Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Judge grants nationwide right to abortion to illegal immigrant minors
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration late Friday to grant pregnant illegal immigrant girls in U.S. custody unfettered access to abortions, ruling they have a constitutional right to the procedure. Published March 30, 2018
Conn’s henchman pleads guilty to role in Social Security fraudster’s stunning escape
A man who helped the orchestrator of the largest Social Security fraud in U.S. history cut off his ankle bracelet and flee the country pleaded guilty Friday to his role in the escape, admitting he'd spent months working to set it up. Published March 30, 2018
Trump wall would stretch 1,000 miles on border
The Trump administration's plans for a border wall will put about 1,000 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border behind some barrier -- up from 654 miles right now, the Border Patrol said Friday. Published March 30, 2018
24 million could skip census because of citizenship question: Report
The man who ran the 2000 census for the Clinton administration predicted Friday that more than 24 million people may refuse to take part in the 2020 count now that the survey is going to ask about citizenship status. Published March 30, 2018
DHS expands detention of pregnant illegals
Homeland Security announced a new policy Thursday that allows it to detain more pregnant illegal immigrants, reversing an Obama-era policy that had generally pushed for pregnant women to be released. Published March 29, 2018
Jeff Sessions rejects call for second special counsel
Attorney General Jeff Sessions rejected requests to name a second special counsel to probe allegations of misconduct at the FBI, saying Thursday that other investigations should be able to cover the ground already. Published March 29, 2018
Extreme vetting: State Dept. to demand tourists’ social media history
The State Department will publish new rules this week to require most visitors and immigrants to the U.S. to divulge their recent social media histories, carrying out one of the key security enhancements from President Trump's extreme vetting executive order. Published March 29, 2018
California sanctuary law exception: Police can share information with Homeland Security
California officials issued new guidance Wednesday making clear state and local police can -- and should -- share information about illegal immigrants with the federal Homeland Security Department, in what amounts to a major exception to the state's new sanctuary laws. Published March 28, 2018
IG will probe FBI abuses of FISA, after Trump surveillance
The Justice Department's inspector general confirmed Wednesday that it is looking into how the department and the FBI handled requests to conduct secret surveillance, in what appears to be a review of how the Obama administration used the anti-Trump Steele dossier. Published March 28, 2018
Donald Trump campaigns on census citizenship question
The Trump re-election campaign took a victory lap Wednesday over the administration's decision to ask about citizenship in the main 2020 census, saying President Trump personally deserves credit for the move. Published March 28, 2018
Feds charge immigration lawyer with filing 180 bogus asylum claims
The federal government announced charges Wednesday against an immigration lawyer prosecutors say filed more than 180 bogus asylum applications, lying about her clients' criminal pasts and making up other details in order to try to pave the way for them to get legal status. Published March 28, 2018
Judge dismisses class-action challenge to travel ban
A federal judge in Washington who had been a thorn in the side of the Trump administration reversed course Tuesday and ruled she could not force the State Department to grant visa lottery approvals to would-be immigrants from Iran and Yemen. Published March 28, 2018
Trump administration slammed for citizenship question on 2020 census
Immigrant rights groups accused the Trump administration of a racist plot against American democracy Tuesday after the Commerce Department said it would ask Americans to disclose their citizenship status on the 2020 census. Published March 27, 2018
Orange County, California, leaders vote to join Trump sanctuary lawsuit
Resistance to California's new sanctuary city laws grew this week as Orange County voted to join a federal lawsuit trying to block the laws, and the county's sheriff said he will post information on every inmate's release so the Homeland Security Department can see if there is anyone it wants to deport. Published March 27, 2018
Trump cancels special amnesty for Liberians
President Trump on Tuesday ordered the end of another special immigration program that had allowed illegal immigrants from Liberia to remain in the U.S., giving them a one-year grace period to make final preparations and leave the country. Published March 27, 2018
West Palm Beach settles lawsuit to avoid sanctuary city label
West Palm Beach promised Tuesday to allow its police to share information with federal deportation officers, ending a legal battle that had left the Florida municipality in danger of being labeled a sanctuary city. Published March 27, 2018
DNC: Asking citizenship is ‘craven attack on our democracy’
Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez said Tuesday that the Trump administration's decision to ask all Americans about their citizenship on the 2020 census undercuts American democracy. Published March 27, 2018
Illegal immigrant bashes Border Patrol agent’s head against rock
An illegal immigrant assaulted a Border Patrol agent during an arrest last week, bashing the agent's head against a rock before being subdued by backup, Homeland Security said Monday. Published March 26, 2018
Trump administration to add citizenship question to 2020 census
The Trump administration announced late Monday that it will ask a question about citizenship on the 2020 census, moving to restore a critical but controversial piece of data from the decennial count. Published March 26, 2018
Donald Trump on pace for record low number of refugees
The Trump administration has resettled slightly more than 10,000 refugees as it nears the midpoint of the fiscal year, putting it on pace for by far the lowest total since the modern system was established nearly four decades ago. Published March 26, 2018
