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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

Articles by Stephen Dinan

Protesters march near a Planned Parenthood location in Aurora, Ill., on Sept. 18, 2007. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Abortion clinics built with federal tax law aid

Federal taxpayer funding generally isn't allowed to be spent on abortions, but Republicans say they have spotted a loophole in which tax-free municipal bonds have been used to put federal cash on the line in order to help build abortion clinics -- including Planned Parenthood's headquarters in New York. Published October 22, 2017

Immigrant rights supporters hold giant letters reading "Dream Act" as they demonstrate in favor of Congress passing a 'Clean Dream Act' that will prevent the deportation of young immigrants known as Dreamers working and studying in the U.S.,Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Miami. President Trump announced plans to end a program protecting them. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) **FILE**

Up to 3.6 million Dreamers in line for citizenship under DACA replacement

As many as 3.6 million illegal immigrant "Dreamers" could be in line for permanent legal status in the U.S. under plans being circulated on Capitol Hill to replace the Obama-era DACA deportation amnesty, according to a new report Friday from the Migration Policy Institute. Published October 20, 2017

In this Sept. 5, 2017, file photo, Yurexi Quinones, 24, of Manassas, Va., a college student who is studying social work and a recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, known as DACA, rallies next to Ana Rice, 18, of Manassas, Va., far right, in support of DACA, outside of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

DHS won’t target DACA recipients for deportation

Illegal immigrant Dreamers whose status under the Obama-era DACA status expires won't be particular targets for deportation, Homeland Security said Thursday, trying to tamp down on fears of massive sweeps being fed by immigrant-rights advocates. Published October 19, 2017

Judge Theodore D. Chang rules against Donald Trump’s Muslim ban

President Trump's Twitter account landed him into trouble yet again Wednesday, with a federal judge using a recent tweet about shooting terrorists with bullets dipped in pigs' blood to prove Mr. Trump still maintains "religious animus" toward Muslims — and therefore his latest travel ban is illegal. Published October 18, 2017

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**

Judge William Alsup says Trump sending conflicting signals on Dreamers

The Trump administration can't even agree on which agency was responsible for officially ending the Obama-era deportation amnesty for Dreamers, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, as he ordered the government to disclose more documents about how the decision was reached. Published October 17, 2017

President Trump still breaks the law and the "founding principles of this nation" with the latest version of his travel ban by singling out people by nationality, a federal judge in Hawaii said. (Associated Press/File)

Judge blocks Trump’s travel ban for third time

A federal judge blocked a large part of President Trump's revised travel ban Tuesday, just hours before it was to take effect, saying the White House's latest attempt to impose extreme vetting on travelers from dangerous countries is just as illegal as the last two versions. Published October 17, 2017