Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Trump says extreme vetting pause is same as Obama’s 2011 Iraq policy
President Trump defended his new extreme vetting policy Sunday in the face of severe pushback from judges, members of Congress and the press, saying President Obama did much the same thing when he put a pause on Iraqi refugees for six months in 2011. Published January 29, 2017
White House says ‘extreme vetting’ order remains in place despite judge’s ruling
Despite confusion at airports and a judicial spanking, the White House said Sunday that President Trump's "extreme vetting" executive order remains in effect and is working as the administration had hoped, halting almost all travelers from seven majority-Muslim countries with histories of terrorism. Published January 29, 2017
White House says U.S. still most open immigration system even after Trump orders
The U.S. will still be the most open country in the world for foreign visitors even after President Trump's new executive order hitting pause on the refugee program and the Visa Waiver program and suspending visits from a half-dozen war-torn countries, administration officials insisted Saturday. Published January 28, 2017
First lawsuit filed to challenge Trump’s refugee policy
Civil liberties groups filed the first lawsuit Saturday morning challenging President Trump's pause on migration from countries troubled by terrorism, saying the halt has already snared two Iraqis who'd already been approved to come to the U.S., and who fear for their lives back home. Published January 28, 2017
Trump hits pause button on refugees, puts immigration from terror regions on hold
President Trump imposed a pause Friday on the U.S. refugee program, suspended the visa waiver program and halted all arrivals from some countries with a history of terrorism, in a broad executive order fulfilling one of his more controversial campaign pledges. Published January 27, 2017
California to give lawyers to illegal immigrant students to stop deportations
The University of California will provide lawyers to any of its illegal immigrant students who get detained by agents, system President Janet Napolitano said Friday. Published January 27, 2017
Donald Trump’s border wall hits budget woes
The bean counters are registering their own disapproval of President Trump's border wall, saying the cost alone makes it a bad idea. Published January 27, 2017
Charles Schumer to vote against Rex Tillerson for State Dept. job
The Senate's top Democrat said Friday that he'll vote against President Trump's secretary of state pick, accusing former oil company chief Rex Tillerson of refusing to denounce Mr. Trump's policies and trying to mislead senators. Published January 27, 2017
Donald Trump plan for wall on border sinks talks with Mexico
Relations between the U.S. and Mexico crumpled Thursday after President Enrique Pena Nieto canceled his visit to Washington next week, protesting President Trump's executive order to American officials to begin building his border wall. Published January 26, 2017
Miami-Dade ends sanctuary city policy, bowing to Donald Trump’s order
The mayor of Miami-Dade ended the county's sanctuary city policy Thursday, just a day after President Trump threatened to pull federal funds from jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with immigration agents. Published January 26, 2017
Donald Trump eyes tax on Mexican imports to pay for wall
President Trump is considering a plan to tax imports from Mexico and using the money to build his promised border wall, the White House said Thursday. Published January 26, 2017
Duncan Hunter tells governor to nix illegal immigrants instead of cutting middle class scholarships
Before California strips middle class families of assistance for college tuition, it should first cancel tuition benefits it pays out to illegal immigrants who attend the state's public universities, a key congressman said Wednesday. Published January 26, 2017
Mark Morgan, U.S. Border Patrol chief, ousted from job
Border Patrol Chief Mark Morgan will be leaving job, the agency announced Thursday, after just seven months on the job. Published January 26, 2017
Enrique Pena Nieto, Mexican president, cancels meeting with Trump after immigration orders
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said Thursday that he's canceled his planned visit to see President Trump next week, retaliating for the strict new executive orders issued a day earlier. Published January 26, 2017
Donald Trump hits back at Mexico’s Nieto: Cancel our meeting if you won’t pay for the wall
President Trump said Thursday that it may be for the best if Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto cancels his planned visit here next week, unless he's willing to pony up money for the border wall. Published January 26, 2017
Donald Trump creates name-and-shame list to embarrass sanctuary cities
President Trump on Wednesday ordered the Homeland Security Department to begin releasing a name-and-shame list of sanctuary cities, listing the specific crimes such as murder or robbery committed by those who have been released back into their communities under the sanctuary policies. Published January 26, 2017
Watchdog sees need for election fraud probe
More than 140 jurisdictions across the country have more people registered to vote than their entire voting-age populations, according to a watchdog group that says there is reason to have the kind of investigation into voter fraud that President Trump called for Wednesday. Published January 25, 2017
Donald Trump eviscerates Obama’s immigration policy in two executive orders
With a couple strokes of his pen, President Trump wiped out almost all of President Obama's immigration policies Wednesday, laying the groundwork for his own border wall, unleashing immigration agents to enforce the law and punishing sanctuary cities who try to thwart his deportation surge. Published January 25, 2017
U.S. now rated as ‘flawed democracy’ by British analysts
The U.S. has been downgraded to a "flawed democracy" in the latest world rankings by the Economist Intelligence Unit, which says while President Trump's election didn't cause the slide, it was a symptom. Published January 25, 2017
Donald Trump to take first immigration steps on Wednesday
President Trump will sign a spate of directives Wednesday cracking down on illegal immigration and laying the groundwork for building his border wall, making initial headway on one of his most iconic promises from the presidential campaign. Published January 25, 2017
