays can't be held against them. Published April 22, 2025
Columbia pro-Palestinian protester misses the birth of his son after ICE declined his release
Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil's wife gave birth to their baby, but U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement declined to let him out of detention to be present. Published April 22, 2025
Feds bust 27 suspected Tren de Aragua gang associates on sex trafficking, gun, drug charges
Federal authorities announced charges Monday against more than two dozen people they say were associated with Tren de Aragua in a list of mayhem ranging from robbery and sex trafficking to murder of women who tried to escape. Published April 21, 2025
Under Trump, border catch-and-release has dropped 99.99% from worst Biden month
The change at the border between President Biden and President Trump is nothing short of staggering, and two numbers best tell that story: 189,604 and 20. Published April 21, 2025
More Democrats make pilgrimage to try to see Abrego Garcia in El Salvador
Four House Democrats announced Monday that they had arrived in El Salvador to try to see Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the deported MS-13 gang suspect who has become a rallying point for President Trump's opponents. Published April 21, 2025
Supreme Court makes ‘unprecedented’ intervention to block Trump’s gang deportations
The Supreme Court waded even more deeply into President Trump's immigration powers this weekend by ordering an emergency halt of deportations to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act as the justices signaled a striking willingness to referee administration actions. Published April 20, 2025
Supreme Court blocks another round of Trump deportations to El Salvador
The Supreme Court ordered the government not to deport another group of Venezuelans to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act, issuing an emergency order Saturday morning putting things on hold until courts can hear more arguments. Published April 19, 2025
Van Hollen accuses El Salvador of ‘set-up’ in meeting with Abrego Garcia
Sen. Chris Van Hollen said the Salvadoran government fabricated the situation that led to a photo of him and deported MS-13 gang suspect Kilmar Abrego Garcia sitting at a table with margarita glasses in front of them. Published April 18, 2025
Rep. Comer tells Democrats that taxpayers won’t pay for visits to Abrego Garcia in El Salvador
A House committee chair told Democrats if they want to make the pilgrimage to El Salvador to visit MS-13 gang suspect Kilmar Abrego Garcia, they'll have to foot the bill on their own. Published April 18, 2025
White House, DHS offer new justifications for deporting Abrego Garcia, MS-13 gang suspect
Trump officials are sharing new reasons for deporting MS-13 suspect Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador, saying his initial claims blocking his deportation in 2019 were "fake" and revealing new details of a human smuggling allegation. Published April 18, 2025
AP loses bid to reclaim special access to White House
A federal judge on Friday gave tentative approval to a new White House press policy that demotes The Associated Press to the same status as newspapers, removing the storied wire service's previous special access to the president. Published April 18, 2025
Van Hollen meets with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador
Sen. Chris Van Hollen met Thursday night with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, confirming the deported MS-13 gang suspect is alive after a month of incarceration in El Salvador's terrorist prison. Published April 17, 2025
Police reveal why they thought Kilmar Abrego Garcia was an MS-13 gang member
Shedding some light on a key issue in the fight over his deportation, Police gang experts reveal why they thought Kilmar Abrego Garcia was an MS-13 gang member. Published April 17, 2025
Appeals court warns Americans could be next after ‘shocking’ deportation of MS-13 suspect
Americans could be the next to be shunted off to foreign prisons if the Trump administration's "shocking" treatment of a deported MS-13 suspect is allowed to stand, a federal appeals court said in a climactic ruling Thursday. Published April 17, 2025
Supreme Court declines to revive Trump birthright citizenship policy — for now
The Supreme Court declined Thursday to block lower court rulings that paused President Trump's attempt to limit birthright citizenship, but put the case on their calendar for a rare oral argument session next month. Published April 17, 2025
Van Hollen fails in attempt to meet Abrego Garcia, wrongly deported MS-13 suspect
Sen. Chris Van Hollen said he was stopped by Salvadoran soldiers when he tried to visit Thursday with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the MS-13 suspect who the senator claimed was "illegally abducted" and deported back to El Salvador. Published April 17, 2025
