Stephen Dinan

Judge rules Trump can’t use Pentagon to get around deportation restrictions

A federal judge told the Trump administration Wednesday that it cannot evade his new rules on carrying out deportations by having them done by the Defense Department rather than Homeland Security.

May 7, 2025

Trump’s ‘Terminator’: How Stephen Miller became the left’s most despised adversary

Liberals have erupted in dread as President Trump flirts with tapping Stephen Miller to become his national security adviser.

May 7, 2025

Court orders return of Turkish student to Vermont from detention in Louisiana following DHS arrest

A federal appeals court instructed the government to return Rumeysa Ozturk to Vermont so she can challenge her arrest and potential deportation, rejecting the administration's attempt to keep her in detention in Louisiana.

May 7, 2025

Second court rules Trump broke law with Alien Enemies Act deportations

A federal judge on Tuesday castigated President Trump for deporting Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador, saying he stretched the Alien Enemies Act beyond its breaking point in order to justify the ousters.

May 6, 2025

Intelligence community disputes ties between Tren de Aragua and Venezuela’s government

The Venezuelan government is not controlling Tren de Aragua, according to a newly declassified U.S. intelligence community memo that undercuts President Trump's argument for using the Alien Enemies Act to deport TdA members.

May 6, 2025

Supreme Court lets Trump ban transgender people from military service while litigation unfolds

The Supreme Court has allowed President Trump's ban on transgender people in the military to take effect -- for now.

May 6, 2025

DHS chief says flyers without required ID may face extra screening at airports

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem warned Tuesday that unprepared travelers may face some inconveniences but Real ID's strict identification requirements will begin as scheduled at airports on Wednesday.

May 6, 2025

Trump has booted 11,000 IRS employees so far, and counting

President Trump has given buyouts or tried to terminate employment of more than 11,000 people at the IRS, with a disproportionate share of those coming from the agency's ranks of auditors, an inspector general said Monday.

May 5, 2025

ICE takes custody of illegal after Fairfax County DA drops child rape, kidnapping case

ICE has swooped in to take custody of an illegal immigrant accused of trying to kidnap and rape a 4-year-old after Fairfax County prosecutors dropped the case against him.

May 5, 2025

DHS to pay illegal immigrants $1,000 to self-deport

Homeland Security said Monday that it will pay a $1,000 reward to illegal immigrants who self-deport out of the U.S.

May 5, 2025

DeSantis sets pace for GOP governors on immigration

President Trump, working to curb illegal immigration on the federal level, has found an unparalleled partner in Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is leading the country's preeminent test of immigration enforcement at the state level.

May 4, 2025

Judge cites Shakespeare as she rules Trump’s attack on liberal law firms is illegal

Quoting Shakespeare's "kill all the lawyers" line, a federal judge ruled that President Trump strayed well beyond the bounds of propriety when he sought to punish a Democrat-connected law firm for working against him.

May 2, 2025

Supreme Court asked to lift block on DOGE access to Social Security data

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court Friday to put a hold on a lower court order that is blocking Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from gaining access to Social Security records.

May 2, 2025

Florida proposes state-run deportation flights for illegal immigrants

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis released a blueprint for immigration enforcement Friday that proposes having the state deputize National Guard lawyers to serve as immigration judges and to orchestrate its own deportation flights to oust migrants.

May 2, 2025

Justice Department files second anti-sanctuary lawsuit against Illinois

The Trump administration filed a new immigration lawsuit Thursday against Illinois, arguing the state illegally discourages businesses from signing up for E-Verify, the federal system that can weed illegal immigrants out of the workforce.

May 1, 2025

Trump appeals to Supreme Court to shut down deportation amnesty for Venezuelan immigrants

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to step in and allow Homeland Security to shut down a Biden-era deportation amnesty that's protecting hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans from deportation, saying lower courts have trampled on President Trump's powers.

May 1, 2025

Feds begin charging illegal immigrants with trespassing on military land

The Justice Department is bringing a new tool to the border fight, charging the first set of migrants with entering a restricted military zone in southern New Mexico.

May 1, 2025

Judge rules Trump can’t use Alien Enemies Act to deport Tren de Aragua gang members

The Alien Enemies Act can't be used to detain and deport Venezuelan gang members, a federal judge ruled Thursday, a significant blow to President Trump's claims of expansive deportation powers.

May 1, 2025

How Mexico’s stolen oil is fueling smuggling cartels

Having sapped Mexican cartels' income from migrant smuggling, the Trump administration moved Thursday to go after another source of income: fuel theft.

May 1, 2025

State Department employee stole $650,000 by writing checks to herself

A State Department employee managed to steal more than $650,000 over two years by using her access to a government checkbook account to write herself 60 checks.

May 1, 2025