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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

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Children detained at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing facility color and draw, part of the many activities as well as meals and clothing they are provided at taxpayer expense. (Associated Press)

illegal immigrant children cost taxpayers $670 a day

Illegal immigrant children set up in comfy dormitories, coloring with "multicultural crayons," watching their favorite soccer teams from back home on the extensive cable system, even kicking the ball around themselves on a beautiful new soccer field -- all paid for by taxpayers. Published May 30, 2018

The Social Security Administration's main campus is seen in Woodlawn, Md., on Jan. 11, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Social Security pays benefits to hundreds of dead people

Social Security just can't stop paying dead people. The massive public pensions system will pay millions this year to people it knows are dead -- in many cases, it even has death certificate numbers listed -- but officials can't seem to figure out how to stop outgoing benefit checks, according to a new inspector general's audit announced Wednesday. Published May 30, 2018

In this Feb. 9, 2017, photo provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE agents stand outside a home in Atlanta during a targeted enforcement operation aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminals living in the country illegally. (Bryan Cox/ICE via AP) **FILE**

ICE sweep nabs 156 for deportation in Chicago

Federal officers arrested 156 illegal immigrants and other people eligible to be deported from around the Chicago area over a six-day period, Homeland Security announced Tuesday. Published May 29, 2018

Two female detainees sleep in a holding cell, as the children are separated by age group and gender, as hundreds of mostly Central American immigrant children are being processed and held at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Nogales Placement Center in Nogales, Ariz., on June 18, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

White House says more detention would solve immigration

Administration officials delivered a vehement defense Tuesday of President Trump's attempts to blame Democrats for putting children at risk in the immigration process, saying the party's lawmakers in Washington are blocking the kinds of changes needed to stem the flow of children and families. Published May 29, 2018

In this undated photo, migrant workers from Mexico on Johnson Farm in Luna County, N.M. (Roberto E. Rosales/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

DHS scolds Congress, approves 15,000 foreign workers

The Trump administration on Friday announced 15,000 additional visas for businesses to hire temporary help from foreign workers this summer, splitting the difference between "America first" advocates and business groups, who'd begged for nearly five times that number. Published May 25, 2018

Tom Cat Bakery employees and their supporters rally against President Donald Trump's immigration policies outside Trump Tower in New York Saturday, April 8, 2017. Thirty-one of the bakery's employees will be fired and could be deported if they cannot prove by April 21, 2017 that they're working in the country legally. (Associated Press) **FILE**

DHS to cancel Obama-era foreign investor immigration program

The Trump administration moved Friday to officially revoke an Obama-era program designed to entice foreign entrepreneurs to move to the U.S. to invest their cash in businesses here, saying the previous administration overstepped its powers. Published May 25, 2018

Julia Paley, of Arlington, Va., with the DMV Sanctuary Congregation Network, holds up a sign that reads "DACA Don't Destroy Dreamers Dreams" during a rally supporting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, outside the White House, in Washington on Sept. 4, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

‘Dreamer’ petition nears success

The petition-drive to force a vote on granting citizenship rights to Dreamers is bordering on success after two more Republicans signed on Tuesday, leaving backers just shy of the threshold. Published May 24, 2018

President Donald Trump's hair is ruffled by a breeze as he speaks to the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 23, 2018, en route to a day trip to New York. Trump will hold a roundtable discussion on Long Island on illegal immigration and gang violence that the White House is calling a "national call to action for legislative policy changes." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Donald Trump’s MS-13 ‘animals’ rhetoric overshadows border security push

The Trump administration says laws must be changed to stem the flow of MS-13 recruits from Central America -- some of them crossing specifically to join the gang and others being perfect targets for recruitment once they reach the U.S. But the policy questions have been overshadowed by President Trump's rhetoric. Published May 23, 2018

In this May 16, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump listens to a question during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Donald Trump can’t block Twitter followers: Federal judge

President Trump cannot block people from his Twitter account, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying the account became a public forum once he started using it for government business and is now protected by the First Amendment. Published May 23, 2018

"The eye-popping increase in fraud and abuse shows that these smugglers know it's easier to get released into America if they are part of a family and if they bring unaccompanied alien children," said Katie Waldman, a Homeland Security spokeswoman. (Associated Press)

Eye-popping surge of illegal immigrants abducting children

The government warned federal judges in 2016 that their attempts to create a catch-and-release policy for illegal immigrant families would lead to children being "abducted" by migrants hoping to pose as families to take advantage. Published May 22, 2018

75-year-old woman arrested smuggling heroin into U.S.

Border officers manning a port of entry between the U.S. and Mexico arrested a 75-year-old woman Monday after they found nearly 17 points of heroin hidden in her car and in her purse. Published May 22, 2018

In this Jan. 11, 2018, file photo, suspected members of the MS-13 gang are escorted to their arraignment in Mineola, N.Y. A sweep of alleged MS-13 gang members on Long Island has racked up impressive arrest totals but also left unanswered questions. Since May, federal authorities say they've arrested more than 220 members of the notorious street gang. But authorities have largely declined multiple requests by for even the most basic information about the arrests. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

MS-13 gang member nicknamed ‘Animal’ sentenced to 40 years

An MS-13 member who goes by the gang name "Animal" received a 40-year prison sentence this week for a conspiracy that included the murder of a 15-year-old boy, the U.S. attorney's office in Massachusetts said Tuesday. Published May 22, 2018