Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Feds say restarting DACA will delay benefits for legal immigrants
Re-starting the DACA program in full will mean prioritizing illegal immigrant "Dreamers" over others -- guest-workers and legal immigrants -- who are already waiting in line, the government told a court this week. Published August 15, 2018
Democrats demand DHS un-deport illegal immigrant parents
Democratic senators demanded Tuesday that the federal government un-deport hundreds of illegal immigrant parents, letting them back into the country to reunite with their children and make new asylum claims. Published August 14, 2018
ICE blames computer for mother who was deported against judge’s wishes
Homeland Security officials say someone forgot to update a computer system last week, leading to an illegal immigrant mother and daughter being deported despite a strict promise to a judge that they wouldn't be touched. Published August 13, 2018
Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Center illegal immigrant child abuse allegations ‘unfounded’
Virginia authorities have cleared a facility that houses illegal immigrant children after finding that reports of child abuse were "unfounded." Published August 13, 2018
Allison Hrabar, DOJ employee who harassed Kristjen Nielsen, won’t be punished for tweets
The socialist Justice Department employee who harassed the Homeland Security secretary at a Washington restaurant won't be disciplined for her political tweets, a government watchdog has concluded. Published August 13, 2018
Judge rules Mueller investigation is legal
A federal judge ruled Monday that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election is not illegal. Published August 13, 2018
Brett Kavanaugh documents released for Supreme Court nominee research
Senators have released tens of thousands of pages of documents from Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh's time in the Bush White House, sending researchers scurrying as Washington prepares for his confirmation fight. Published August 12, 2018
Kanavanaugh confirmation hearing set for Sept. 4
Republicans said Friday they've scheduled Judge Brett Kavanaugh for a confirmation hearing Sept. 4, moving ahead with a speedy schedule that could still see him confirmed in time to be on the Supreme Court before October. Published August 10, 2018
Tax cuts eating into feds’ bottom line as deficit rises: CBO
The GOP's tax-cut law is already beginning to drive up deficits, budget analysts say, cutting into revenue just as spending is soaring. Published August 10, 2018
McConnell still sees speedy confirms for Kavanaugh
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Friday he still wants to have Judge Brett Kavanaugh confirmed and sitting on the Supreme Court by the start of the new term in October. Published August 10, 2018
Feds track down 299 deported parents in family separation case
The federal government has managed to reach nearly 300 illegal immigrant parents back in their home countries who were deported without their children, and has submitted a plan to try to figure out how to reconnect the families. Published August 10, 2018
Judge approves $3.5 million settlement from IRS to tea party groups
A judge this week signed off on the settlement between the IRS and hundreds of tea party groups, closing out the last major legal battle over what all sides now agree was unwarranted and illegal targeting for political purposes. Published August 9, 2018
Man arrested for offering $500 bounty to kill ICE agents
A Massachusetts man was arrested Thursday on charges of offering a $500 bounty on Twitter to anyone who killed an ICE agent -- the latest in a series of horrific threats aimed at the immigration law enforcement amid the ongoing deportation debate. Published August 9, 2018
Jeff Sessions threatened by judge with contempt over asylum deportation
A frustrated federal judge lashed the Trump administration Thursday and threatened to hold Attorney General Jeff Sessions in contempt after being told the government had deported an asylum seeker despite clear assurances she wouldn't be touched. Published August 9, 2018
ICE nets 133 illegal immigrants in alleged worker exploitation scam
Federal authorities Thursday announced the arrest of 13 people they say were ringleaders in a massive scheme to exploit illegal immigrants as cheap labor on farms and Hispanic-oriented businesses in Minnesota and Nebraska. Published August 9, 2018
Robert E. Lee statues still standing in defiance in U.S. Capitol, Charlottesville
Robert E. Lee remains defiant in the U.S. Capitol, where his statue stands in a place of honor a year after the race-tinged clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia, brought renewed attention to him and other figures of the Confederacy. Published August 8, 2018
Illegal immigration on border dropped 7 percent in July; families still pouring across
Illegal immigration across the southwest border appears to have dipped in July -- but the number of families trying to sneak in is still stubbornly high, suggesting the administration's zero-tolerance crackdown failed to dissuade smugglers or would-be migrants contemplating the journey. Published August 8, 2018
Chris Collins arrested after insider trading allegation
The FBI arrested Rep. Chris Collins Wednesday on charges of insider trading after the Securities and Exchange Commission accused him of passing on secret information about a failed clinical test to his son, who dumped 1.3 million shares of stock in a pharmaceutical company. Published August 8, 2018
Visa overstays present wrinkle in immigration issue
More than 400,000 people came to the U.S. on legal visitor visas in 2017 but were still here six months after their time was up, the government said in a new report Tuesday detailing the less-talked about side of illegal immigration. Published August 7, 2018
Illegal immigrant ‘family’ nabbed after man found to have raped girl
A woman turned her juvenile daughter over to a sexual predator to sneak them both into the U.S. in exchange for getting the mother a job, Homeland Security officials said Tuesday, detailing one of the horrific abuses that migrants are able to make of the immigration system. Published August 7, 2018
