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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan can be reached at sdinan@washingtontimes.com.

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A supporter holds a sign with a photo of Laken Riley before Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Saturday, March 9, 2024, in Rome Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Congress passes Laken Riley Act, sends bill to Trump to sign

Congress passed the first bill of the new Trump era on Wednesday, delivering on the president's immigration promises with legislation to push for detention and deportation of criminal migrants -- including those with relatively low-level offenses such as shoplifting. Published January 22, 2025

A national guardsman patrols along a stretch of boarder wall, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Brownsville, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Trump orders 1,500 troops to border

The Pentagon said Wednesday it will deploy an initial round of 1,500 troops to the southern border, and will tap its resources to help Homeland Security with flights to deport illegal immigrants back to their home countries. Published January 22, 2025

Emil Bove, attorney for former President Donald Trump, sits in the courtroom at Manhattan criminal court in New York, Friday, May 3, 2024. (Jeenah Moon/Pool Photo via AP)

Trump’s DOJ announces crackdown on sanctuary cities

The Trump Justice Department has begun the battle against sanctuary cities, ordering its prosecutors to open investigations into state and local officials who try to thwart enforcement of immigration laws. Published January 22, 2025

President Donald Trump signs an executive order on TikTok in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump faces first lawsuit over move to limit birthright citizenship

Immigration groups came out swinging against President Trump on Monday with a lawsuit asking a federal judge to overturn his executive order blocking illegal immigrants and other temporary visitors from obtaining birthright citizenship for their babies born on U.S. soil. Published January 20, 2025

A man talks on his phone as he looks through the wall separating Mexico and the United States where the border reaches the Pacific Ocean, days ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) **FILE**

Trump’s new era of immigration enforcement begins

With 10 quick signatures on Monday, newly inaugurated President Trump sought to demolish the Biden administration's immigration framework and launch what promises to be the stiffest border in U.S. history. Published January 20, 2025

Enforcement and Removal Operations deportation officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's New York City field office conduct a brief before an early morning operation, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Senate passes Laken Riley Act to detain more illegal immigrants

Senators on Monday approved the first major immigration crackdown of the new Trump administration by passing the Laken Riley Act, which will push the federal government to detain and deport illegal migrants who commit even minor crimes such as shoplifting. Published January 20, 2025

Migrants wait to climb over concertina wire after they crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico on Sept. 23, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

Trump calls border chaos an ‘invasion’

President Trump labeled the border situation an "invasion" on Monday and said he will respond with a new national emergency declaration that will attempt to block all unauthorized entries. Published January 20, 2025