Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Sanctury city debate stoked after rape at Maryland high school
Henry Sanchez-Milian was nabbed sneaking across the U.S. border in August, just 13 days shy of his 18th birthday. Published March 22, 2017
Donald Trump ‘somewhat’ vindicated by intel brief
President Trump said he felt 'somewhat' vindicated after being briefed Wednesday by House intelligence committee Chairman Devin Nunes, who says Obama officials were in fact monitoring communications of Mr. Trump's top aides. Published March 22, 2017
Trump transition officials ‘unmasked’ by intel community
Trump presidential transition officials had their communications monitored and "unmasked" by the intelligence community, offering the first major piece of evidence of suspected illegal activity by Obama officials against Donald Trump as president-elect. Published March 22, 2017
Neil Gorsuch’s pro-illegal immigrant ruling roils confirmation debate
Judge Neil Gorsuch repeatedly defended an "undocumented immigrant" against the massive crush of the administrative state during his confirmation hearing Tuesday, picking a fascinating fight with his potential future colleagues on the Supreme Court. Published March 21, 2017
Human Rights group says it will try to stop Donald Trump’s immigration plans
The Western Hemisphere's human rights watchdog said Tuesday it will try to stop President Trump's immigration plans, accusing him of fostering an "enormous human rights crisis" by trying to detain and quickly deport more illegal immigrants. Published March 21, 2017
Obama tried to legalize migrant Armando Garcia-Ramirez, accused of killing stepdaughter
The Obama administration last year began to grant legal status to a 36-year-old illegal immigrant with a long criminal rap sheet whom agents had twice tried to deport -- but who now stands accused of killing his 15-year-old girlfriend, mother of one child with him, and pregnant with another. Published March 21, 2017
Sanctuary city slip-ups as LA released arsonist, Philadelphia released murder suspect
Homeland Security officials on Monday released their first edition of President Trump's name-and-shame list of sanctuary cities, singling out 118 jurisdictions that thwart federal immigration agents and put one murder suspect and a convicted arsonist back on the streets this year. Published March 20, 2017
FBI confirms investigation into Trump campaign ties with Russia
The FBI is probing whether Donald Trump or his advisers coordinated with Russia ahead of the November election, Director James B. Comey said Monday, but his agents have found no evidence to back up the president's repeated accusations that the Obama administration was snooping on him. Published March 20, 2017
President Donald Trump’s border wall will be tall, imposing
President Trump's is eyeing a 30-foot border wall, and wants it to be particularly imposing to would-be illegal immigrants pondering an attempt to sneak into the U.S. from Mexico, Homeland Security officials said in contract documents released Friday as the administration officially solicited bids to build the barrier. Published March 19, 2017
Obamacare replacement battle hinging on what to call new bill
For conservatives, it's Ryancare. For Senate Democrats, it's Trumpcare. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, meanwhile, had been trying — without much luck — to get folks to call it the "pay more for less" bill. Published March 19, 2017
Trump administration now officially requesting bids to build border wall
President Trump's new border wall is supposed to be 30 feet high and should look imposing to potential illegal immigrants, Homeland Security officials said in documents Friday that officially requested the first bids to begin building the barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border. Published March 18, 2017
Mexico’s governors to lodge human rights complaint against Donald Trump
The head of Mexico's governors' association will lodge a complaint with the Organization of American States Saturday accusing President Trump of human rights violations, demanding the OAS help ensure protections for migrants facing raids or deportation from the U.S. Published March 17, 2017
Lawmakers warn judges ruling on travel bans against exceeding power
This week's rulings against President Trump's revised executive order on travel and refugees have sparked heated pushback from Republicans on Capitol Hill, who say judges have crossed the line to become adversaries of this White House — and suggested retribution could be coming. Published March 16, 2017
Senate investigation contradicts Trump: Campaign HQ wasn’t wiretapped
The Senate intelligence committee announced Thursday that it can find no evidence to back up President Trump's claim that U.S. intelligence officials were eavesdropping on him during the campaign. Published March 16, 2017
Paul Ryan says Donald Trump is key to Obamacare repeal
President Trump is the glue that's keeping the Republican health bill on track, Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Thursday, offering effusive praise. Published March 16, 2017
Donald Trump budget goes big on border wall, short on agents
Candidate Trump made bold promises about hiring enough agents to secure the border and deport illegal immigrants from the interior of the country. President Trump's first budget gets off to a very slow start. Published March 16, 2017
Immigrants’ children numbers growing in U.S. public schools
A Virginia neighborhood in Fairfax County ranks with parts of other cities as having the highest percentage of children from immigrants in its public schools, with 78 percent of students coming from immigrant households, according to a report that the Center for Immigration Studies is releasing Thursday. Published March 15, 2017
Trump judge’s block of travel ban ‘unprecedented judicial overreach’
President Trump said the federal judge's order halting his revised extreme vetting policy was "an unprecedented judicial overreach," as he rallied supporters in Tennessee Wednesday night. Published March 15, 2017
Border Patrol can’t say how long it will take to hire 5,000 agents
The Border Patrol can't say how many of President Trump's 5,000 new agents it will be able to hire this year or next, but suggested it will take as long as five years to get them in the door. Published March 15, 2017
Legal groups accuse Trump administration of cutting access to illegal immigrants
Homeland Security has begun denying immigrant-rights groups access to detention facilities and to some of the illegal immigrants being held in them, a coalition of organizations said in a civil rights complaint filed Wednesday. Published March 15, 2017
