Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Federal judge blocks new deportations under Alien Enemies Act
A federal judge issued a new blockade Friday preventing President Trump from deporting Venezuelan gang suspects who are being held in southern Texas. Published April 11, 2025
Judge’s ruling allows ICE to make arrests near churches
A federal judge on Friday rejected a lawsuit by churches against the new Trump policy allowing immigration officers to make arrests near churches, saying the religious organizations can't show they suffered enough harm to be able to sue. Published April 11, 2025
‘Just need to start killing’: Man arrested for threats to Trump, ICE
Federal authorities announced charges Friday against a Pennsylvania man they accused of threatening to assassinate President Trump and vowing to slaughter immigration officers at ICE. Published April 11, 2025
Feds balk at latest deadline in Salvadoran gang deportation case
The Trump administration on Friday said it needs more time to figure out what the Supreme Court's new ruling means for bringing back a deported MS-13 gang suspect. Published April 11, 2025
Trump Derangement Syndrome? Federal judges let loose when ruling on the executive branch
One appeals court judge said the administration treated some illegal immigrant deportees worse than the U.S. treated Nazis. A district judge scorned the president for acting like a "king" or "dictator." Still other judges have accused the president and his team of racism and "animus" toward transgender persons. Published April 11, 2025
Los Angeles schools block Homeland Security employees from checking on migrant children
Los Angeles schools said Thursday that they turned away two teams of Homeland Security employees that tried to enter elementary schools looking to check in with some migrant students. Published April 10, 2025
Judge won’t block Trump’s registration requirement for immigrants
A federal judge shot down immigrant-rights groups' attempt to block President Trump's new requirement that illegal immigrants register with the government, saying the organizations that sued didn't have legal standing to bring the case. Published April 10, 2025
Supreme Court orders Trump administration to do its part to bring immigrant back from El Salvador
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Homeland Security to try to bring back an MS-13 gang suspect who was wrongly deported to El Salvador. Published April 10, 2025
Biden admitted 6,300 illegal immigrants with criminal records, national security concerns: DOGE
The Biden administration used its "parole" powers to admit at least 6,300 unauthorized migrants into the U.S. who have criminal records or appeared on the government's terrorism watch list, the Department of Government Efficiency reported Thursday. Published April 10, 2025
Customs revenue ticks up as the Trump tariffs start playing out in the federal budget
Uncle Sam collected an extra $1 billion in customs duties last month, according to new Treasury Department data that shows President Trump is starting to affect the government's finances. Published April 10, 2025
Zeldin to pursue new ban on animal testing at EPA
Administrator Lee Zeldin plans to revive a ban on animal testing at the Environmental Protection Agency, The Washington Times has learned. Published April 10, 2025
Judge orders new block on Trump using Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan gang suspects
A federal judge ordered a temporary halt Wednesday to the administration's attempt to deport Venezuelan gang suspects, saying he needs some time to evaluate a new ACLU lawsuit challenging the legality of President Trump's actions using the Alien Enemies Act. Published April 9, 2025
IRS data reveals that 6% of federal workers are delinquent on their taxes
Tens of thousands of federal workers have been delinquent on their taxes, including more than 5% of congressional employees and 4% of White House staff, according to new IRS data released this week. Published April 9, 2025
ACLU mounts new challenge to Trump’s deportations under Alien Enemies Act
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a new challenge Wednesday seeking to reverse President Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan gang suspects. Published April 9, 2025
DHS to screen immigration applicants’ social media for antisemitism
Homeland Security said Wednesday that it will now use evidence of antisemitism against people applying for immigration benefits. Published April 9, 2025
Fairfax County, Virginia, is third-most prolific sanctuary jurisdiction, study finds
Virginia's Fairfax County ranks third on a new list of sanctuary jurisdictions, with the county jail having refused to cooperate on more than 1,150 deportation "detainer" requests from the Department of Homeland Security over the last 2 1/2 years. Published April 9, 2025
Judge orders Trump to restore Associated Press access
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered President Trump to give The Associated Press back its special access to the White House, saying the wire service was wrongly punished for refusing to adopt Mr. Trump's views. Published April 8, 2025
Under Trump, immigration courts are seeing best numbers since 2008
For 17 years, the government had been digging a hole on immigration, steadily building up a massive backlog of 4 million cases in the immigration courts. Since President Trump took office, the government has finally begun to eat into that backlog, cutting it by 115,000 cases since Inauguration Day. Published April 8, 2025
Supreme Court blocks judge who ordered Trump to rehire fired probationary employees
The Supreme Court pushed back Tuesday on another Democrat-appointed judge who had leaped to block one of President Trump's policies, ruling that the lower court used iffy evidence to halt the administration's mass firing of probationary employees. Published April 8, 2025
Supreme Court OKs gang suspect deportations to El Salvador, with some new limits
The Supreme Court delivered a major victory to President Trump on Monday, erasing a lower court ruling that had blocked him from deporting Tren de Aragua gang suspects to El Salvador. Published April 7, 2025
