Stephen Dinan

5 days ago | go.shr.lc | Stephen Dinan

The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a challenge to Maryland’s “assault weapons” gun ban law, allowing the state’s sweeping prohibition on the possession or sale of the popular AR-15-style rifle to remain in place. And the justices also ducked hearing another case challenging Rhode Island’s ban on selling or even possessing magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition.

6 days ago | washingtontimes.com | Stephen Dinan

The Supreme Court has taken a mixed approach to President Trump on immigration, expressing skepticism over his rush to complete deportations but blessing his attempts to roll back the Biden-era policies that fueled the migrant surge in the first place.

1 week ago | washingtontimes.com | Stephen Dinan

The Supreme Court on Friday blocked a lower court ruling that ordered the administration to continue processing cases for illegal immigrants under a Biden-era “parole” program, freeing President Trump to push hundreds of thousands of migrants into unlawful status. The court, in a brief unsigned order, stayed the ruling of District Judge Indira Talwani while the case develops.

1 week ago | go.shr.lc | Stephen Dinan

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed President Trump to shut down — for now — the Biden-era “parole” program for illegal immigrants, freeing Mr. Trump to push hundreds of thousands of migrants into unlawful status. The court, in a brief unsigned order, blocked the ruling of District Judge Indira Talwani, which ordered the Trump administration to continue processing cases under the parole program, while the case develops.

1 week ago | washingtontimes.com | Stephen Dinan

- The Washington Times - Homeland Security released a name-and-shame list of hundreds of states, counties and cities it identifies as “sanctuary” jurisdictions that refuse some level of cooperation with the federal government in arresting and deporting illegal immigrants. Fourteen states were listed in full, as were most of the cities and counties in the close-in Washington metropolitan region.