Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Trump amnesty to cover 1.8 million Dreamers; triple Obama’s DACA
President Trump will propose a pathway to citizenship for 1.8 million illegal immigrant Dreamers, nearly tripling the Obama-era DACA program, the White House said Thursday. Published January 25, 2018
Sanctuary cities soar under Trump
More than 400 counties enacted or stiffened their sanctuary policies last year, according to an analysis Thursday that found local leaders eager to defy President Trump's demand for a crackdown. Published January 25, 2018
NAACP sues Trump over protected status crackdown
NAACP sued the Trump administration Wednesday arguing it discriminated against black people when it announced an end to special humanitarian protections for would-be illegal immigrant Haitians who've stayed in the U.S. since the 2010 earthquake. Published January 24, 2018
Donald Trump backs Dreamers citizenship path
President Trump said Wednesday that he will support a path to grant illegal immigrant Dreamers citizenship in 10 to 12 years, taking a firm step toward Democrats' stance and potentially paving the way for a broader deal. Published January 24, 2018
Trump backs full citizenship for Dreamers
President Trump said Wednesday he supports a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrant "Dreamers," taking a firm stand on one of the thorniest issues in the looming debate. Published January 24, 2018
DOJ escalates pressure on sanctuary cities
The Justice Department fired off letters to 23 states, cities and counties Wednesday demanding they prove their police policies don't break a federal law requiring information-sharing when it comes to immigration. Published January 24, 2018
Donald Trump at center of immigration debate
President Trump emerged this week as the potential middle ground in the immigration debate, cutting a path between security-focused Republicans in the House and more illegal-immigrant-friendly senators from both parties. Published January 23, 2018
Fairfax County to stop honoring feds’ immigration requests
Fairfax County's jail will no longer comply with federal immigration authorities' detainer requests on illegal immigrants, the sheriff announced Tuesday, joining the number of communities that are balking at assisting President Trump on immigration. Published January 23, 2018
Senate confirms new Fed chairman in easy vote
Senators delivered a show of confidence in Jerome Powell, President Trump's pick for chairman of the Federal Reserve System, voting overwhelmingly Tuesday to confirm him to the position. Published January 23, 2018
Conservatives back tough crackdown immigration bill in House
House Republicans rallied Tuesday to back a conservative solution to illegal immigrant "Dreamers" and immigration enforcement, moving quickly to offer an alternative to the more generous amnesty that's being talked about in the Senate. Published January 23, 2018
New York to guarantee Medicaid for ‘Dreamers’ no matter what happens in D.C.
New York will continue to provide some illegal immigrant Dreamers with access to government-run Medicaid insurance no matter what happens in Washington, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday. Published January 23, 2018
Supreme Court to speed DACA case
The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will speed up a case involving the Trump administration's request to cancel the Obama-era DACA deportation amnesty, moving to grab a piece of the unfolding immigration debate. Published January 23, 2018
Congress fights over who gets to be in immigration meetings
Sen. James Lankford was one of the Republicans seeking a middle-ground deal on immigration last year, joining a series of bipartisan meetings where they tried to figure out how to legalize "Dreamers." Published January 22, 2018
Shock poll: Americans want massive cuts to legal immigration
A government shutdown is in the rearview mirror, but the outlines of a looming immigration deal remain murky with the sides still far apart -- though the latest polling suggests President Trump's bargaining position may be strong. Published January 22, 2018
Dreamers reject Democrats’ shutdown deal
The immigration and liberal groups that pushed Democrats into a government shutdown blasted the party for caving Monday, saying lawmakers bungled the fight, gave up too early and walked away without any substantive gains. Published January 22, 2018
Dems give up shutdown fight
Democrats ended their filibuster Monday and agreed to reopen the government, ending a three-day work shutdown that embarrassed Washington and only deepened the gridlock that has gripped Capitol Hill. Published January 22, 2018
Mitch McConnell pledges full immigration debate
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday he will ignite another massive immigration debate -- the fourth in the past 12 years -- in coming weeks, as he sought to convince Democrats to end a filibuster that has shut the government down. Published January 22, 2018
Dems reject deal, shutdown to last into Monday
Senators were reaching for a deal overnight Sunday to try to end a 2-day-old government shutdown, hoping to prevent the worst of the effects of furloughs that hits in earnest on Monday. Published January 21, 2018
Dreamer shutdown shows power of illegal immigrants
Democrats called it the Trump shutdown. Republicans labeled it the Schumer shutdown. But in reality, it was the Dreamer shutdown. Published January 21, 2018
Report finds ‘chaos’ in Donald Trump’s first travel ban
Homeland Security was "caught by surprise" when President Trump issued his first travel ban last January, the department's inspector general said in a new report Friday that details the chaotic first days after the inauguration last year. Published January 21, 2018
