Stephen Dinan

Feds begin charging illegal immigrants with trespassing on military land

The Justice Department is bringing a new tool to the border fight, charging the first set of migrants with entering a restricted military zone in southern New Mexico. Published May 1, 2025

Judge rules Trump can’t use Alien Enemies Act to deport Tren de Aragua gang members

The Alien Enemies Act can't be used to detain and deport Venezuelan gang members, a federal judge ruled Thursday, a significant blow to President Trump's claims of expansive deportation powers. Published May 1, 2025

How Mexico’s stolen oil is fueling smuggling cartels

Having sapped Mexican cartels' income from migrant smuggling, the Trump administration moved Thursday to go after another source of income: fuel theft. Published May 1, 2025

State Department employee stole $650,000 by writing checks to herself

A State Department employee managed to steal more than $650,000 over two years by using her access to a government checkbook account to write herself 60 checks. Published May 1, 2025

Hunter Biden drops lawsuit against IRS

Hunter Biden on Wednesday canceled a lawsuit that had accused the IRS of illegally trying to "embarrass" him by sharing his private tax information with the public. Published April 30, 2025

Another domestic abuse case surfaces for MS-13 suspect who Democrats want to un-deport

Homeland Security said Wednesday that it discovered Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the MS-13 gang suspect at the center of a political and legal battle, had a second domestic violence allegation lodged against him when he was living in the U.S. illegally. Published April 30, 2025

WATCH: Fate of nation’s first religious charter school rests with Supreme Court

Supreme Court justices struggled Wednesday to decide whether Oklahoma can open the nation's first religious charter school in a case that goes to the heart of whether charters are public or private institutions. Published April 30, 2025

HHS quits paying for kids’ ‘gender-affirming care’ that was promoted under Biden administration

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday said his department has "ended funding for gender mutilation surgeries and other kind of gender dysphoria practices." Published April 30, 2025

Judge sets free Palestinian student Trump is trying to deport

A federal judge ordered the release Wednesday of Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian student the Trump administration has been trying to deport for pro-Palestine activism, saying the government appeared to be trying to silence him. Published April 30, 2025

Feds charge Ukrainian mother and daughter with illegal voting

Federal authorities brought charges this week against a Ukrainian mother and daughter they say cast illegal ballots in Florida in last year's presidential election. Published April 30, 2025

Judge accused of helping man evade ICE suspended by Wisconsin Supreme Court

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily relieved Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan of her duties after she was arrested for trying to prevent law enforcement from arresting an illegal immigrant in her courtroom. Published April 29, 2025

House GOP votes to stop Democrats’ Signal chat inquiry and other anti-Trump probes

Republicans rallied around President Trump and his team Tuesday by voting to halt Democratic attempts to release potentially embarrassing information about Elon Musk and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Published April 29, 2025

Modest deportations: Trump’s ICE booting 650 people per day

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested about 65,000 people over the first 100 days of the new administration, marking a major increase over the Biden years but far from the mass deportations that President Trump promised. Published April 29, 2025