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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

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Drug traffickers were once so prevalent in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument that visits were limited. Now all 516 square miles of its sweeping mountains and cactus-covered terrain is fully accessible. (Stephen Dinan/The Washington Times)

Border security protects National Park Service land

A stroll to Quitobaquito Spring, a desert oasis and the crown jewel of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in southern Arizona, was forbidden a decade ago, the victim of a border out of control. Published October 1, 2017

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2016, file photo, people stand on the steps of the Supreme Court at sunset in Washington. President Donald Trump’s efforts to restrict entry into the United States by residents of some mainly Muslim countries have been the subject of lawsuits almost since the moment he announced the first travel ban in January. The latest version of the ban, rolled out Sunday, is certain to attract more legal challenges and is already affecting the high court’s review. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, file)

ACLU challenges updated travel ban

Civil rights groups announced a new legal challenge to President Trump's revised travel ban, saying that his attempt to add non-Muslim countries does little to change the underlying policy. Published September 29, 2017

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was among the most embattled agencies in the previous administration, with deportation officers saying they signed up to enforce immigration laws only to have Obama officials put severe restrictions on when and how they could carry out their duties. (Associated Press/File)

ICE nabs nearly 500 aliens in sweep of sanctuary cities

Federal deportation officers swarmed sanctuary cities this week, netting nearly 500 immigrants in a series of targeted operations designed to go after people that counties and cities were shielding through their noncooperation policies. Published September 28, 2017

Homegrown terrorism is a bigger threat than attacks by Islamic extremists, say Democrats on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. (Associated Press)

Christopher Wray: FBI’s domestic, jihadi terror cases equal

The FBI has about 1,000 open domestic terrorism investigations -- approximately the same number as more traditional jihadi terrorist cases -- the bureau's new director said Wednesday, as he sought to assure Congress that his agents take the domestic threat seriously. Published September 27, 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**

DHS defends Oct. 5 deadline for Dreamers

Homeland Security hasn't gotten any complaints that natural disasters are affecting the ability of Dreamers to apply for a quick renewal of their DACA status, the department's acting secretary told Congress on Wednesday. Published September 27, 2017

President Barack Obama meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Nov. 10, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Donald Trump cuts Barack Obama’s refugee policy in half

President Trump, in just eight months in office, has succeeded in upending U.S. refugee policy, cutting by more than half the 110,000-refugee target that the Obama administration had bequeathed him and dramatically shifting the demographics of who is accepted. Published September 26, 2017

As envisioned by President Trump, some 32 miles of new wall will be built in the Border Patrol's Rio Grande Valley sector at a price of $784 million, or $24.5 million per mile. (Associated Press/File)

Trump border wall construction begins

Homeland Security said it began construction Tuesday on the prototypes for President Trump's new border wall. Published September 26, 2017

A couple rides past the entrance to the Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017, in Key West, Fla. Businesses and residents in the Keys are removing debris and fixing damage caused by Hurricane Irma in anticipation for the return of tourists in the area. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Dems say hurricanes should force delay in DACA phaseout

The recent battering of hurricanes has left such a mess that the Trump administration should delay its phaseout of the Obama-era deportation amnesty for Dreamers, or DACA, policy, top Democrats said Monday. Published September 25, 2017

With immigrants and advocates chanting and beating drums outside, a federal appeals court heard arguments Friday on whether to allow a Texas law aimed at combating “sanctuary cities” to immediately take effect. On Monday, they upheld key parts of the law. (Associated Press/File)

Appeals court revives Texas anti-sanctuary city law

A federal appeals court revived Texas' law against sanctuary cities on Monday, allowing key parts to take effect -- including requiring localities to hold on to illegal immigrants for pickup by deportation officers. Published September 25, 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)

Republicans release slimmed-down Dream Act

Two Republican senators are introducing a slimmed-down version of the Dream Act on Monday, hoping to offer a slightly more conservative option to grant a pathway to citizenship to hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants. Published September 25, 2017

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Voter group puts 248 counties on notice over bloated voter rolls

The Public Interest Legal Foundation is warning nearly 250 counties that they could face a lawsuit over bloated voter rolls, after their own analysis released Monday found they have more people registered to vote than could theoretically be eligible. Published September 25, 2017

President Trump the updates to his travel ban policy in a proclamation — a change from the executive order format he used in January and again in March. Administration officials insisted that the different format doesn't affect the legality of the directive. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump alters travel ban to include North Korea, Venezeula, Chad

President Trump issued a new travel ban policy Sunday night, adding Chad, North Korea and Venezuela to the list of majority-Muslim countries whose citizens were already prohibited from entering the country under his previous "extreme vetting" executive order. Published September 24, 2017

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah II at the Palace Hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Trump admin. claims victory as travel ban set to expire

President Trump is preparing to add more countries to his six-nation travel ban executive order -- though he'll likely impose lesser penalties such as additional traveler screening on them, administration officials said Friday. Published September 22, 2017