Stephen Dinan

Audit finds sanctuary cities released more than 17,000 migrants since 2013

More than 17,000 undocumented immigrants released by sanctuary cities since 2013 remain at large, according to an audit Monday by the Homeland Security inspector general, who detailed the growing trend of states and localities refusing to cooperate with ICE.

February 24, 2020

‘Public charge’ rule linking welfare use to green card chances take effect

The "public charge" rule takes effect, giving U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services the authority to refuse green cards -- the key step on the path to citizenship -- to people who have used a wide range of nonemergency welfare programs.

February 24, 2020

To reach Trump’s border wall construction goal, DHS waives labor & contract laws

The Department of Homeland Security announced this week it will waive labor and procurement rules to speed up construction of President Trump's border wall, as the department rushes to build as much as possible before Mr. Trump's self-imposed end-of-year deadline.

February 22, 2020

Religious freedom law thwarting Trump in curtailing illegal immigration

Immigrant-rights activists are on a winning streak against the Trump administration in the deserts of Arizona -- and they have a 1990s-era religious freedom law to thank for it.

February 22, 2020

Bernie Sanders told Russians are attempting to help his campaign: Report

The Russian government is trying to boost Sen. Bernard Sanders' presidential campaign, according to a report the candidate appeared to confirm Friday -- though he vehemently denounced the effort.

February 21, 2020

Delegate math favors Bernie Sanders as fractured field presents path to victory

ANALYSIS: Sen. Bernard Sanders appears to have hit a ceiling of support, with polls and early results showing him struggling to top 30% of the vote in most states. Yet that may still be more than enough to win the Democratic nomination this year.

February 20, 2020

Pete Buttigieg: Amy Klobuchar complicit in child separations

Pete Buttigieg accused Sen. Amy Klobuchar of being complicit in the Trump administration's child separation practice because she voted to confirm his border chief, who went on to promote the Zero Tolerance border policy, and voted for judges he claimed were anti-immigrant.

February 19, 2020

Michael Bloomberg breaks all the rules, upends 2020 race

Michael R. Bloomberg forged a campaign juggernaut by breaking all the usual rules, shunning retail politics and ignoring the first primary-season contests. He has yet to collect a single convention delegate.

February 19, 2020

Emerson poll gives Donald Trump best ratings of his presidency

President Trump hit a new high approval rating in yet another opinion survey Wednesday, with Emerson College Polling showing him with a 48-44 split, a net-positive 4-point rating.

February 19, 2020

DHS to waive labor laws to speed border wall building

The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday it will waive labor and procurement rules to speed up construction of President Trump's border wall, as the department rushes to build as much as possible before Mr. Trump's self-imposed end-of-year deadline.

February 18, 2020

Bernie Sanders blasted by California labor union for not listening to workers

Sen. Bernard Sanders brags about his ties to working people, so it was a particularly harsh shot Tuesday when a California union blasted his idea to have the state take over a large power utility and said they were more disappointed he never ran the proposal by the workers.

February 18, 2020

Religious Freedom Restoration Act helps immigrant-rights activists triumph over Trump

Immigrant-rights activists are on a winning streak against the Trump administration in the deserts of Arizona -- and they have a 1990s-era religious freedom law to thank for it.

February 17, 2020

Kingdom of Jesus Christ church operated human trafficking ring in California, judge rules

To immigration officials they were tourists. To the Kingdom of Jesus Christ church, they were "full-time workers," ready to be sent out onto the streets to beg for money to keep church leaders living in luxury.

February 16, 2020

Sanctuary city slap down as feds pursue penalties for ‘shielding of aliens’

The Justice Department unleashed a legal assault on sanctuary jurisdictions across the country this week, filing a new round of civil lawsuits asking judges to overturn the policies, and warning state and city officials they could soon face their own criminal charges for harboring illegal immigrants.

February 15, 2020

LGBTQ push in Equal Rights Amdt. creates legal mess: Proposal is ‘essentially meaningless’

The slogan in the 1970s was ERA Now. But what happens when it's ERA Later, in a time of the rise of the transgender rights movement and shifting societal definitions of sex and gender?

February 15, 2020

DHS to deploy elite Border Patrol teams to sanctuary cities

Homeland Security is sending elite Border Patrol teams to assist ICE in tracking down and deporting people from sanctuary cities, The New York Times reported Friday, marking a major escalation in President Trump's battle with communities that shield illegal immigrants.

February 14, 2020

Woman blames New York City sanctuary policy for her grandmother’s death

A woman whose 92-year-old grandmother was slain in a sanctuary city-related killing blamed New York City Friday for her death, and praised President Trump for fighting the city to end the policy.

February 14, 2020

Border Patrol agents chant ‘Four more years’ at Trump speech

Border Patrol agents chanted "four more years" as President Trump spoke to them at the White House Friday, taking a victory lap over ongoing construction of his border wall.

February 14, 2020

Kingdom of Jesus Christ church immigration scam imported beggars, feds say

Three leaders of a Philippines-based church were charged this week with a massive immigration scam that authorities said saw them entice immigrants to come to the U.S., fool Homeland Security into admitting them, then sending them out on the streets to beg for money.

February 13, 2020

Trump grabs another $3.8 billion from Pentagon for border wall

The Pentagon informed Congress Thursday it will siphon another $3.8 billion from its accounts to build President Trump's border wall, as he rushes to get as much construction done as possible before the end of the year.

February 13, 2020