Jason Hopkins

Jason Hopkins is a reporter covering immigration issues for the Daily Caller News Foundation.

Government
Public attorneys doing way more for illegal migrants than you might think

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Criminal migrants across the country are increasingly avoiding deportation thanks to an unlikely source: public attorneys using local taxpayer dollars to represent them in immigration… Read More

April 10, 2026
Government
DHS winding down asylum crackdown months after deadly attack on National Guard

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Trump administration officials are scaling back their unprecedented pause on asylum processing months after a deadly attack prompted them to pump the brakes. U.S. Citizenship… Read More

March 31, 2026
Government
Top Trump official sheds light on ‘mess’ lying under hood of illegal trucker crisis

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Derek Barrs knew cleaning up the trucking industry would be a big job when President Donald Trump gave him the task, having spent years cracking… Read More

March 26, 2026
Politics
Trump admin’s deportation pivot ruffles hardliner feathers

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – As the Trump administration appears to shift its sweeping mass deportation agenda, rattled immigration hardliners warn the move could become a midterm liability. Major conservative… Read More

March 16, 2026
Government
Father of girl maimed by illegal trucker wants to close shady industry loophole for good

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Lawmakers must do more to save American lives and fix what’s fueling the trucking crisis, says the father of a young girl irreparably injured from… Read More

March 2, 2026