Stephen Dinan

Los Angeles schools block Homeland Security employees from checking on migrant children

Los Angeles schools said Thursday that they turned away two teams of Homeland Security employees that tried to enter elementary schools looking to check in with some migrant students.

April 10, 2025

Judge won’t block Trump’s registration requirement for immigrants

A federal judge shot down immigrant-rights groups' attempt to block President Trump's new requirement that illegal immigrants register with the government, saying the organizations that sued didn't have legal standing to bring the case.

April 10, 2025

Supreme Court orders Trump administration to do its part to bring immigrant back from El Salvador

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Homeland Security to try to bring back an MS-13 gang suspect who was wrongly deported to El Salvador.

April 10, 2025

Biden admitted 6,300 illegal immigrants with criminal records, national security concerns: DOGE

The Biden administration used its "parole" powers to admit at least 6,300 unauthorized migrants into the U.S. who have criminal records or appeared on the government's terrorism watch list, the Department of Government Efficiency reported Thursday.

April 10, 2025

Customs revenue ticks up as the Trump tariffs start playing out in the federal budget

Uncle Sam collected an extra $1 billion in customs duties last month, according to new Treasury Department data that shows President Trump is starting to affect the government's finances.

April 10, 2025

Zeldin to pursue new ban on animal testing at EPA

Administrator Lee Zeldin plans to revive a ban on animal testing at the Environmental Protection Agency, The Washington Times has learned.

April 10, 2025

Judge orders new block on Trump using Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan gang suspects

A federal judge ordered a temporary halt Wednesday to the administration's attempt to deport Venezuelan gang suspects, saying he needs some time to evaluate a new ACLU lawsuit challenging the legality of President Trump's actions using the Alien Enemies Act.

April 9, 2025

IRS data reveals that 6% of federal workers are delinquent on their taxes

Tens of thousands of federal workers have been delinquent on their taxes, including more than 5% of congressional employees and 4% of White House staff, according to new IRS data released this week.

April 9, 2025

ACLU mounts new challenge to Trump’s deportations under Alien Enemies Act

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a new challenge Wednesday seeking to reverse President Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan gang suspects.

April 9, 2025

DHS to screen immigration applicants’ social media for antisemitism

Homeland Security said Wednesday that it will now use evidence of antisemitism against people applying for immigration benefits.

April 9, 2025

Fairfax County, Virginia, is third-most prolific sanctuary jurisdiction, study finds

Virginia's Fairfax County ranks third on a new list of sanctuary jurisdictions, with the county jail having refused to cooperate on more than 1,150 deportation "detainer" requests from the Department of Homeland Security over the last 2 1/2 years.

April 9, 2025

Judge orders Trump to restore Associated Press access

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered President Trump to give The Associated Press back its special access to the White House, saying the wire service was wrongly punished for refusing to adopt Mr. Trump's views.

April 8, 2025

Under Trump, immigration courts are seeing best numbers since 2008

For 17 years, the government had been digging a hole on immigration, steadily building up a massive backlog of 4 million cases in the immigration courts. Since President Trump took office, the government has finally begun to eat into that backlog, cutting it by 115,000 cases since Inauguration Day.

April 8, 2025

Supreme Court blocks judge who ordered Trump to rehire fired probationary employees

The Supreme Court pushed back Tuesday on another Democrat-appointed judge who had leaped to block one of President Trump's policies, ruling that the lower court used iffy evidence to halt the administration's mass firing of probationary employees.

April 8, 2025

Supreme Court OKs gang suspect deportations to El Salvador, with some new limits

The Supreme Court delivered a major victory to President Trump on Monday, erasing a lower court ruling that had blocked him from deporting Tren de Aragua gang suspects to El Salvador.

April 7, 2025

DHS moves to speed border wall construction, waives Endangered Species Act, Clean Air Act

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem waived some of the country's most iconic environmental protection laws Monday as she sought to cut through delays and speed construction of President Trump's border wall in California.

April 7, 2025

Supreme Court backs Trump on Alien Enemies Act, Salvadoran’s deportation

The Supreme Court delivered two significant victories to President Trump's immigration agenda Monday erasing blockades that had prevented him from carrying out some high-profile deportations and canceling a deadline for bringing back an already-deported gang suspect.

April 7, 2025

Feds charge Texas man with threatening to kill ICE agents

A Texas man was arrested and charged with making threats against ICE agents after making social media posts in which he told followers to "shoot them and kill them" and vowed "no mercy for the Gestapo."

April 7, 2025

DOJ presses the Supreme Court curtail the wall of resistance Trump is facing from judges

The Justice Department on Monday begged the Supreme Court to step in and curtail the wall of resistance President Trump is facing from judges, saying federal courts are overstepping their powers in a rush to block the administration.

April 7, 2025

Trump goes to Supreme Court after losing appeal of deadline to return deported MS-13 suspect

A federal appeals court refused Monday to cancel the midnight deadline for President Trump to bring back an MS-13 gang suspect who was wrongly deported to El Salvador, with the judges blasting the administration for its handling of the case.

April 7, 2025