Stephen Dinan

Minnesota’s chief federal judge slams ICE for ignoring court orders

The top federal judge in Minnesota blasted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for failing to release dozens of illegal immigrants courts had ordered set free, saying his "patience is at an end."

January 27, 2026

Appeals court overturns limits on federal agents’ tactics against anti-ICE crowds in Minnesota

A federal appeals court on Monday set aside limits a lower judge had placed on federal agents and their ability to use crowd control tactics on anti-ICE protesters in Minnesota.

January 26, 2026

Gang-linked migrants go free as DHS detentions face legal hurdles

Federal judges have ordered the government to release migrants suspected of being violent gang members, drawing a rebuke from Trump officials who say the judges are endangering Americans.

January 26, 2026

Minnesota asks judge to order ICE out of the state

Minnesota asked a federal judge Monday to issue an immediate order shutting down President Trump's immigration surge and booting thousands of federal officers out of the state, saying the latest shooting death of an American citizen requires the courts to rein in the White House.

January 26, 2026

Treasury Dept. cancels contracts with Booz Allen over leak of Trump tax info

The Treasury Department on Monday canceled millions of dollars of contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton, blaming the major consulting firm for its role in the leak of secret tax information about President Trump and other wealthy Americans.

January 26, 2026

Top Homeland Security Democrat backs impeachment of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem

Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, the senior Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee, announced his support Friday for an effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

January 23, 2026

HUD orders citizenship checks for those in public housing

The Department of Housing and Urban Development ordered an immediate review of the citizenship status of those receiving public housing assistance, saying Friday that an initial review spotted nearly 6,000 ineligible people, and nearly 200,000 more who needed more verification.

January 23, 2026

DHS says family abandoned 5-year-old migrant, ICE ‘cared for him’

The 5-year-old migrant boy at the center of a dispute in Minnesota was abandoned in a vehicle by his father, and his mother refused to open the door and take him in, so ICE officers "cared for him," Homeland Security officials said Friday.

January 23, 2026

Ian Roberts, illegal immigrant who was school superintendent in Iowa, pleads guilty to two felonies

Ian Roberts, the illegal immigrant who held repeated high-profile jobs in school systems across the country, pled guilty Thursday to having lied about his citizenship to gain jobs, and to possessing guns even though it was illegal for him to do so.

January 22, 2026

CBP makes million-dollar drug busts on Texas border

Customs and Border Protection officers manning a crossing between Mexico and Texas sniffed out more than $1.2 million in illegal drugs in two incidents this weekend, the agency told The Washington Times.

January 22, 2026

Republicans ask Supreme Court to block California’s new congressional map

Republicans rushed to the Supreme Court this week asking the justices to block California's new Democrat-friendly congressional map.

January 22, 2026

Jack Smith suggests Trump charges could be brought again

Former special counsel Jack Smith refused Thursday to rule out the possibility that a future Justice Department could revive his criminal cases against President Trump once he leaves office in 2029.

January 22, 2026

Jack Smith defends Trump prosecutions, says evidence proved guilt ‘beyond reasonable doubt’

Former special counsel Jack Smith told Congress on Thursday that President Trump is a criminal worthy of conviction, brushing aside Republican accusations that he ran an unethical prosecution in pursuit of one goal -- to prevent Mr. Trump from reclaiming the White House.

January 22, 2026

EPA to end mammal testing by 2035, reviving Trump-era goal

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin will commit the agency to ending testing on mammals by 2035, reviving a key goal of the first Trump administration and reversing a Biden-era walkback.

January 22, 2026

ICE has secret policy allowing officers to enter private homes, whistleblowers say

ICE has created a secret policy that permits officers to enter the homes of illegal immigrant targets by force without getting a judicial warrant, according to a whistleblower revealed by a senior senator on Wednesday.

January 21, 2026

Maine becomes latest target for ICE arrests

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Wednesday that it was surging people into Maine to conduct arrests of illegal immigrants, moving to push back on the "sanctuary politicians" who run the state.

January 21, 2026

Appeals court opens the way for ICE’s use of pepper spray on Minnesota protesters

A federal appeals court issued a temporary stay Wednesday of a lower court ruling that had ordered federal officers to limit their use of pepper spray on observers and protesters who have been hounding ICE in Minnesota.

January 21, 2026

Supreme Court casts doubt on Trump’s firing of Fed Governor Lisa Cook

The Supreme Court expressed worry over President Trump's firing of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, suggesting Wednesday that the move undermines the independence of the central bank and would invite retaliation by future presidents.

January 21, 2026

Court rejects independent monitor to oversee Epstein files release

A federal judge on Wednesday shot down a request by members of Congress to appoint an independent special master to oversee the Justice Department's handling of the release of the Epstein files, saying their request wasn't properly made.

January 21, 2026

Inside job: County official took dead people, migrants’ identities in California food stamp scam

A woman who worked as a benefit assistant for a California county has pleaded guilty to scamming the state's food stamp program by stealing the identities of dead people and immigrants, then approving applications in their names.

January 21, 2026