Stephen Dinan

DHS citizenship agency drops security from revised mission statement

The Department of Homeland Security's citizenship agency revealed a new mission statement Wednesday, removing Trump-era references to security and safeguards and instead focusing on welcoming newcomers.

February 9, 2022

In costliest U.S. fight, little cash goes to actually fight COVID-19

Congress has approved about $6 trillion for the fight against COVID-19, or more than it spent to defeat Nazi Germany and imperial Japan in World War II.

February 9, 2022

Arizona AG rules states can deploy forces to fight border ‘invasion’

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich has officially ruled that the chaos on the Mexican border constitutes an "invasion" under the U.S. Constitution, clearing the way for the state's governor to defend the boundary with police or troops of his own.

February 8, 2022

Arizona AG rules border surge is an ‘invasion,’ state can defend itself

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich issued an official opinion Monday saying the surge of illegal immigrants coming across the border meets the legal definition of an "invasion" under the U.S. Constitution.

February 7, 2022

Afghan evacuee who served as liaison to Wisconsin community arrested in sexual assault investigation

A man brought to the U.S. as part of last year's chaotic Afghan evacuation was arrested in Wisconsin on Monday after being accused of sexual assault.

February 7, 2022

IRS abandons plans to subject website users to facial recognition

The IRS said Monday it is abandoning its push to use facial recognition technology on taxpayers, after massive bipartisan pushback from senior lawmakers who called the idea a disaster for privacy and security.

February 7, 2022

Iraqi man’s guilty plea reveals massive scope of refugee fraud ring

A special program giving Iraqi refugees direct access to the U.S. remains shut down a year after authorities revealed a massive fraud ring operating inside the government, and new court documents are shedding light on just how bad the situation was.

February 6, 2022

DACA paves path to better jobs, ties to society: Study

For immigrants who are in the country illegally, getting even tentative legal status can mean finding better jobs, doubling their pay and paving pathways to education, according to a study released Thursday that looked at how the DACA program has helped "Dreamers."

February 3, 2022

NIH experiment injected beagle puppies with cocaine in search of addiction treatment, documents show

In its search for new treatments for cocaine addicts, the National Institutes of Health has tested an experimental treatment by injecting cocaine into beagle puppies.

February 2, 2022

Voting integrity group sues to stop NYC noncitizen voting, says it will dilute Black voters’ power

A group dedicated to voting integrity efforts sued Wednesday to block New York City's new law allowing noncitizens to vote, saying it will illegally dilute Black residents' political power.

February 2, 2022

Virginia’s Fort Pickett releases its final Afghan evacuees

Fort Pickett in Virginia has released its last Afghan evacuees, the Biden administration announced Wednesday, leaving just two military bases still housing people airlifted in August.

February 2, 2022

Illegal immigrants smuggled inside portable toilets

Border Patrol agents found 14 illegal immigrants stuffed inside two portable toilets last week and arrested an American man who said he was being paid to smuggle them deeper into the U.S.

February 2, 2022

Federal debt tops $30 trillion, added $1 trillion in less than two months

Uncle Sam's total debt now tops $30 trillion, the Treasury Department said Tuesday.

February 1, 2022

Trump fundraising juggernaut has more money to dole out than DNC, RNC combined

Former President Donald Trump is sitting on an absurd amount of campaign cash -- more than the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee combined.

February 1, 2022

Trump’s political operations have $122 million cash

Former President Donald Trump's political committees will report raising more than $51 million over the last six months, and said they had more than $122 million in cash on hand as of Dec. 31.

January 31, 2022

DHS cancels deportation request for hit-and-run killer

Heriberto Fuerte-Padilla, an illegal immigrant, was driving drunk in 2020 when he smashed into the car driven by a Texas teenager, killing her. He tried to flee the scene, but police caught up with him. The Homeland Security Department initially said it wanted authorities to pick him up and deport him once Texas punished him, but then it changed its mind.

January 30, 2022

Endangered wolf blocked by Trump’s border wall found shot in New Mexico

Environmentalists are blaming President Trump's border wall after a Mexican gray wolf who was trapped in the U.S. by the barrier was found shot in the leg in New Mexico this week.

January 29, 2022

GOP states sue to stop Biden’s special program for Central American kids

Republican attorneys general broadened their legal battle against President Biden's immigration policies in a new lawsuit announced Friday that challenges a federal program to shortcut the smuggling journey and bring children directly from Central America.

January 28, 2022

Wisconsin community hosting Afghan evacuee camp gets a mountain of trash, stuck with the bill

It turns out that adding 13,000 Afghan evacuees -- a small city's worth of people -- to a local community can stress things out a bit. For one thing, there's the trash. A lot more of it.

January 27, 2022

McConnell urges Biden to ignore radical left in picking new justice

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that the Supreme Court vacancy gives President Biden a new chance to make good on his promise to be an uniter for the country.

January 27, 2022