Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
DHS under fire for nearly-blind migrant found dead after Border Patrol encounter
The Department of Homeland Security is facing new questions over a migrant's death -- this time a refugee here with legal status who died after Border Patrol agents left him at a coffee shop in Buffalo. Published February 27, 2026
Illegal immigrant ran fake U.S. government agency: Feds
A Brazilian man in the U.S. illegally ran a brazen scam pretending to head a fake federal agency that trained chaplains in Florida to respond to emergency situations, prosecutors said Friday. Published February 27, 2026
DOJ escalates push for states’ voter data
Brushing aside legal setbacks, the Justice Department is intensifying its quest to force states to turn over their voter rolls. Published February 27, 2026
Minnesota judge threatens criminal contempt against ICE over failure to follow orders
The chief federal judge in Minnesota lambasted the Trump administration on Thursday for its continued inability to follow court orders in releasing illegal immigrants and raised the possibility of pursuing criminal contempt charges against government officials. Published February 26, 2026
NYC mayor says Trump promised to release Columbia University student arrested by ICE
President Trump has promised to have ICE release a Columbia University student who was arrested by ICE earlier Thursday, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said. Published February 26, 2026
Judge won’t block Trump’s White House ballroom
A federal judge shot down an attempt to derail President Trump's White House ballroom construction plans, saying Thursday that the group that challenged him bungled its lawsuit. Published February 26, 2026
Judge rules IRS broke law by sharing addresses with ICE
The IRS broke the law "approximately 42,695 times" by sharing taxpayers' addresses with ICE, a federal judge said Thursday. Published February 26, 2026
Maryland sheriffs unload on Annapolis after wave of anti-ICE legislation
Maryland sheriffs vehemently denounced the anti-ICE sentiment sweeping through Annapolis this week, saying attempts to thwart the federal agency from arresting illegal immigrants at jails will only push those officers out into the state's communities. Published February 26, 2026
Appeals court backs Trump’s union-stripping executive order
A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled in favor of President Trump's ability to strip many federal employees of their collective bargaining rights, erasing a lower court injunction. Published February 26, 2026
Migrant left State of the Union after DHS’ ‘arrest’ message on social media
A Brazilian migrant in the country without firm legal status had to leave the State of the Union address this week after Homeland Security posted to social media saying it was looking to arrest "aliens like him." Published February 26, 2026
DHS arrested 261 DACA ‘Dreamers’ last year; almost all had criminal records
The Department of Homeland Security arrested 261 people who were here under the Obama-era DACA deportation amnesty program and had deported 86 of them, the department revealed in a letter to Congress made public this week. Published February 26, 2026
Trump administration to block Medicaid payments to Minnesota over reports of Somali immigrant fraud
The federal government will shut down some Medicaid reimbursements for Minnesota until the state takes concrete steps to shut down what the Trump administration has described as rampant fraud, particularly among the Somali immigrant community. Published February 25, 2026
Supreme Court decries ‘unfairness’ after government seized, sold home for less than half its value
The Supreme Court struggled Wednesday to deliver justice to a family whose home was seized and sold by a local county at well below the estimated market value to cover a small tax debt. Published February 25, 2026
Judge strikes down key part of Trump’s deportation policy
A federal judge on Wednesday declared the Department of Homeland Security's expansive policy letting him send unauthorized immigrants to so-called third countries is illegal, in a decision that could blow a hole in the president's mass deportation efforts. Published February 25, 2026
Republicans unveil bill to block illegal immigrants from becoming armed police
As they struggled to fill their ranks amid a backlash to the blue, some local police departments turned to an unorthodox source: illegal immigrants, including those in the Obama-era DACA program, who have been issued badges and guns and sent into communities. Published February 25, 2026
Trump says Democrats ‘ashamed’ to stand for U.S. citizens
President Trump delivered a blunt call on illegal immigration Tuesday, renewing his call for deportations, calling on Congress for help and warning that fraud is rampant and "importing these cultures" threatens the U.S. Published February 24, 2026
Trump calls border ‘most secure’ in history in State of the Union speech
President Trump took a victory lap Tuesday night over his astounding success in controlling the borders, declaring it the best the country has ever enjoyed. Published February 24, 2026
Florida arrests man released by Biden autopen clemency
Florida's attorney general called Tuesday for a review of all of President Biden's clemency grants that were signed by autopen, pushing to see if any of those people can be rearrested on state charges. Published February 24, 2026
Parade of victims: Democrats invite Epstein survivors, deportation targets as foils to Trump speech
As President Trump surveys his audience at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday night, he'll see some friends in the gallery -- but also plenty of opponents, including people victimized by Jeffrey Epstein, a business owner slammed by his tariffs and immigrants who say he's ruining their lives. Published February 24, 2026
Trump sues N.J. Gov. Mikie Sherrill over new sanctuary policy
The Trump administration has sued to try to stop New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill's new sanctuary policy that bars federal officers from staging on state property, saying it amounts to illegal obstruction of federal immigration enforcement. Published February 24, 2026
