Victoria Albert

New York

Publishing Editor at The Wall Street Journal

breaking news editor @wsj, tacos every other hour of the day. formerly @cbsnews. all opinions, especially the bad ones, are my own

Articles

Impacts of Tariff War ‘Can’t Be Unwound Quickly,’ California Governor Says

5 days ago | wsj.com | Victoria Albert

California Governor Gavin Newsom. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday that his state is already feeling pressure from President Trump’s tariffs—and expressed concerns over the long-term consequences. “We're seeing the impact with dock workers," the Democrat said on Fox Business.
Private Prisons Count on ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ For Immigration Payday

6 days ago | wsj.com | Victoria Albert |Elizabeth Findell

The two largest operators say they are investing millions of dollars ahead of expected influx of ICE contractsPrivate-prison companies have banked on a windfall from President Trump’s immigration crackdown. They are still waiting. Trump’s campaign promise to carry out the largest domestic deportation operation in American history sent shares soaring at GEO Group and CoreCivic, the two major players in private immigration detention. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Lutnick Says He’s Feeling ‘Really, Really Good’ on Tariffs

1 week ago | wsj.com | Victoria Albert

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick listens to President Trump at the White House Monday. (Leah Millis/Reuters)U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was optimistic Monday about President Trump’s tariff push, saying he felt “really, really good” about the nation’s economic prospects. “Donald Trump will change the way trade is done,” he said in an interview on Fox Business. “You know, it used to be two years to do a little bit.
Migrant Detention Is a Big Business in This Rural Louisiana Town

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Victoria Albert

April 25, 2025 9:00 am ETJENA, La.—When an oil glut in the 1980s sent the economy reeling in this quiet town hours north of New Orleans, local leaders knew it needed to diversify. A private-prison company stepped in. GEO Group, now one of the major players in corrections, built a facility in Jena in the late 1990s. It later won a contract to run the site as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Four Immigration Cases Are Testing the Limits of Trump’s Power

3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Victoria Albert |Mariah Timms

The president’s fast-moving immigration agenda has placed college students, a construction worker and others at the center of legal clashesPresident Trump’s immigration crackdown is moving at a breakneck pace and is testing the limits of his administration’s authority to quickly remove those it doesn’t think should be in the country. Here are the individuals whose cases could help define the scope of immigration enforcement: Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Trump and Judiciary in Escalating Standoff Over Wrongfully Deported Migrant

4 weeks ago | wsj.com | Jacob Gershman |C. Ryan Barber |Victoria Albert

Judge demands more answers from government about what it has done to facilitate migrant’s return GREENBELT, Md.—The Trump administration is setting up the biggest test yet of judges’ authority to rein in its actions, as it skirts court orders that it facilitate the return of a migrant deported in error to a Salvadoran maximum-security prison.
Trump and Judiciary in Escalating Standoff Over Wrongfully Deported Migrant

4 weeks ago | fnlondon.com | Jacob Gershman |C. Ryan Barber |Victoria Albert

Trump and Judiciary in Escalating Standoff Over Wrongfully Deported MigrantJudge demands more answers from government about what it has done to facilitate migrant’s return Updated April 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM ET GREENBELT, Md.—The Trump administration is setting up the biggest test yet of judges’ authority to rein in its actions, as it skirts court orders that it facilitate the return of a migrant deported in error to a Salvadoran maximum-security prison.
Hassett: Trump ‘Absolutely Willing to Listen’ to CEOs on Tariff Concerns

4 weeks ago | wsj.com | Victoria Albert

Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, said President Trump is open to hearing business leaders’ tariff concerns. “President Trump is always thinking about Americans first, America first, and he's going to get this onshoring to happen as soon as possible and as orderly as possible,” Hassett said in an interview with Fox Business on Monday night.
U.S. Can Deport Columbia Student Mahmoud Khalil, Immigration Judge Says

1 month ago | wsj.com | Victoria Albert

Decision is an early step in what is expected to be a long legal battle over the Khalil’s green card An immigration judge in Louisiana ruled that the government can deport Mahmoud Khalil, an early step in what is expected to be a long legal fight over whether the Columbia University student can remain in the U.S. The decision from Judge Jamee Comans is a victory for the Trump administration, but doesn’t mean that Khalil, a green cardholder who was arrested early last month, will be quickly...
Inside Columbia Student Mahmoud Khalil’s ICE Detention Center

1 month ago | wsj.com | Victoria Albert

Your browser does not support HTML5 video. 0:00Paused0:00 / 2:07Watch ICE Agents Arrest Mahmoud Khalil in Video Filmed by His FamilyPlay video: Watch ICE Agents Arrest Mahmoud Khalil in Video Filmed by His FamilyColumbia University student Mahmoud Khalil is being held in an immigration detention facility in Louisiana more than a thousand miles away from where the 30-year-old was arrested in New York in early March.