Stephen Dinan

Border Patrol union chief says Mayorkas could be impeached over ‘whipping’ fiasco

The head of the Border Patrol's union said Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas deserves to be impeached for misleading the public into thinking agents mounted on horseback were whipping migrants in Texas last year.

October 12, 2022

Texas data indicates illegal immigrants have higher murder rates

For years, Texas' crime data has been used to argue that illegal immigrants commit crimes at a lower rate than the general population.

October 12, 2022

Inspector general to probe Energy Department’s tech giveaway to China

An inspector general has opened a review of the Energy Department after reports that it paid to develop advanced battery technology at a U.S. national laboratory -- then turned it over to China and shut down requests from American companies to license the technology.

October 12, 2022

EXCLUSIVE: DHS seeks volunteers to process Ukrainians; critics fear ‘rubber stamp’

Homeland Security is rushing to recruit volunteers from within its ranks to vet Americans who want to sponsor Ukrainians fleeing their country amid the ongoing war with Russia.

October 10, 2022

Brazilian smuggler exploits Biden border rules to supply restaurants with cheap labor

A newly revealed migrant smuggling case out of Massachusetts is shedding light on several massive holes in America's immigration system, from the so-called "family loophole" to asylum fraud to using illegal immigrant labor to undercut U.S. workers' wages.

October 9, 2022

GOP to Joe: Time for your guy Alejandro Mayorkas to go

Rep. Jim Jordan laid out the case for impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, telling The Washington Times he "deserves it" after overseeing an unprecedented surge of illegal activity at the southern border.

October 9, 2022

Dreamer ruling gives Democrats immigration opening in November’s elections

Democrats demanded Thursday that Congress quickly pass legislation guaranteeing immigrant "Dreamers" a full pathway to citizenship, giving the issue an election-season push a day after a federal court left them in limbo.

October 6, 2022

Cruz, Graham warn Mayorkas to prepare for impeachment

Two high-profile GOP senators warned Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to prepare to face impeachment unless he begins a quick about-face and figures out how to secure the southern border.

October 6, 2022

Tax preparer who helped steal $44 million in pandemic loans gets 10 years in prison

A California tax preparer who helped steal $44 million in pandemic loans and also bilked the IRS on behalf of pro athletes has earned a 10-year prison sentence, one of the lengthiest issued so far for pandemic fraud.

October 5, 2022

Appeals court rules DACA was illegally created under Obama, but program to remain intact for now

A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that the DACA program to protect immigrant "Dreamers" was created illegally by the Obama administration a decade ago, upholding a lower court's decision to erase the program.

October 5, 2022

Investigation finds hundreds of voters double-registered in Minnesota

Given his criminal history, it's not clear that Damian Allen Kingbird should have been allowed to vote in 2020.

October 5, 2022

Migrants become targets for robbery, sexual assault on U.S. side of border

Migrants crossing into the U.S. illegally now have a new worry: they're being mugged or sexually assaulted as soon as they cross the Rio Grande.

October 5, 2022

Feds accuse five IRS employees of scamming COVID relief loans

The Justice Department announced fraud charges Tuesday against five current or former IRS employees in Tennessee whom prosecutors say stole money from the government's pandemic relief programs.

October 4, 2022

DHS released unvaccinated Afghans while threatening to fire unvaccinated Border Patrol agents

The Biden administration allowed hundreds of Afghans from last year's airlift to disappear into American communities without getting COVID-19 or other vaccinations, an inspector general has revealed.

October 4, 2022

GOP bill would bolster ICE partnerships with local cops

Rep. Michael Cloud is announcing new legislation Tuesday that would require ICE to improve cooperation with state and local police departments, pushing back on the Biden administration's embrace of immigration sanctuaries.

October 4, 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Jim Jordan ready for Mayorkas impeachment in GOP-run House: ‘Failure to enforce the law’

Rep. Jim Jordan laid out the case for impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, telling The Washington Times he "deserves it" after overseeing an unprecedented surge of illegal activity at the southern border.

October 3, 2022

New Hampshire to send National Guard to patrol the southern border

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said Monday that he is sending two Army National Guard units to the southern border for a one-year deployment to help handle the chaos of the current migrant surge.

October 3, 2022

Courts mostly siding with red states on election law changes post-2020

When Georgia lawmakers announced legislation to prevent voters waiting in line from being provided food or drinks, the outrage was swift and severe.

October 3, 2022

Hidden inflation on Biden’s watch: Prices in migrant smuggling economy soar to $2.6 billion

The migrant smuggling economy at the U.S.-Mexico border now tops $20 billion and the cartels have made at least $2.6 billion in profit over the past 12 months just from controlling the routes illegal immigrants use, according to a Washington Times analysis.

October 2, 2022

Clarence Thomas takes the wheel as Supreme Court settles in for post-Roe term

Justice Clarence Thomas has been on the Supreme Court for more than three decades, and his judicial philosophy rooted in adhering to the original meaning of the Constitution is finally controlling big rulings.

October 2, 2022