Stephen Dinan

Supreme Court asked to intervene to keep Title 42 border policy in place

Even though border chaos is already at unprecedented levels, experts say Title 42 has kept it from becoming even worse.

December 19, 2022

Supreme Court gets chance to shrink federal agencies’ power with new case

Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch was expected to be conservatives' barbarian at the gates of big government, leading a charge to tear down the 1984 case they pinpoint as a legal justification for expansion of the regulatory state.

December 19, 2022

Migrants depend on Catholic Charities to avoid deportation

Immigrants crossing the border illegally are shielding themselves from ICE by listing Catholic Charities addresses as their intended destinations.

December 19, 2022

House panel schedules meeting to decide what to do with Trump’s tax returns

The House committee with oversight on the IRS has scheduled a meeting for next week to discuss how to handle private taxpayer information -- believed to be former President Donald Trump's tax returns.

December 16, 2022

DHS is hiding origins of disinformation board, GOP senators charge

The Department of Homeland Security has refused to divulge details of its disinformation board for fear of having the materials made public, according to two Republican senators demanding answers about Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' ill-fated effort.

December 16, 2022

Biden team broke law in erasing Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy, judge rules

A federal judge has ruled that the Biden administration acted too rashly last year when it attempted to end President Trump's "Remain in Mexico" border policy.

December 16, 2022

Immigrant rights activists warn Biden not to act like Trump as a new border surge approaches

On the precipice of achieving the most open border policy toward illegal immigrants in modern American history, activists suddenly find themselves battling with the man they had thought was their ally on the journey: President Biden.

December 15, 2022

Illegal immigrant from China paid $80,000 to be smuggled into U.S.

An illegal immigrant from China told border officers she paid $80,000 to be smuggled into the U.S. in the trunk of a car last week.

December 15, 2022

Citizenship test changing to multiple choice; rewrite revokes version from Trump administration

The Biden administration revealed plans Wednesday to rewrite the test to become a U.S. citizen, making it a multiple-choice exam and changing the way applicants must demonstrate their knowledge of English.

December 14, 2022

DHS to close more ‘gaps’ Biden’s halt left in border wall

Homeland Security announced Tuesday it will close another set of "gaps" left in the border wall by President Biden's decision last year to halt construction on the project.

December 13, 2022

Illegal immigrants in Washington eligible for Obamacare, Biden team rules

The Biden administration has approved a waiver that will let Washington state extend Obamacare coverage to immigrants who are in the country illegally.

December 12, 2022

Louisiana voters amend state constitution to ban noncitizen voting

The push to block noncitizens from voting in U.S. elections gained steam this weekend as Louisiana approved a ban on the practice.

December 12, 2022

ICE officers urged to ease up on criminal arrests ahead of expected border surge

Some ICE officers have been told to cut down on arrests of even serious criminals to free up detention bed space so the government has somewhere to put illegal immigrants caught at the border, The Washington Times has learned.

December 12, 2022

Crime victim staffer at Texas prosecutor’s office charged with smuggling migrants to Houston

Federal authorities brought charges against a Texas state employee who they say used an official government vehicle to smuggle illegal immigrants to Houston.

December 10, 2022

Rep. Michael Cloud warns labor union against taking ICE members’ money

Rep. Michael Cloud demanded cooperation from a leading federal labor union Friday on an investigation of its decision to stop representing law enforcement officers at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

December 9, 2022

ICE officer charged with sexually assaulting illegal immigrants he was supervising

Prosecutors said the former deportation officer abused his power over migrants whom he was supervising for years.

December 8, 2022

Nuke Bizzle gets 6 years in prison after pleading to scamming $700K in COVID unemployment mail fraud

The rapper's fortunes turned after posting a music video of his crime to YouTube.

December 8, 2022

Biden administration appeals ruling that ended Title 42 border policy

The Biden administration on Wednesday appealed a federal judge's ruling that ended the Title 42 pandemic policy that allows the government to expel illegal immigrants.

December 7, 2022

Feds bring COVID fraud charges against the author of Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law

Federal prosecutors announced charges Wednesday against Florida state Rep. Joe Harding, accusing him of bilking a pandemic assistance program to get loans for businesses that had gone defunct years earlier.

December 7, 2022

Supreme Court justices skeptical of unchecked state power over federal elections

Supreme Court justices cast a skeptical eye Wednesday on claims that state legislatures rule in making decisions about federal elections, worrying that it would upend the usual checks and balances.

December 7, 2022