Stephen Dinan

New DHS data shows border is deteriorating even before end of Title 42

Border authorities nabbed 233,740 illegal immigrants at the southern border in November, setting a new record for that month and underscoring the chaos of the situation even before the end of the Title 42 pandemic border expulsion policy.

December 23, 2022

IRS delays reporting rule for $600 electronic payments

The IRS is delaying a new plan that would have subjected Americans' electronic payments on apps such as PayPal and Venmo to new scrutiny, bowing to intense pressure from consumers and Congress.

December 23, 2022

DHS deports Afghan evacuee who sexually abused 3-year-old girl

The Department of Homeland Security announced that it has deported an Afghan evacuee brought to the U.S. during last year's chaotic airlift after he was convicted of molesting a 3-year-old girl at an evacuation camp.

December 23, 2022

‘There are no borders’: Migrants mass in Mexico ahead of Title 42’s demise

Any doubt about what awaits the U.S. after the end of the Title 42 pandemic border expulsion policy can be settled by looking at the headlines plastered across newspapers south of the border.

December 22, 2022

IRS will miss deadline to solve backlog by end of 2022

The IRS won't make its self-imposed deadline to solve its massive backlog of unprocessed tax returns by the end of this year, the agency's inspector general said in a new report Thursday that said improvements have been made, but they weren't enough to fix the mess.

December 22, 2022

Immigrant workers rebounded past U.S.-born workforce after pandemic, study shows

There is no shortage of immigrant workers in the U.S. economy, according to a new study released Wednesday that challenges a growing chorus of voices arguing the country needs more foreign labor to keep the economy humming.

December 21, 2022

DHS says it’s shipped nearly 10,000 migrants out of El Paso

Homeland Security said Tuesday it has moved 10,000 illegal immigrants out of El Paso as it tries to gain control of one of the worst border messes in history.

December 20, 2022

Justice Department urges Supreme Court to allow Title 42 border expulsion policy to lapse

The Justice Department urged the Supreme Court to let the Title 42 pandemic border-expulsion policy expire, saying it is prepared to step in and defend against illegal immigration using other tools.

December 20, 2022

Chief Justice Roberts blocks Biden from ending Title 42 deportation policy

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Monday ordered the Biden administration to keep the Title 42 border-expulsion policy in place while the Supreme Court decides whether to intervene in the ongoing legal battle.

December 19, 2022

Trump blasts Biden over border, proposes permanent Title 42 expulsion law

Mr. Trump also called for more resources to detain illegal immigrants who can't be expelled. And he urged Congress to create criminal penalties for government officials who aid and abet releases.

December 19, 2022

Supreme Court asked to intervene to keep Title 42 border policy in place

Even though border chaos is already at unprecedented levels, experts say Title 42 has kept it from becoming even worse.

December 19, 2022

Supreme Court gets chance to shrink federal agencies’ power with new case

Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch was expected to be conservatives' barbarian at the gates of big government, leading a charge to tear down the 1984 case they pinpoint as a legal justification for expansion of the regulatory state.

December 19, 2022

Migrants depend on Catholic Charities to avoid deportation

Immigrants crossing the border illegally are shielding themselves from ICE by listing Catholic Charities addresses as their intended destinations.

December 19, 2022

House panel schedules meeting to decide what to do with Trump’s tax returns

The House committee with oversight on the IRS has scheduled a meeting for next week to discuss how to handle private taxpayer information -- believed to be former President Donald Trump's tax returns.

December 16, 2022

DHS is hiding origins of disinformation board, GOP senators charge

The Department of Homeland Security has refused to divulge details of its disinformation board for fear of having the materials made public, according to two Republican senators demanding answers about Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' ill-fated effort.

December 16, 2022

Biden team broke law in erasing Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy, judge rules

A federal judge has ruled that the Biden administration acted too rashly last year when it attempted to end President Trump's "Remain in Mexico" border policy.

December 16, 2022

Immigrant rights activists warn Biden not to act like Trump as a new border surge approaches

On the precipice of achieving the most open border policy toward illegal immigrants in modern American history, activists suddenly find themselves battling with the man they had thought was their ally on the journey: President Biden.

December 15, 2022

Illegal immigrant from China paid $80,000 to be smuggled into U.S.

An illegal immigrant from China told border officers she paid $80,000 to be smuggled into the U.S. in the trunk of a car last week.

December 15, 2022

Citizenship test changing to multiple choice; rewrite revokes version from Trump administration

The Biden administration revealed plans Wednesday to rewrite the test to become a U.S. citizen, making it a multiple-choice exam and changing the way applicants must demonstrate their knowledge of English.

December 14, 2022

DHS to close more ‘gaps’ Biden’s halt left in border wall

Homeland Security announced Tuesday it will close another set of "gaps" left in the border wall by President Biden's decision last year to halt construction on the project.

December 13, 2022