Stephen Dinan

Judges stifle Trump Justice Department’s attempt to collect states’ voter registration information

President Trump's push to clean up states' voter rolls suffered setbacks last week when two federal judges shut down a demand for information about registered voters in California and Oregon.

January 18, 2026

Judge rules in favor of anti-ICE protesters; says they can legally shadow DHS vehicles

A federal judge ruled Friday that federal agents in Minnesota have been too harsh in dealing with anti-ICE protesters, and specifically forbade them from taking action against people who trail their vehicles as long as they keep a reasonable distance.

January 17, 2026

Justice Dept. sues Virginia to demand access to voter list

The Trump Justice Department has sued to get access to Virginia's full voter registration list, saying the state has illegally refused to turn it over.

January 16, 2026

Justice Dept. issues subpoenas probing Minnesota leaders for obstructing federal enforcement

The Trump Justice Department is pursuing an investigation into top Minnesota political leaders for impeding federal law enforcement and has issued subpoenas, according to news reports Friday.

January 16, 2026

DHS closes out first year under Trump with record-low border numbers

The Department of Homeland Security continued its record streak of border calm, announcing another drop in illegal immigrants caught at the southern border in December.

January 16, 2026

Supreme Court to hear challenge to cops’ use of ‘geofence’ warrants

The Supreme Court said it will take up a case challenging the constitutionality of "geofence warrants," which police use to try to identify suspects by poring over cellphones in the vicinity of a crime.

January 16, 2026

Man charged after two guns stolen from FBI vehicle during Minneapolis mayhem

At least two guns, ammunition and body armor were stolen from an FBI vehicle during the mayhem in Minneapolis this week following another ICE-involved shooting, authorities said Friday.

January 16, 2026

Trump threatens Insurrection Act as protesters, politicians rail against ICE raids in Minneapolis

Another ICE-involved shooting has put Minneapolis on edge, left a federal officer and a migrant hospitalized and drawn a new warning from President Trump, who threatened Thursday to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy troops.

January 15, 2026

Judge rejects Justice Department’s attempt to get California voter roll info

A federal judge shut down the Justice Department's attempt to get voter roll information from California, scolding the Trump administration for turning a pro-voting rights law into what he called an attempt to invade Americans' privacy.

January 15, 2026

Ex-Des Moines schools chief accused of being illegal immigrant signals possible guilty plea

Ian Roberts, the former Des Moines schools superintendent accused of being an illegal immigrant and who was found with a gun when he was arrested, signaled he may plead guilty to federal charges against him.

January 15, 2026

Homeland Security Secretary Noem calls latest Minnesota attack on ICE ‘an attempted murder’

Three men who "ambushed" an ICE officer in Minneapolis, spurring him to fire his gun and wound one of them, all came to the U.S. during the Biden administration and are in the country illegally, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday.

January 15, 2026

Minnesota conducting its own probe into latest ICE shooting

Minnesota's police shooting board is independently investigating this week's shooting by a federal officer of a target in an immigration arrest.

January 15, 2026

Man gets minimum sentence for torching Tesla in Elon Musk protest

A man who tried to torch a Tesla dealership at the height of the anti-Elon Musk craze last year was slapped with the minimum possible five-year prison sentence by a federal judge this week.

January 15, 2026

Migrant charged with selling fentanyl at farmers market in Georgia

Luis Sanchez-Acevedo was selling more than produce at his farmers market stand, according to federal authorities, who say the illegal immigrant doled out thousands of fentanyl-laced pills among the fruit and vegetables.

January 15, 2026

Appeals court rules against pro-Palestinian protester Mahmoud Khalil

A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that a lower court didn't have the power to issue orders protecting Mahmoud Khalil from being arrested by immigration authorities, delivering a belated win to the Trump administration in its pursuit of a prominent pro-Palestinian demonstrator.

January 15, 2026

Another DHS shooting: Feds say officer was ambushed and beaten, fired to stop attack

A federal agent trying to arrest an illegal immigrant in Minnesota was ambushed by people who attacked him with a shovel and a broom handle, forcing him to open fire, the Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday.

January 14, 2026

Trump to shut down Afghan evacuee camp

President Trump has informed Congress he will shut down the migrant camp in Qatar where the U.S. holds Afghan evacuees before they are allowed to reach America, a senior lawmaker said Wednesday.

January 14, 2026

Judge nixes Trump administration’s attempt to impose new fraud controls on food stamps in Minnesota

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration on Wednesday from imposing new fraud controls on Minnesota's food stamp amid reports of rampant fraud.

January 14, 2026

California’s new Democrat-dominated congressional map survives court challenge

A federal court ruled in favor of California's new congressional map Wednesday, saying the fact that the lines were approved by voters as a way to give Democrats more political power shields it from any questions about being an illegal racial gerrymander.

January 14, 2026

FBI wrongly questioned agents’ support for Trump, religious beliefs, COVID vaccine status

FBI investigators conducting security clearance reviews wrongly asked agents and other witnesses about political and religious beliefs, the bureau's inspector general said in a new report Wednesday.

January 14, 2026