Stephen Dinan

Too big too fast? Skeptics see dangers in IRS rush to expand

The IRS is preparing to staff up, flush with a cash infusion from Capitol Hill, where lawmakers said they want to see the agency find ways to clear out a backlog of cases and secure more revenue out of taxpayers. Experts say there's plenty of reason to worry.

January 2, 2023

Taxpayer Advocates leave their clients in the lurch in challenging IRS

Jim has spent five years struggling with the IRS over $8,000 the agency is holding out of a refund.

January 1, 2023

ICE arrested fewer convicts in 2022, blames border chaos for struggle

Deportations ticked up in 2022 as the pressures of the pandemic receded, but there were new, worrying trends as ICE ousted fewer convicted criminals and fewer gang members.

December 30, 2022

Abortion ruling sends law schools scrambling, constitutional law teachings now out-of-step

The Supreme Court's decision over the summer didn't just upend abortion law -- it sent law professors scrambling to retool how they teach constitutional law itself.

December 30, 2022

Justices to decide if encouraging illegal immigration is protected by First Amendment

The Supreme Court will soon decide how far someone can go in encouraging illegal immigration.

December 29, 2022

How the deportation of veterans ignited a firestorm on Capitol Hill

ICE deported 28 veterans in the past three years, according to agency data provided to The Washington Times that suggests while it does happen, it's not the epidemic some of the agency's critics have claimed.

December 28, 2022

Supreme Court revives Title 42 border policy, orders full arguments

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Biden administration to keep the Title 42 pandemic border expulsion policy up and running while the justices prepare to hear the legal challenge to the policy.

December 27, 2022

Voters’ voices carry more sway for living close to noncitizens

Rep. Ritchie Torres won reelection last month with roughly 73,000 votes, out of fewer than 90,000 cast in his district in the heart of the Bronx. Slip across the East River and it took Nick LaLota 173,000 votes, out of more than 300,000 ballots cast, to win his Long Island race.

December 27, 2022

Shoppers’ vast giveaways of data help cheapen personal privacy

Shoppers have spent time online searching for the perfect gifts and in the process have shared even more details of their lives.

December 25, 2022

Homeland Security pleads with migrants to turn back in Christmas warning

Homeland Security begged would-be illegal immigrants not to attempt to cross into the U.S. this weekend, saying they are risking their lives amid life-threatening low temperatures.

December 24, 2022

New DHS data shows border is deteriorating even before end of Title 42

Border authorities nabbed 233,740 illegal immigrants at the southern border in November, setting a new record for that month and underscoring the chaos of the situation even before the end of the Title 42 pandemic border expulsion policy.

December 23, 2022

IRS delays reporting rule for $600 electronic payments

The IRS is delaying a new plan that would have subjected Americans' electronic payments on apps such as PayPal and Venmo to new scrutiny, bowing to intense pressure from consumers and Congress.

December 23, 2022

DHS deports Afghan evacuee who sexually abused 3-year-old girl

The Department of Homeland Security announced that it has deported an Afghan evacuee brought to the U.S. during last year's chaotic airlift after he was convicted of molesting a 3-year-old girl at an evacuation camp.

December 23, 2022

‘There are no borders’: Migrants mass in Mexico ahead of Title 42’s demise

Any doubt about what awaits the U.S. after the end of the Title 42 pandemic border expulsion policy can be settled by looking at the headlines plastered across newspapers south of the border.

December 22, 2022

IRS will miss deadline to solve backlog by end of 2022

The IRS won't make its self-imposed deadline to solve its massive backlog of unprocessed tax returns by the end of this year, the agency's inspector general said in a new report Thursday that said improvements have been made, but they weren't enough to fix the mess.

December 22, 2022

Immigrant workers rebounded past U.S.-born workforce after pandemic, study shows

There is no shortage of immigrant workers in the U.S. economy, according to a new study released Wednesday that challenges a growing chorus of voices arguing the country needs more foreign labor to keep the economy humming.

December 21, 2022

DHS says it’s shipped nearly 10,000 migrants out of El Paso

Homeland Security said Tuesday it has moved 10,000 illegal immigrants out of El Paso as it tries to gain control of one of the worst border messes in history.

December 20, 2022

Justice Department urges Supreme Court to allow Title 42 border expulsion policy to lapse

The Justice Department urged the Supreme Court to let the Title 42 pandemic border-expulsion policy expire, saying it is prepared to step in and defend against illegal immigration using other tools.

December 20, 2022

Chief Justice Roberts blocks Biden from ending Title 42 deportation policy

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Monday ordered the Biden administration to keep the Title 42 border-expulsion policy in place while the Supreme Court decides whether to intervene in the ongoing legal battle.

December 19, 2022

Trump blasts Biden over border, proposes permanent Title 42 expulsion law

Mr. Trump also called for more resources to detain illegal immigrants who can't be expelled. And he urged Congress to create criminal penalties for government officials who aid and abet releases.

December 19, 2022