Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
New anti-DACA case draws favorable judge
Texas has already caught its first break in its new lawsuit to stop the Obama-era DACA program, after the case was assigned to U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen. Published May 2, 2018
Texas leads a coalition of states suing to stop DACA
Texas led a coalition of states Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging the legality of the Obama-era DACA deportation amnesty, opening up a new legal front in the increasingly messy battle over illegal immigration. Published May 1, 2018
Andrew McCabe to face investigation if he tries to regain law license
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe will face an investigation into allegations he lied under oath if he ever tries to reactivate his law license to practice law, according to the Pennsylvania courts. Published May 1, 2018
Thomas Homan, ICE chief: Illegal immigrant caravan stealing spots from deserving refugees
The people from the illegal immigrant caravan making bogus asylum claims in the U.S. are keeping other more deserving people from war-torn and troubled countries from getting to safety here, President Trump's top immigration enforcement official said Tuesday. Published May 1, 2018
Caravan members arrested after jumping U.S. border
At least 30 people from the illegal immigrant caravan had already been arrested for jumping the border as of Monday morning, border sources told The Washington Times, and the government filed the first criminal charges against them later in the day. Published April 30, 2018
Illegal immigrant caravan organizers vow to outlast U.S. government in border standoff
The U.S. government says it's all full-up at the San Ysidro port of entry and can't process the caravan participants who are demanding asylum. They'll have to wait their turn -- or give up and remain in Mexico, or head home to Central America. Caravan organizers, though, vow to outlast the U.S. government. Published April 30, 2018
Thomas D. Homan, Trump’s top immigration enforcer, to retire
President Trump's deportation chief will step down from his job, administration sources confirmed Monday, short-circuiting what would have been a bruising battle with Congress over his confirmation and leaving a massive hole for Mr. Trump to fill. Published April 30, 2018
Trump says U.S. ‘doing the best we can’ to stop illegal immigrant caravan
President Trump declined to guess Monday how many people deserve asylum from the illegal immigrant caravan that's reached the U.S. border, but he said the mass of people exposes major holes in American immigration law. Published April 30, 2018
Trump: No apology for travel ban Muslim comments
President Trump said Monday he won't apologize for his past comments about Muslims and suggestions of a Muslim ban, saying he doubts it would make a difference to the courts that are deciding the legality of his travel ban policy. Published April 30, 2018
Trump slow-walking immigration enforcement chief nomination, Democrats say
Senate Democrats say President Trump is trying to pull a fast one with his immigration enforcement chief, hiding behind a complex set of rules to keep him on the job while slow-walking his nomination to prevent Democrats from getting a crack at him on Capitol Hill. Published April 29, 2018
Migrant caravan reaches U.S. border, demands asylum
The illegal immigrant caravan swamped border officials in San Diego Sunday as hundreds of people showed up at the San Ysidro port of entry and demanded admittance and asylum as reporters, immigrant rights activists and Mexican watched. Published April 29, 2018
Donald Trump demands Sen. Tester resign after VA fight
President Trump on Saturday called on Sen. Jon Tester to resign, blaming the Montana Democrat for "false" allegations that sank the nomination of the White House doctor to lead the Veterans Affairs Department. Published April 28, 2018
Appeals court restores Texas voter-ID law
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that Texas's new version of its voter-ID law can go into effect, rebuking a lower court judge for trying to block the law and delivering a significant victory to voter-integrity advocates. Published April 27, 2018
Trump: Failure of VA nominee Ronny Jackson exposed Washington ‘disgrace’
President Trump said Friday it was a "disgrace" that Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson's nomination to lead the Veterans Affairs Department was sunk by Democratic senators' allegations of misbehavior. Published April 27, 2018
House intel concludes no collusion in 2016 campaign
There is no evidence President Trump's campaign colluded or conspired with the Russian government during the 2016 election, but both his team and the Clinton campaign had "poor judgment and ill-considered actions," the House intelligence committee concluded in a report Friday. Published April 27, 2018
Faith-based shelter withholds info on abortion from illegals
A faith-based shelter in Texas is refusing to tell illegal immigrants that they have a right to abortion in the U.S., the government said Thursday, defying a court order that every single unaccompanied alien child still in government custody be informed. Published April 26, 2018
MS-13 gang members claim they’re underage to gain access to U.S.
MS-13 is paying smugglers to coach gang members on how to game the U.S. immigration system, teaching underage members to claim UAC status -- and telling those over 18 to lie and claim they are underage -- to try to gain quick, easy access to the U.S., government officials said Thursday. Published April 26, 2018
Radioactive waste ‘big-ticket item’ on GAO’s duplication report
The federal government could save tens of billions of dollars by coming up with better ways to treat radioactive waste -- one "big-ticket item" in a Government Accountability Office report Thursday that urged Congress to be more aggressive in overseeing federal spending. Published April 26, 2018
National Guard training at border is ‘relatively small return on investment’: Air Force chief
Deploying the National Guard to the border turns out not to be very good for either border security or for the troops looking for a realistic training environment, the Air Force secretary said in a new report released by Congress Wednesday, calling into question President Trump's deployment plans. Published April 26, 2018
Jeff Sessions: Trump investigation ‘needs to conclude’
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Thursday that an ongoing probe into President Trump "needs to conclude" in order to let him focus on North Korea, the U.S.-Mexico border and other world negotiations. Published April 26, 2018
