On her first day in office, Kamala Harris vowed to shut down immigration detention centers.
On her first day as president in 2019, Sen. Kamala Harris pledged to shut down immigration detention centers.
A recently unearthed video clip depicts then-Sen. Harris at an October 2019 town hall in Iowa City, Iowa while campaigning for the 2020 election.
Would you commit to closing immigration detention centers if you become president?
On day one, Harris responded with an absolute affirmation.
The Harris campaign has been questioned by Planet Chronicle Digital about any changes in her position.
Cruz, a Republican senator from Texas, shared the video on his social media platform.
Believe her when she reveals her identity.
In July 2024, over 37,000 migrants were being held in 18 private detention centers, according to ICE data. Out of these, approximately 10,000 had criminal records, and about 4,600 had pending criminal charges.
ICE made several arrests, including the deportation of a Brazilian man wanted for attempted murder who was caught and released at the southern border in March, and a Dominican man was arrested and charged with fentanyl trafficking in Massachusetts after he was caught and released at the border in February.
An Ecuadorian "gotaway" was arrested and charged with rape and kidnapping in Massachusetts, while a Guatemalan migrant was arrested and charged with child molestation in Rhode Island. Both individuals were caught and released at the border during the Obama administration.
President Biden appointed Vice President Harris as his "border czar" to tackle illegal immigration from Central America.
The Biden administration's record on the border has been criticized by Republicans since Harris announced her presidential campaign, with record numbers of illegal immigrants being released into the United States.
In 2018, Senator Harris questioned former President Trump's nominee for ICE, Ronald Vitiello, about the perception of parallels between ICE and the Ku Klux Klan (KKK).
"Do you know that some people believe ICE is using its authority in a way that creates fear and intimidation, particularly among immigrants from Mexico and Central America?" she inquired.
In a 2018 interview with MSNBC, Harris stated that ICE had numerous issues and was operating improperly.
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