Harris Promises To Be Tougher On Border, But Once Pledged To Close All Migrant Detention Centers On ‘Day One’

Vice President Kamala Harris is currently running as a tough-on-the-border candidate, but she once pledged to close all migrant detention centers on “day one.”

A resurfaced video of Harris from a 2019 town hall, when she was running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, showed her answering in the affirmative when asked by an attendee if she would work to close migrant detention centers. The answer coincides with other anti-border enforcement commentary she made as a 2020 candidate and as a U.S. senator from California.

“I’m a volunteer with the Center for Worker Justice,” the attendee said in the video. “I want to know, when you become president, would you be committing to close the 🛂Immigration detention centers?”

“Absolutely, on day one. On day one,” Harris responded.

It’s not immediately clear if Harris still supports closing migrant detention centers. Her campaign did not respond to a request for comment from the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation.

Harris’ campaign has released at least two different advertisements that claim she would “fix the border” as president and crack down on illegal