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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

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In this file photo, a group of immigrants from Honduras and El Salvador who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally as they are stopped in Granjeno, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) **FILE**

Illegal immigrants prosecuted for enticing relatives to U.S.

An illegal immigrant from Guatemala was sentenced to seven months in jail late last month for paying human smugglers to bring his 16-year-old brother-in-law into the U.S., in what officials say is one of the first cases to punish a relative for enticing a family member to make the dangerous trek north. Published March 12, 2018

In this Jan. 25, 2017, file photo protesters hold signs as they listen to speakers at a rally outside of City Hall in San Francisco, Calif. Hundreds of bills await action by California lawmakers as the Legislature begins the last week of business this year. Among the issues is the so-called sanctuary state bill, which would restrict state and local aw enforcement agencies from cooperating with federal immigration authorities. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, file)

Sanctuary cities enriching cartels, Trump administration says

Sanctuary cities are actually enticing more people to pay smugglers to help them make the dangerous trek north, not only putting people at risk but also enriching the smuggling cartels themselves, a senior administration official said Monday. Published March 12, 2018

President Donald Trump pauses as he speaks at a campaign rally at Atlantic Aviation in Moon Township, Pa., on March 10, 2018. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Donald Trump notches worst deficit since Great Recession

The federal fiscal picture took a giant step backward in February, notching a one-month deficit of more than $200 billion -- the sort of numbers posted during the worst days of the Obama administration. Published March 12, 2018

Demonstrators block traffic in front of the hotel where Attorney General Jeff Sessions was speaking to the California Peace Officers Association meeting, Wednesday. Activists are increasingly protesting specific arrests and deportations, most recently Perla Morales-Luna.

Donald Trump to visit California to examine prototypes for proposed border wall

President Trump will visit San Diego on Tuesday to review prototypes for his border wall as tensions run high, after a video of agents arresting an illegal immigrant in Southern California went viral last week, opening a new battlefront in the war between the state and the federal government. Published March 11, 2018

FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2017 file photo, a device called a "bump stock" is attached to a semi-automatic rifle at the Gun Vault store and shooting range in South Jordan, Utah. The Trump administration is proposing banning bump stocks, which allow guns to mimic fully automatic fire and were used in last year's Las Vegas massacre. The Justice Department's regulation, announced Saturday, March 10, 2018, would classify the device as a machine gun prohibited under federal law. The move was expected after President Donald Trump ordered officials to work toward a ban after 17 people were killed at a Florida high school. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

DOJ officially proposes ban on bump stocks

The Justice Department officially submitted a new rule to the White House Saturday to ban the possession or sale of bump stocks, which can make semiautomatic firearms fire at the rate of automatic weapons. Published March 10, 2018

Border arrest video inflames debate ahead of Trump visit

The illegal immigrant whose arrest by Border Patrol in southern California has gone viral online was a fairly high-level operator in an alien smuggling ring affiliated with a cartel, sources told The Washington Times. Published March 9, 2018

In this file photo, President Donald Trump, accompanied by Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, left, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner Kevin McAleenan, right, speaks during a roundtable at the Customs and Border Protection National Targeting Center in Reston, Va., Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Senate to force vote on new border chief

Senate Republicans on Thursday moved to set up a vote as soon as next week on Kevin McAleenan, President Trump's pick to head the government's chief border agency. Published March 8, 2018

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, March 8, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump praises Florida for bill arming school faculty

President Trump on Thursday praised Florida's legislature for the gun bill it approved this week, and took credit for provisions that would allow some school staff to carry concealed weapons to be used to deter shootings. Published March 8, 2018

Wearing "butterfly wings," supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program hold a tarp with an image of President Donald Trump as they march in support of DACA, Monday, March 5, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Amnesty debate hasn’t yet spurred wave of illegals

Last month's immigration debate didn't spark a massive immediate wave of illegal immigration across the southwest border, according to new Homeland Security statistics released Thursday. Published March 8, 2018

Sen. Jeff Flake, left, R-Ariz., speaks during a field hearing in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Jeff Flake DACA bill gives ‘Dreamers’ Obamacare, CBO says

Sen. Jeff Flake's bill to enshrine the DACA program in law would also make the illegal immigrant "Dreamers" eligible for Obamacare -- including perhaps hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies to buy health plans, Congressional scorekeepers said this week. Published March 7, 2018

FILE - In this April 14, 2017, file photo, protesters hold up signs outside a courthouse where a federal judge was to hear arguments in the first lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order to withhold funding from communities that limit cooperation with immigration authorities in San Francisco. California state lawmakers passed and Gov. Jerry Brown signed nearly 900 new laws in 2017, most of which take effect Jan. 1, 2018. Among them is one making California a sanctuary state in response to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File)

Sessions compares California sanctuary laws to slave-state nullification

Attorney General Jeff Sessions compared California's new sanctuary city laws to attempts by slave-holding southern states to nullify federal laws, and blasted California officials Wednesday for attempting to force a "radical open borders agenda" on the rest of the country. Published March 7, 2018

Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., left, speaks with Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, of Virginia during a break in a hearing with Attorney General Jeff Sessions, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Trey Gowdy, Bob Goodlatte call for special counsel in Carter Page case

The FBI's abuse of snooping laws during the 2016 presidential campaign was so egregious that it merits a special counsel to conduct a full accounting, two top House Republicans said in an official request Tuesday to Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Published March 6, 2018