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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

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Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Ronald Vitiello speaks during a roundtable during an event to salute U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Aug. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Ronald Vitiello, ICE head nominee, under fire from agency’s union

Ronald D. Vitiello, President Trump's pick to head ICE, lacks the spark to be the "change agent" embattled agency needs -- and appears to have once posted a tweet comparing Mr. Trump to Dennis the Menace, agency labor union leaders said Wednesday. Published November 14, 2018

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., speaks with reporters before he and Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., try to bring up the legislation to protect special counsel Robert Mueller, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. Senate Republicans are facing renewed pressure to pass legislation to protect Mueller, with a handful of GOP senators urging their leadership to hold a vote now that President Donald Trump has pushed out Attorney General Jeff Sessions. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Jeff Flake to halt judicial nominees until Robert Mueller protection bill passed

Sen. Jeff Flake announced Wednesday that he will not vote to advance any new judicial nominees through the Judiciary Committee, nor will he vote to confirm picks on the Senate floor, until he gets his way on unrelated legislation to prevent the firing of special counsel Robert Mueller. Published November 14, 2018

FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, before the House Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) **FILE**

McConnell rejects Mueller protection bill

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell flatly rejected the need to approve legislation protecting the special counsel's probe into the 2016 election, saying Wednesday there's no evidence the investigation needs protection. Published November 14, 2018

California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., arrives to debate California Sen. Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) ** FILE **

Dianne Feinstein demands hearings on DOJ changes

Sen. Dianne Feinstein demanded Tuesday that the Senate hold hearings with both former Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Matthew Whitaker, the man named to replace him temporarily, saying there are too many questions surrounding the ouster. Published November 13, 2018

This image from video provided by the Yuma Sector Border Patrol shows a group of migrants who crawled through a hole that had been dug under the U.S.-Mexico border wall at the San Luis port of entry near Yuma, Arizona on Nov. 7. (Associated Press)

Illegal immigrants break November 2017 number in 2 days

Even before the high-profile illegal immigrant caravans reach the U.S. in the coming weeks, the numbers have taken a grim turn, setting records and serving as a major annoyance to the Trump administration. Published November 11, 2018

Migrants discuss their journey using a map posted inside the sports complex where thousands of migrants have been camped out for several days in Mexico City, Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. About 500 Central American migrants headed out of Mexico City on Friday to embark on the longest and most dangerous leg of their journey to the U.S. border, while thousands more were waiting one day more at a massive improvised shelter.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

ACLU sues to stop Trump asylum crackdown

The ACLU announced a lawsuit Friday to block President Trump's new asylum crackdown, saying he overstepped his powers and is breaking clear language in the immigration law. Published November 9, 2018

President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump signs proclamation to block bogus asylum seekers

President Trump signed a proclamation Friday to block illegal immigrants who jump the southwest border from being able to claim asylum, hoping to deter at least some of the migrant caravans currently streaming north through Mexico. Published November 9, 2018

Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., talks to campaign volunteers at a Democratic campaign office on primary election day in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, file)

Kyrsten Sinema takes lead in Arizona Senate race

Democratic candidate Kyrsten Sinema took the lead in the Arizona Senate race in new numbers released by the state Thursday night, flipping the race from what had appeared to be a GOP hold. Published November 8, 2018

A group of Central American migrants, representing the thousands participating in a caravan trying to reach the U.S. border, undertake an hours-long march to the office of the United Nations' humans rights body in Mexico City, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Members of the caravan which has stopped in Mexico City demanded buses Thursday to take them to the U.S. border, saying it is too cold and dangerous to continue walking and hitchhiking.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Feds announce new policy to limit asylum claims

The administration announced a new policy Thursday giving President Trump power to block asylum claims from the migrant caravan and other illegal immigrants who plan to jump the U.S.-Mexico border. Published November 8, 2018

Julia Paley, of Arlington, Va., with the DMV Sanctuary Congregation Network, holds up a sign that reads "DACA Don't Destroy Dreamers Dreams" during a rally supporting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, outside the White House, in Washington on Sept. 4, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Appeals court rules against Trump DACA phaseout

A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that President Trump and his team goofed in trying to cancel the Obama-era DACA deportation amnesty for "Dreamers," saying that while they may have the power to erase the program, they must do it properly. Published November 8, 2018