Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Mayorkas gets subpoena over DHS interference with Texas border-security efforts
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was jetting to the border with President Biden on Thursday when the House Judiciary Committee announced it had slapped him with a subpoena demanding information on why his agents have been messing with Texas' border solutions. Published February 29, 2024
Trump visits the ‘very dangerous’ border: ‘We’re going to take care of it’
Former President Donald Trump is visiting the border in Texas on Thursday where he said it has become "very dangerous," but vowed he would "take care of it" if he's reelected. Published February 29, 2024
Federal judge rules migrant surge not ‘invasion’; halts Texas law criminalizing illegal immigrants
A federal judge ruled Thursday that the migrant surge at the southern border is not an "invasion" under the Constitution and ordered Texas state officials not to enforce a new law creating state penalties for being in the country illegally. Published February 29, 2024
Whistleblower: Federal agency’s HQ is ‘empty’; Vilsack says work is getting done
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack reacted angrily to a whistleblower's complaint that his headquarters is a pandemic telework "ghost town," calling that an insult to "the USDA family." Published February 29, 2024
Biden to use border visit to prod Congress to pass bipartisan border deal
President Biden will be at the border Thursday in Brownsville, Texas, where the White House says he will press Congress to revive the bipartisan border deal that fell to a Senate filibuster. Published February 29, 2024
ICE confirms man accused of abusing teen girl is Venezuelan migrant paroled by Biden
A man accused of sexually abusing a teen girl in Virginia is an illegal immigrant from Venezuela who was "paroled" into the U.S. last year under Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' relaxed border policies. Published February 28, 2024
State judge rules Trump should be kicked off Illinois primary ballot
A state judge in Illinois ruled Wednesday that former President Donald Trump cannot appear on the state's primary ballot, but she put her ruling on hold to await a Supreme Court decision in a similar case. Published February 28, 2024
Violent crime wave complicates Biden’s border narrative; sanctuaries reconsider policies
A rash of high-profile crimes attributed to illegal immigrants is upending the immigration debate, forcing sanctuary cities to rethink their policies and causing new headaches for President Biden as he prepares to visit the border on Thursday. Published February 28, 2024
Border agents miffed by Biden’s visit, say hastily planned trip avoids trouble spots
Border Patrol agents are peeved by President Biden's looming visit to the border in Texas, saying he's going to a spot that's relatively calm and won't see the real chaos. Published February 28, 2024
Liberal Maryland county promises more cooperation with ICE after surge of illegal immigrant crime
Montgomery County officials promised to revisit their sanctuary policy Wednesday after federal authorities said a man accused of murdering a toddler was twice in the Maryland county's custody but was released in defiance of a deportation "detainer" request. Published February 28, 2024
Appeals court upholds student-only voting for school board in Maryland
A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that a Maryland county's policy of reserving a school board seat just for students to vote for is allowed under the Constitution, beating a challenge that said it discriminated against other voters, including students who attend private schools. Published February 28, 2024
ICE confirms illegal immigrants are suspects in D.C. cop shooting, death of 2-year-old in Maryland
Suspects in a police-shooting incident in Washington and a separate shooting death of a 2-year-old boy in Maryland were in the country illegally, the government has confirmed. Published February 28, 2024
Congress demands answers on illegal immigrant accused of slaying Georgia nursing student
Multiple House committee chairmen demanded Tuesday that the Biden administration come clean over how Jose Antonio Ibarra came to the U.S., why authorities caught and released him, and why he was still free when a Georgia nursing student was killed. Published February 27, 2024
Court dings Pelosi’s pandemic vote-by-proxy scheme, rules spending bill was illegally passed
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stretched the Constitution beyond its breaking point with her pandemic-era voting rules that allowed lawmakers to vote on bills without even being present. Published February 27, 2024
‘Safe and secure’: Feds shrug off crime spree at San Fran office named after Nancy Pelosi
The General Services Administration rejected calls to shut down the Speaker Nancy Pelosi Federal Building in San Francisco, insisting the crime-ridden property is safe enough for government employees to show up for work. Published February 27, 2024
Trump still on the ballot in Colorado as early voting begins and Supreme Court ruling looms
The Supreme Court has yet to rule on his eligibility, but voters in Colorado can now cast ballots for Donald Trump to be the Republican presidential nominee this year. Published February 27, 2024
Delaware judge strikes down state’s early voting; rules Election Day is just one day
A Delaware judge struck down the state's expansive early voting law, saying Election Day is a single day and allowing people to vote on other days violates the state constitution. Published February 27, 2024
Illegal immigrant brother of Georgia homicide suspect accused of using fake immigration documents
Federal authorities on Monday brought document fraud charges against Diego Ibarra, an illegal immigrant and brother of the man accused of killing a nursing student on a college campus in Georgia. Published February 26, 2024
Supreme Court digs into Big Tech censorship and First Amendment
The Supreme Court on Monday waded into the thorny intersection of social media companies and free speech, struggling to figure out whether state laws seeking to stop the tech giants' censorship is worse than the censorship itself. Published February 26, 2024
Biden, Trump to make dueling visits to border this week
President Biden and former President Donald Trump will make dueling visits to the border on Thursday, jockeying for political advantage and blame on an issue increasingly crucial to voters. Published February 26, 2024
