Skip to content
TRENDING:
Donald Trump

Articles by Stephen Dinan

This March 2, 2019, file photo shows a Customs and Border Control agent patrols on the U.S. side of a razor-wire-covered border wall along the Mexico east of Nogales, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) ** FILE **

Seven bodies found in five days on border in Texas

Bodies are piling up at the U.S.-Mexico border as the summer heat and the press of both countries' immigration policies take a toll, adding new urgency to the debate on Capitol Hill about what, if anything, should be done to stop it.

June 24, 2019
In this Oct. 22, 2018, file photo U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents escort a target to lockup during a raid in Richmond, Va. On Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, immigration officials tied a third murder arrest in two months to sanctuary city policies in the Seattle, Washington, area, saying an illegal immigrant who was twice shielded from deportation by King County slew a man "as he lay asleep in his own home." (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Donald Trump postpones immigration sweep after Pelosi’s request

President Trump called off a round of deportations slated to begin Sunday, saying he was delaying them for two weeks at the request of Democrats -- though he said both sides need to use the time to strike a broader deal on stopping new illegal immigrants.

June 22, 2019
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., walk at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 20, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Nancy Pelosi tells Trump not to arrest illegal immigrants

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested Tuesday that illegal immigrants shouldn't be deported unless they have a "serious crime" history, as she urged President Trump to cancel plans for a major operation to deport illegal immigrants.

June 22, 2019
In this May 7, 2014, file photo, the World War I memorial cross is pictured in Bladensburg, Md. (Algerina Perna /The Baltimore Sun via AP, File)

Bladensburg Peace Cross can stay, Supreme Court rules

Bladensburg's beloved Peace Cross can remain, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday, saying the memorial to soldiers killed in World War I has been consecrated by nearly 100 years of public devotion -- and that tearing it down would show unconstitutional "hostility" to religion.

June 20, 2019
In this April 4, 2019, file photo, Mark Morgan testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File) **FILE**

ICE details ramped-up deportations for illegal immigrant families

It's not the "millions" President Trump promised, but ICE's chief said Wednesday that his agency will put a renewed effort into trying to find and deport immigrant families living in the U.S. illegally who've already had their day in court and have been ordered removed but are defying those orders.

June 19, 2019
Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, speaks with reporters just outside the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 11, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Senate committee approves border crisis spending bill

Senate Republicans and Democrats linked arms and voted to push the first overwhelmingly bipartisan border bill in years through committee Wednesday, giving President Trump more money than he asked for to deal with the migrant surge -- but changing how he wanted it spent.

June 19, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2019, for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and then on to Orlando, Fla. for a rally. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump deportation vow kick-starts 2020 campaign

President Trump kicked off his 2020 presidential campaign on Tuesday by returning to the same issue he began with as he descended the golden escalator at Trump Tower in New York four years ago: the threat from immigration.

June 18, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday June 12, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Donald Trump: DHS aware of deportation plans

President Trump said Tuesday afternoon that he stands by his promise to step up deportations next week, and dismissed reports that Homeland Security officials had no idea what he was talking about.

June 18, 2019
Photo via Shutterstock

Study: Migrant families are showing up for deportation hearings

Most immigrant families who are living illegally in the U.S. are showing up for their initial hearings in immigration court, according to a report Tuesday that challenges the impression left by Trump administration officials that as many as 90% have skipped out on deportations.

June 18, 2019