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Julia Ainsley

Julia Ainsley is the homeland security correspondent for NBC News and covers the Department of Homeland Security for the NBC News Investigative Unit.

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Julia Ainsley is the homeland security correspondent for NBC News and covers the Department of Homeland Security for the NBC News Investigative Unit.

Do you have a news tip you want to share with our journalists? Visit NBC News Tips to learn more.


Latest from Julia Ainsley

Key piece of Trump administration plan to expand migrant detention space appears to have fallen through

A contract for a sprawling tent city at the Fort Bliss military base in Texas has been terminated, according to a contract record reviewed by NBC News.

Detainee recounts chaotic near-deportation that was paused amid a court fight

Eduardo Daboin Rall, a Venezuelan national who was among at least 28 detainees placed on a bus Friday night for deportation to El Salvador before the vehicle dramatically turned around amid a legal fight, told NBC News the episode "made me cry" and fear that he was going to lose touch with his family.

As legal fight raged, ICE buses filled with Venezuelans heading toward airport turned around, video shows

Video from Friday night shows ICE t buses full of Venezuelan migrants headed toward an airport in Texas before abruptly turning around as the Supreme Court ruled the Trump administration must, for now, refrain from deporting Venezuelan men based in the state under the Alien Enemies Act.

Legal fight raging over possible imminent deportations to El Salvador

The Trump administration appeared on Friday to be preparing to send a new group of Venezuelan men from the U.S. to El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison.

U.S. deportation tracker: Counting arrests, detentions and border crossings

President Donald Trump came into office promising the largest mass deportation in U.S history, targeting the more than 10 million unauthorized migrants living in the United States.

Trump admin pushing immigrants to self-deport as its deportation numbers lag

Figures obtained by NBC News show deportations in March below where they were a year ago, and far below what the administration wants
14d ago

Judge permits Trump administration to deport Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil

An immigration judge on Friday ruled that the Trump administration can deport Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, a decision that comes a month after his arrest prompted national outrage and marked the start of the federal government’s broader crackdown on foreign students.
15d ago

Marco Rubio memo cites Mahmoud Khalil's beliefs in justifying his deportation

Faced with a judge's deadline to provide evidence that Mahmoud Khalil poses a national security threat to the U.S., the Trump administration responded with a brief memo citing the Columbia student protester's beliefs in justifying his deportation.

Inside the DHS task force scouring foreign students' social media

The task force is looking for grounds to revoke visas of foreign students studying in the U.S.

Trump administration weighs drone strikes on Mexican cartels

The administration is looking at possible strikes against the cartels as it gears up for a major campaign against gangs trafficking narcotics over the border

Supreme Court gives boost to Trump administration's deportation plans under Alien Enemies Act

The ruling said a judge can't block Trump’s plan nationwide but made clear that people swept up must have a chance to challenge their seizures before they can be deported.
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