Stephen Dinan

Eye-popping surge of illegal immigrants abducting children

The government warned federal judges in 2016 that their attempts to create a catch-and-release policy for illegal immigrant families would lead to children being "abducted" by migrants hoping to pose as families to take advantage.

May 22, 2018

75-year-old woman arrested smuggling heroin into U.S.

Border officers manning a port of entry between the U.S. and Mexico arrested a 75-year-old woman Monday after they found nearly 17 points of heroin hidden in her car and in her purse.

May 22, 2018

More than 450 caravan migrants made it into U.S.

More than 450 people from the illegal-immigrant caravan managed to make it into the U.S., officials told Congress on Tuesday.

May 22, 2018

Bill would legalize illegal immigrants who rat out unscrupulous companies

Illegal immigrants could earn a legal visa if they are willing to rat out employers who are maltreating them under a bill introduced this week in the House and Senate.

May 22, 2018

MS-13 gang member nicknamed ‘Animal’ sentenced to 40 years

An MS-13 member who goes by the gang name "Animal" received a 40-year prison sentence this week for a conspiracy that included the murder of a 15-year-old boy, the U.S. attorney's office in Massachusetts said Tuesday.

May 22, 2018

Paul Ryan tells GOP to avoid ‘divisive’ attempt to replace him

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Tuesday that his fellow House Republicans understand that ousting him now would be a major distraction from the GOP's agenda, as he sought to quell another conservative rebellion.

May 22, 2018

Senate probes FBI’s decision to brief Trump about ‘Steele Dossier’

The FBI was aware CNN was looking for a reason to publish information about the so-called "Steele Dossier" just before then-Director James Comey briefed President-elect Trump in early 2017, according to a Senate investigative committee.

May 22, 2018

Chuck Grassley demands DOJ’s Bruce Ohr reveal involvement with ‘Steele Dossier’

The chairman of the Judiciary Committee on Monday demanded Associate Deputy Attorney General Bruce Ohr sit for an interview with Senate investigators to explain what role he played to "funnel" information from anti-Trump investigator Christopher Steele to the FBI.

May 21, 2018

Sanctuary officials could get 5 years in prison under ‘Libby Schaaf Act’

Tipping illegal immigrants off to a looming immigration sweep could net sanctuary city leaders jail time, under a new bill announced Monday by Rep. Steve King.

May 21, 2018

Don Blankenship announces spoiler’s bid in West Virginia Senate race

Don Blankenship, who was defeated in his maverick bid for the Republican nomination to run for Senate in West Virginia, said Monday he'll run as a third party candidate in November, tossing the race in turmoil.

May 21, 2018

Jeff Sessions ends Obama-era ‘de facto’ court amnesty for illegal immigrants

Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a directive to immigration judges Thursday telling them they can no longer shunt deportation cases off onto permanent wait lists and leave illegal immigrants free to roam the U.S.

May 17, 2018

Trump doubles down on ‘animals,’ scolds press: ‘You know I’m referring to the MS-13 gangs’

President Trump stood by his description of MS-13 gang members as "animals" and scolded reporters Thursday, saying he was surprised so many of them were twisting his words to apply to all illegal immigrants.

May 17, 2018

Paul Ryan: Discharge petition ‘would guarantee nothing goes into law’

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Thursday that rebel Republicans' petition drive to force a vote granting citizenship rights to illegal immigrant "Dreamers" can't succeed because the president will not sign the legislation they're pushing.

May 17, 2018

House Democrats launch petition to restore ‘net neutrality’

House Democrats announced a petition drive Thursday to try to force a vote on restoring the "net neutrality" policy, hoping to give Americans a target for their ire over the Trump administration's efforts to cancel the policy.

May 17, 2018

Immigrant-rights groups: Trump is ‘racist’ to call MS-13 ‘animals’

After President Trump called some illegal immigrants "animals" in a plea for better enforcement this week, immigrant-rights activists blasted him for using a "racist dog whistle."

May 17, 2018

Sanctuary battle pits states against own cities, counties

While President Trump still dominates the sanctuary city conversation, the battleground has shifted from feds versus the states to one that pits states against their own cities and counties.

May 16, 2018

Border police surge arrests 13 illegals, recovers a gun on federal lands

The 22 new police officers the Interior Department added to national parks and wildlife refuges along the U.S.-Mexico border have already arrested 13 illegal immigrants and recovered one gun, the government said Wednesday.

May 16, 2018

DACA rebellion picks up steam in House

The pro-Dreamer GOP rebellion is now just five votes shy of success after two more Republicans signed onto the petition drive Wednesday seeking to force the House to vote on legal protections for illegal immigrants in the DACA program.

May 16, 2018

Trump Jr. says he never told his father about Russia meeting

Donald Trump Jr. says he never told his father, then-candidate Donald Trump, about the meeting he took during the campaign with Russian operatives who'd suggested they had dirt on Hillary Clinton, according to documents released by a congressional probe Wednesday.

May 16, 2018

Gina Haspel, CIA pick, easily clears intel committee

Gina Haspel's nomination as the next CIA director looked assured on Wednesday, triggering questions over what changes she could bring to the CIA's direction and clout with President Trump when she formally replaces Mike Pompeo as director.

May 16, 2018