Julia Ainsley is the homeland security correspondent for NBC News and covers the Department of Homeland Security for the NBC News Investigative Unit.
The Biden administration is making contingency plans for a possible surge in border crossings ahead of a Trump presidency, as more would-be immigrants say they are concerned President-elect Donald Trump will shut down the border, according to two U.S. officials and exchanges between immigrants on WhatsApp groups.
is now. “After the 21 of January he’ll close the borders with extreme security,” said one person on WhatsApp on Wednesday morning, referring to the day after Trump takes office. “Until the 10th of January there is a chance,” said another, erroneously claiming Jan. 10 was the date Trump would take office, instead of Jan. 20. “My sister is still in Mexico. I couldn’t sleep thinking of her,” another WhatsApp user worried. “He takes power on the 21 of January.
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