Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
D.C. judges rail over Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons; Tanya Chutkan calls it a ‘whitewash’
President Trump may have pardoned the Jan. 6 defendants but some of the Democrat-appointed judges who presided over the cases are furious at having to let them go. Published January 27, 2025
Illegal immigrant forced to drink his urine to stay alive in desert
A Chinese migrant lost in the Arizona desert said he was forced to abandon his brother and to drink his own urine to survive. Published January 27, 2025
ICE sweeps up record number of illegals; military support, diplomatic clashes mark Trump’s 1st week
President Trump's shock and awe strategy has fueled a surge in immigration arrests in the interior of the country. Published January 26, 2025
J.D. Vance scolds U.S. Catholic bishops after criticism of Trump on immigration
Vice President J.D. Vance, a practicing Catholic, said that he was "heartbroken" by what he called unfair criticism by America's Catholic bishops of the Trump administration's early moves to crack down on illegal immigration. Published January 26, 2025
Trump administration deletes Jan. 6 data from federal websites
The Trump administration is cleansing federal websites of data about the Jan. 6 cases. Published January 26, 2025
ICE arrested 10 Tren de Aragua gang members, more than 400 criminals in one day
Homeland Security arrested 25 gang members Friday, including 10 members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, as well as more than 400 other illegal immigrants with criminal records. Published January 25, 2025
Noem confirmed as Trump’s DHS secretary
The Senate on Saturday voted for Kristi Noem to become President Trump's Homeland Security secretary, giving him a loyal lieutenant at the helm of the department that will carry out his border and immigration plans. Published January 25, 2025
ICE arrests more than 1,000 illegal immigrants over two days
Homeland Security's deportation agency said that it arrested 593 more illegal immigrants on Friday, putting its two-day total above 1,000. Published January 25, 2025
Woman charged in shooting that killed a Border Patrol agent
Federal prosecutors announced Friday that they have charged Teresa Youngblut with assault with a firearm in a shooting that killed a Border Patrol agent earlier in the week in Vermont. Published January 24, 2025
Supreme Court to hear case on religious charter schools
The Supreme Court said Friday it will hear a pair of cases challenging whether states can ban religious schools from taking part in their taxpayer-funded charter school programs. Published January 24, 2025
‘You’re fired!’: Trump 2.0 ditches first-term caution for instant action
In his first go-around, it took President Trump 10 days to make his first major firing. This time it started on Day 1. And it's kept going. Published January 24, 2025
New Jersey mayor blasts ICE for ‘blanket of fear’ after three illegal immigrants arrested in Newark
The mayor of New Jersey's largest city on Friday accused Homeland Security's deportation agency of a warrantless "raid" on a local business after officers questioned employees and arrested three suspected illegal immigrants. Published January 24, 2025
ICE arrests more than 500 migrants on Thursday
Homeland Security's deportation force delivered a daily update Thursday night saying it made 538 arrests and placed 373 additional deportation detainer requests with other law enforcement agencies. Published January 23, 2025
‘Mexican cartel terrorists’ shoot American along border
An American citizen hiking near the U.S.-Mexico border in California was shot by what authorities called "Mexican cartel terrorists" on Wednesday. Published January 23, 2025
Arizona county shutters border shelters as flow of new migrants stops
The flow of illegal immigrants being caught and released has dried up so quickly that one Arizona county is shutting down two migrant shelters, saying they aren't needed anymore. Published January 23, 2025
Texas asks to be reimbursed for $11 billion spent defending border
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott asked Congress on Thursday to give the state $11 billion in taxpayer money to reimburse it for what it's spent in recent years plugging gaps in the border left by the Biden administration. Published January 23, 2025
Montana county says DHS can use its expo center to hold illegal immigrants
Yellowstone County in Montana let the federal government know it can use the county's expo center to hold illegal immigrants for deportation. Published January 23, 2025
DHS grants immigration arrest powers to U.S. Marshals, DEA, ATF
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman on Thursday deputized agents and officers at the Justice Department to help in making immigration arrests, creating a force multiplier as President Trump seeks to carry out his promise of mass deportations. Published January 23, 2025
Federal judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order
A federal judge in Seattle issued a temporary restraining order on Thursday blocking the administration from carrying out President Trump's plan to deny automatic citizenship to children of illegal immigrants. Published January 23, 2025
Mascot mess: Ernst challenges federal agencies to nix their dress-up characters
The Phillie Phanatic, the big green dress-up mascot for Philadelphia's pro baseball team, is world famous. D.C. has its racing presidents. But did the Border Patrol really need its own dress-up mascot, a German shepherd named Tracker? Published January 23, 2025
