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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

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In this June 17, 2018, file photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, people who've been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the United States, sit in one of the cages at a facility in McAllen, Texas. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Rio Grande Valley Sector via AP) ** FILE **

Illegal immigrant children skip deportation hearings, disappear each day

On any given day, nearly 20 illegal immigrant children skip their deportation hearings and disappear into the shadows, the Trump administration said Thursday, putting contours on the difficulty the government faces in trying to stop the flow and protect the children. Published August 16, 2018

Anthony David Tovar Ortiz, center, is accompanied by attorney Ricardo de Anda after arriving to La Aurora airport in Guatemala City, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. The 8-year-old stayed in a shelter for migrant children in Houston after his mother Elsa Ortiz Enriquez was deported in June 2018 under President Donald Trump administration's zero tolerance policy. (AP Photo/Oliver de Ros)

Feds point fingers as illegal immigrant children face abuse: Senate probe

Illegal-immigrant children are slipping through the federal safety net designed to protect them from abuse, Senate investigators said in a new report released Wednesday that found no federal agency willing to step up and accept responsibility for them once they're released into the community. Published August 15, 2018

Adalicia Montecinos holds her year-old son Johan, who became a poster child for the U.S. policy of separating immigrants and their children, at a restaurant in Yojoa, Honduras, Friday, 20, 2018. Johan arrived in San Pedro Sula and was reunited with his parents on a government bus. Captured by Border Patrol agents in March, Johan's father was deported and the then 10-month-old remained at an Arizona shelter. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

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

In this June 21, 2017, file photo, former FBI Director Robert Mueller, the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 election, departs Capitol Hill following a closed door meeting in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

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

President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, officiates at the swearing-in of Judge Britt Grant to take a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, at the U.S. District Courthouse in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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

In this Aug. 7, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, officiates at the swearing-in of Judge Britt Grant to take a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit at the U.S. District Courthouse in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

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

A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent gathers information on four Guatemalan nationals, including two men and a pair of 12 and 13-year-old boys, Wednesday, July 18, 2018, in Yuma, Ariz. Thousands of families and unaccompanied children are continuing to cross the U.S. border in Arizona and California even after learning of the government's family separation policy upon apprehension. (AP Photo/Matt York)

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

This April 26, 2017, file photo shows the Twitter icon on a mobile phone, in Philadelphia. Twitter reports earnings Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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