Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Trump sees best border numbers ever, major reductions of migrants in all categories
Illegal immigration at the southern border virtually disappeared in February, according to the latest government data Wednesday that showed improvements across the board. Published March 12, 2025
Trump administration shuts down shelters accused of abusing migrant children
The Trump administration said Wednesday it has stopped sending migrant children to facilities run by Southwest Key, the largest player in the migrant child detention business, due to "appalling" accounts of kids being abused. Published March 12, 2025
Senior DHS official investigated for drug trafficking, charged with disaster fraud
A senior official at Homeland Security was being investigated for potential involvement in drug trafficking, according to new court files unsealed Tuesday. Published March 12, 2025
DHS: Biden’s DHS was ‘cooking the books’ to pump up ICE arrests
Homeland Security Department officials accused the Biden administration Wednesday of "cooking the books" to falsely pump up immigration arrest numbers by counting illegal immigrants who were caught and released rather than detained and deported. Published March 12, 2025
Watchdog group says NASA went big on woke programs
NASA may struggle to get astronauts to and from the International Space Station, but here on Earth it has gone all-in on its diversity, equity and inclusion mission, according to a new report Wednesday that details expansive efforts to promote the ideology. Published March 12, 2025
Biden’s final tally: 8.3 million new immigrants, most of them here illegally
Those on the ground could feel it, and now the numbers are there to back it up: Something unprecedented happened in immigration over the last four years of the Biden administration. Published March 12, 2025
Education Department cuts nearly 50% of workforce
The Education Department said Tuesday it will slim down to fewer than 2,200 employees, a nearly 50% reduction from what it looked like when President Trump took office. Published March 11, 2025
House passes bill to punish pandemic fraudsters; Dems balk, blame Elon Musk
The House on Tuesday approved legislation to double the statute of limitations for pandemic unemployment fraud to 10 years, brushing aside Democrats' attempt to turn the bill into a referendum on Elon Musk and President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency. Published March 11, 2025
Trump prevails over Catholic bishops in court battle over refugee money
A federal judge refused Tuesday to order the Trump administration to restart money flowing to Catholic organizations that help settle refugees in the U.S. Published March 11, 2025
GOP bans distribution of Chinese newspaper to House offices
Republicans announced Tuesday they have barred the news agent for Capitol Hill from distributing China Daily, a newspaper owned by the Chinese Communist Party, to offices in the House of Representatives. Published March 11, 2025
Judge issues restraining order against Education Department over Trump spending pause
A federal judge on Monday ordered the Education Department to restart spending programs in eight Democrat-led states that had sued over President Trump's spending pause. Published March 10, 2025
‘Unusual secrecy’: Judge orders DOGE to comply with open-record laws
President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency is bound by federal open-records laws, a federal judge decided Monday. Published March 10, 2025
Fraudster gets 17 years after bribing doctors in federal workers’ comp prescription drug scheme
A federal workers' compensation program paid $16,000 for a prescription drug that cost about $15 to the pharmacy, prosecutors said Monday. Published March 10, 2025
Longtime illegal immigrant accused of voting under stolen identity in Maryland
An illegal immigrant who lived in the U.S. under a fraudulent identity for nearly four decades managed to vote in two presidential elections as well as collect Social Security benefits, federal prosecutors said. Published March 10, 2025
Homeland Security reveals self-deportation app
The Department of Homeland Security announced Monday a new mobile phone app designed to help illegal immigrants self-deport. Published March 10, 2025
Biden migrant surge pushed illegal immigrant population to nearly 19 million, study finds
Some 18.6 million illegal immigrants now call the U.S. their home, according to a new study by an immigration control group that says the numbers soared under former President Joseph R. Biden. Published March 10, 2025
Justice Department compares Elon Musk to Hillary Clinton and Karl Rove
The Department of Justice says Elon Musk exercises the same sort of power in the Trump administration that first lady Hillary Clinton did for her husband or political strategist Karl Rove did for President George W. Bush. Published March 10, 2025
Kristi Noem names new leaders at ICE in bid to boost deportation numbers
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem named two new leaders at the government's deportation agency on Sunday. Published March 9, 2025
Federal appeals court tosses conviction of woman who has spent 27 years on death row
A federal appeals court has erased the capital murder conviction of a Texas woman who has spent the past 27 years on death row, saying her trial was tainted because of information prosecutors hid. Published March 7, 2025
AOC’s immigrant ‘education’ puts sexual predators on the street, says White House border czar
White House border czar Tom Homan upped his feud with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, saying her know-your-rights seminar for illegal immigrants will end up shielding serious criminals. Published March 7, 2025
