Stephen Dinan

Border Patrol operation nabs three dozen illegal immigrants driving semitrucks in Arizona

Border Patrol agents said they nabbed 36 illegal immigrants who were driving tractor-trailers on roads during a recent operation in Arizona, highlighting what the Trump administration has described as a wave of migrants getting behind the wheel of dangerous vehicles.

June 1, 2026

Illegal immigrant school superintendent who lied about citizenship gets 2-year prison term

Ian Roberts was sentenced to two years in prison Friday for lying about his citizenship and possessing guns.

May 29, 2026

Postal service reveals plan to enforce Trump’s citizenship voting order

The U.S. Postal Service officially proposed plans to carry out President Trump's executive order asking it to help police voting in elections, saying it will refuse to deliver ballots from states that don't comply with the new standards.

May 29, 2026

Judge blocks closure of Kennedy Center, takes Trump’s name off iconic building

A federal judge hit pause on President Trump's plans to close the Kennedy Center for two years of renovations, and ordered the center to remove Mr. Trump's name, too.

May 29, 2026

DOJ moves to boot short-term immigrants from ‘Obama phone’ program

The Justice Department has issued a new legal ruling concluding that the Lifeline program to provide phones for the indigent -- which gained fame as "Obama phones" -- is subject to normal welfare rules limiting the ability of immigrants to sign up.

May 29, 2026

Cuban pilot accused of plot to kill Americans gets 7-month sentence for immigration fraud

Luis Raul Gonzalez-Pardo Rodriguez, a former Cuban military pilot who has been charged with complicity in the downing of two humanitarian mission planes, was sentenced to seven months in prison for immigration violations in the U.S.

May 29, 2026

Nuke Bizzle is free; rapper led epic pandemic fraud, jailed after boasting of scam in music video

Nuke Bizzle, the rapper who posted a brazen YouTube video singing about how he stole pandemic unemployment benefits, is finally free after nearly six years in prison.

May 29, 2026

DOJ vows to prosecute anti-ICE protester who vowed to kill agent’s ‘whole family’

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Thursday that federal agents will arrest an anti-ICE protester who shouted at an officer that he and his family would be "all dead."

May 28, 2026

Judge allows Boston’s sanctuary policy to stand

A federal judge ruled Thursday that Boston's sanctuary policy forbidding city authorities from letting ICE know when deportation targets are about to be released from local custody does not interfere with federal law.

May 28, 2026

Man charged with armed robbery for plot that stole nearly $130,000 in Pokemon cards

Federal prosecutors announced charges Thursday against a man they say robbed two New York City stores at gunpoint in January, walking away with nearly $130,000 worth of Pokemon cards.

May 28, 2026

‘Go back’: DHS secretary tells hunger-strike migrants to deport back home for better food

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told hunger-striking migrants to allow themselves to be deported back home if they don't like the food they're being served at an ICE detention facility in New Jersey.

May 28, 2026

Federal judge declines to block Trump’s citizenship verification plan for elections

A federal judge ruled Thursday against groups challenging President Trump's plan to use the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Postal Service to police voter fraud, finding that the organizations lack the legal standing to sue.

May 28, 2026

DOJ sues four Democrat-led states that block ICE from registering undercover vehicles

The Justice Department announced lawsuits Thursday against four Democrat-led states that have policies blocking ICE from obtaining registrations for vehicles used in undercover work.

May 28, 2026

Ian Roberts, illegal immigrant facing prison for citizenship fraud, still on Maryland’s voter rolls

More than eight months after he was arrested, and three months after he pleaded guilty and admitted he is not a U.S. citizen, Ian Andre Roberts remained on Maryland's voter rolls, according to a group that has been tracking the case.

May 27, 2026

U.S. attorney in Chicago scrambles to contain grand jury scandal after ICE protest prosecution

The U.S. attorney's office in Chicago said Wednesday it has imposed new rules for prosecutors using grand juries, moving to constrain a growing scandal that forced it to drop charges against people indicted for anti-ICE protests.

May 27, 2026

Bureau of Prisons’ employees misusing badges to buy guns, says inspector general

People who were supposed to be barred from purchasing guns were able to circumvent background checks by using law enforcement credentials and badges issued by the federal Bureau of Prisons, an inspector general said in an emergency alert Wednesday.

May 27, 2026

DHS floats plan to block international flights into sanctuary cities

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said he's working on a plan that would shut down international flights that land at airports in sanctuary jurisdictions -- a move to pressure anti-ICE politicians.

May 27, 2026

Southern Poverty Law Center argues DOJ case is vindictive prosecution, asks judge to toss indictment

The Southern Poverty Law Center told a federal judge Tuesday that the Justice Department's criminal case against the organization has been tainted by political animosity on the part of President Trump and other top Republicans, and must be thrown out.

May 26, 2026

White House asks states to join Trump’s anti-fraud crusade

The White House pleaded with state prosecutors on Tuesday to take fraud in government programs more seriously, saying the only way to wipe out an epidemic of scams is to send the signal that anyone committing them could face serious prison time.

May 26, 2026

Supreme Court refuses Florida’s complaint against states that issue truck licenses to migrants

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would not let Florida file a complaint challenging two other states that allowed illegal immigrants to obtain commercial driver's licenses and drive on America's roads.

May 26, 2026