Stephen Dinan

Migrant left State of the Union after DHS’ ‘arrest’ message on social media

A Brazilian migrant in the country without firm legal status had to leave the State of the Union address this week after Homeland Security posted to social media saying it was looking to arrest "aliens like him."

February 26, 2026

DHS arrested 261 DACA ‘Dreamers’ last year; almost all had criminal records

The Department of Homeland Security arrested 261 people who were here under the Obama-era DACA deportation amnesty program and had deported 86 of them, the department revealed in a letter to Congress made public this week.

February 26, 2026

Trump administration to block Medicaid payments to Minnesota over reports of Somali immigrant fraud

The federal government will shut down some Medicaid reimbursements for Minnesota until the state takes concrete steps to shut down what the Trump administration has described as rampant fraud, particularly among the Somali immigrant community.

February 25, 2026

Supreme Court decries ‘unfairness’ after government seized, sold home for less than half its value

The Supreme Court struggled Wednesday to deliver justice to a family whose home was seized and sold by a local county at well below the estimated market value to cover a small tax debt.

February 25, 2026

Judge strikes down key part of Trump’s deportation policy

A federal judge on Wednesday declared the Department of Homeland Security's expansive policy letting him send unauthorized immigrants to so-called third countries is illegal, in a decision that could blow a hole in the president's mass deportation efforts.

February 25, 2026

Republicans unveil bill to block illegal immigrants from becoming armed police

As they struggled to fill their ranks amid a backlash to the blue, some local police departments turned to an unorthodox source: illegal immigrants, including those in the Obama-era DACA program, who have been issued badges and guns and sent into communities.

February 25, 2026

Trump says Democrats ‘ashamed’ to stand for U.S. citizens

President Trump delivered a blunt call on illegal immigration Tuesday, renewing his call for deportations, calling on Congress for help and warning that fraud is rampant and "importing these cultures" threatens the U.S.

February 24, 2026

Trump calls border ‘most secure’ in history in State of the Union speech

President Trump took a victory lap Tuesday night over his astounding success in controlling the borders, declaring it the best the country has ever enjoyed.

February 24, 2026

Florida arrests man released by Biden autopen clemency

Florida's attorney general called Tuesday for a review of all of President Biden's clemency grants that were signed by autopen, pushing to see if any of those people can be rearrested on state charges.

February 24, 2026

Parade of victims: Democrats invite Epstein survivors, deportation targets as foils to Trump speech

As President Trump surveys his audience at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday night, he'll see some friends in the gallery -- but also plenty of opponents, including people victimized by Jeffrey Epstein, a business owner slammed by his tariffs and immigrants who say he's ruining their lives.

February 24, 2026

Trump sues N.J. Gov. Mikie Sherrill over new sanctuary policy

The Trump administration has sued to try to stop New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill's new sanctuary policy that bars federal officers from staging on state property, saying it amounts to illegal obstruction of federal immigration enforcement.

February 24, 2026

ICE down to 1,000 people in Minnesota as surge ends; will be below 500 later this week

Homeland Security has now withdrawn the vast majority of immigration officers it had surged to Minnesota, leaving fewer than 1,000 ICE personnel still there.

February 23, 2026

Catholic leaders pushed Newsom to pardon attempted murderer as defiance of ICE

California Gov. Gavin Newsom was relying on Catholic Church leaders' assurances when he pardoned an attempted murder convict, protecting him from deportation.

February 23, 2026

Judge blocks release of special counsel Smith’s report on Trump classified documents case

A federal judge blocked former special counsel Jack Smith's attempt to release a damning anti-Trump report to Congress, ruling Monday that because Mr. Smith was never properly appointed to the job, his attempts to complete the document were done outside of the law.

February 23, 2026

Trump tariff agenda tripped up by Supreme Court decision

President Trump loves to take unilateral action, but the Supreme Court has delivered a stark message about clear limits to how far he can go without getting Congress on board.

February 22, 2026

Newsom’s latest pardon shields attempted murder convict from ICE deportation

California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a pardon Friday to Somboon Phaymany, erasing his 1997 conviction on 10 counts of premeditated attempted murder and effectively shielding him from being deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

February 21, 2026

Louisiana wins appeal to post Ten Commandments in schools

A federal appeals court gave the green light Friday to a law pushing the posting of the Ten Commandments in public schools in Louisiana, saying the challenge to the policy was not yet "ripe" for a decision.

February 20, 2026

Judge gives reprieve to Trump after slavery exhibits already restored to Philadelphia park

A federal appeals court judge delivered a brief reprieve to the Trump administration Friday in its battle to take down slavery exhibits at the President's House park site in Philadelphia.

February 20, 2026

DHS wants to block asylum-seekers from working, cutting incentives to illegal immigration

Homeland Security announced a revised regulation Friday that limits the ability of migrants to get work permits for the period after they apply for asylum but have not yet been granted it.

February 20, 2026

Federal prosecutor tells parents to warn their kids about anti-ICE behavior

Parents are supposed to talk to their kids about drugs, sex -- and now ICE?

February 20, 2026