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Stephen Dinan

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

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In a Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018 photo,Flora Rranxburgaj breaks down as she talks about how she needs the help of her husband, standing left, and cannot do without him if he gets deported, during a press conference after he took sanctuary at Central United Methodist Church while facing deportation in Detroit. Ded Rranxburgaj and his wife Flora Rranxburgaj, both from Albania, immigrated to the U.S. 17 years ago and applied for refugee status within 5 months of their arrival. Eleven years ago Flora fell ill with Multiple Sclerosis and her husband Ded has had to take care of her since. Central United Methodist Church is offering sanctuary to Rranxburgaj of Southgate, who is scheduled to be deported Jan. 25. (Romain Blanquart/Detroit Free Press via AP)

DOJ escalates pressure on sanctuary cities

The Justice Department fired off letters to 23 states, cities and counties Wednesday demanding they prove their police policies don't break a federal law requiring information-sharing when it comes to immigration. Published January 24, 2018

Immigration advocates rallied on Capitol Hill on Tuesday as Democrats and Republicans relaunched the search for an immigration deal, fueled by fresh promises for a Senate vote, new concessions and good will after the agreement to reopen the federal government. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump at center of immigration debate

President Trump emerged this week as the potential middle ground in the immigration debate, cutting a path between security-focused Republicans in the House and more illegal-immigrant-friendly senators from both parties. Published January 23, 2018

In this file photo, immigrant-rights supporters gather at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017. Frustrated with both President Trump and Congress, activists are increasingly turning to the courts to try to alter the country's immigration policies. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

Fairfax County to stop honoring feds’ immigration requests

Fairfax County's jail will no longer comply with federal immigration authorities' detainer requests on illegal immigrants, the sheriff announced Tuesday, joining the number of communities that are balking at assisting President Trump on immigration. Published January 23, 2018

FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, file photo, Jerome Powell, President Donald Trump's nominee for chairman of the Federal Reserve, testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, the Senate Banking Committee voted for a second time to approve Powell to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Senate confirms new Fed chairman in easy vote

Senators delivered a show of confidence in Jerome Powell, President Trump's pick for chairman of the Federal Reserve System, voting overwhelmingly Tuesday to confirm him to the position. Published January 23, 2018

U.S. Border Patrol agents are reporting a new surge in illegal border crossings in Texas. (Associated Press/File)

Conservatives back tough crackdown immigration bill in House

House Republicans rallied Tuesday to back a conservative solution to illegal immigrant "Dreamers" and immigration enforcement, moving quickly to offer an alternative to the more generous amnesty that's being talked about in the Senate. Published January 23, 2018

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with lawmakers on immigration policy in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, in Washington. From left, Trump, Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., and Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Supreme Court to speed DACA case

The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will speed up a case involving the Trump administration's request to cancel the Obama-era DACA deportation amnesty, moving to grab a piece of the unfolding immigration debate. Published January 23, 2018

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., heads to the chamber with fellow Democrats for a procedural vote aimed at reopening the government, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress fights over who gets to be in immigration meetings

Sen. James Lankford was one of the Republicans seeking a middle-ground deal on immigration last year, joining a series of bipartisan meetings where they tried to figure out how to legalize "Dreamers." Published January 22, 2018

Maria Angelica Ramirez carries a large key reading "My Dream" during a protest outside the office of Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. (Associated Press)

Shock poll: Americans want massive cuts to legal immigration

A government shutdown is in the rearview mirror, but the outlines of a looming immigration deal remain murky with the sides still far apart -- though the latest polling suggests President Trump's bargaining position may be strong. Published January 22, 2018

Maria Bilbao, right, talks with a Doral police officer outside of the office of Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., as protesters march in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and Congress passing a clean Dream Act, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, in Doral, Fla. They weren't permitted to enter the office due to the government shutdown. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Dreamers reject Democrats’ shutdown deal

The immigration and liberal groups that pushed Democrats into a government shutdown blasted the party for caving Monday, saying lawmakers bungled the fight, gave up too early and walked away without any substantive gains. Published January 22, 2018

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, promised a full debate on immigration in coming weeks. (Associated Press)

Dems give up shutdown fight

Democrats ended their filibuster Monday and agreed to reopen the government, ending a three-day work shutdown that embarrassed Washington and only deepened the gridlock that has gripped Capitol Hill. Published January 22, 2018

In this photo from Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., left, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., sit together to honor former Sen. Bob Dole, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell pledges full immigration debate

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday he will ignite another massive immigration debate -- the fourth in the past 12 years -- in coming weeks, as he sought to convince Democrats to end a filibuster that has shut the government down. Published January 22, 2018

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, tried to push the vote up to Sunday night, hoping to end the shutdown quickly, but his Democratic counterpart objected. (Associated Press)

Dems reject deal, shutdown to last into Monday

Senators were reaching for a deal overnight Sunday to try to end a 2-day-old government shutdown, hoping to prevent the worst of the effects of furloughs that hits in earnest on Monday. Published January 21, 2018

In this file photo, travelers walk toward a currency exchange at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Monday, June 26, 2017, in Seattle. The Trump administration announced on April 10, 2018 that it was removing Chad from the controversial so-called travel ban impacting a handful of mostly majority-Muslim nations. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) (Associated Press) **FILE**

Report finds ‘chaos’ in Donald Trump’s first travel ban

Homeland Security was "caught by surprise" when President Trump issued his first travel ban last January, the department's inspector general said in a new report Friday that details the chaotic first days after the inauguration last year. Published January 21, 2018

"Dreamers," people brought to the U.S. illegally as children, and other supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, listen as lawmakers speak at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Dreamers reject compromise to reopen government

A key group of illegal immigrant "Dreamers" said Sunday that a deal lawmakers are considering to reopen the government with a promise to turn to immigration soon isn't good enough, heaping more pressure on Democrats to keep the shutdown going. Published January 21, 2018

In this Sept. 6, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., during a meeting with other Congressional leaders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Mr. Trump on Nov. 28 blasted Mr. Schumer and his House counterpart Nancy Pelosi for failing to show at a meeting on tax reform. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Trump and Schumer fight over Friday meeting

President Trump and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer can't even agree on what happened in their Friday meeting, which was held to try to avert the partial government shutdown that began hours later. Published January 20, 2018