Stephen Dinan

Coronavirus can’t stop border wall

The coronavirus has shut down much of the country, left Capitol Hill a ghost town and even sidelined aircraft carriers. But it hasn't been able to dent construction of the border wall.

March 28, 2020

Dreamers to Supreme Court: Coronavirus is reason to preserve DACA

Illegal immigrant "Dreamers" told the Supreme Court on Friday they are a key resource to combat the coronavirus crisis and that it's another reason the high court should reject President Trump's attempt to end the DACA program.

March 27, 2020

Americans get year reprieve on REAL ID deadline after coronavirus

Americans will have an extra year to update their state-issued driver's licenses and other official identification used to board a commercial airplane under the Real ID Act, Homeland Security announced Thursday.

March 26, 2020

Coronavirus relief deal will become most expensive ever

The $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief deal will shatter spending records, and if it passes it will go down in history as the law with largest price tag -- by far.

March 25, 2020

ICE uses deportation flights to rescue Americans stranded by coronavirus

ICE announced Wednesday that it has been able to use two deportation flights taking illegal immigrants back to Central America to rescue more than 200 Americans stranded in that region, bringing them back on the return flights.

March 25, 2020

Nancy Pelosi retreats on coronavirus stimulus ‘wish list’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi beat a retreat Tuesday from the massive coronavirus wish list of Green New Deal projects, immigration measures and other non-virus changes she and fellow Democrats had proposed just hours earlier.

March 24, 2020

ICE detainee tests positive for coronavirus in New Jersey

An illegal immigrant being detained by ICE in New Jersey tested positive for COVID-19, the agency announced Tuesday, forcing a suspension of new detainees at the Bergen County Jail.

March 24, 2020

Donald Trump’s Scotland hotel didn’t turn profit on president’s 2018 visit: Audit

The Secret Service paid less than $10,000 to President Trump's Scottish golf resort for services during a 2018 presidential stay, and all of the costs were properly authorized, according to an inspector general's audit released Tuesday.

March 24, 2020

‘Remain in Mexico’ migrant hearings delayed, Homeland Security says

Officials announced late Monday that immigration hearings for migrants who have been pushed back across the border into Mexico under the administration's so-called "Remain in Mexico" program are being delayed, due to coronavirus fears.

March 23, 2020

Coronavirus crisis approaches health vs. economy tipping point

As coronavirus shutdowns and remain-at-home orders spread across the U.S., a growing number of people wonder what the tipping point is when the response becomes worse than the actual disease.

March 23, 2020

Donald Trump gives Real ID deadline reprieve amid coronavirus

President Trump said Monday he's going to delay the deadline for compliance with Real ID, a federal mandate that was set to be enforced Oct. 1, preventing anyone without a secure identification from boarding a flight.

March 23, 2020

Stephen Decatur-James Barron duel in Bladensburg remembered on anniversary

Sunday marks the 200th anniversary of the dueling grounds' most notorious affair, where war hero Commodore Stephen Decatur was mortally wounded by fellow Navy man James Barron, sending the city and the nation into deep mourning.

March 22, 2020

Border shutdown cuts illegal crossing in half on first day

Illegal border crossings were cut in half on the first day of the border shutdown, Homeland Security said Sunday, calling the ability to quickly deport migrants a major win as the country tries to limit spread of the coronavirus.

March 22, 2020

McConnell says Senate close to deal on coronavirus stimulus bill

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said late Saturday that lawmakers are close to striking a final deal on a coronavirus stimulus package, and he said they're plowing ahead with plans for a first test vote Sunday afternoon.

March 21, 2020

Mexican illegal immigrant dies in DHS custody after jumping border

An illegal immigrant from Mexico died early Friday after jumping the border, getting caught and being put inside a Border Patrol vehicle, the agency announced.

March 20, 2020

U.S. shuts borders to all but ‘essential’ traffic over coronavirus outbreak

The U.S. will shut down its northern and southern borders Friday night to all but "essential" traffic amid the coronavirus crisis, officials announced, including immediately returning all illegal immigrants before they are given a chance to gain a foothold here.

March 20, 2020

Judge rejects ACLU demand to release illegal immigrants amid coronavirus outbreak

A federal judge on Thursday rejected the ACLU's emergency demand that illegal immigrants at risk of coronavirus complications be released from an ICE detention center in Washington state, saying there's no evidence any of them are in danger of contracting the disease.

March 19, 2020