Kamala Harris used her time in the Senate to sharply criticize the Trump administration’s immigration policies, but the tables have turned now that she is running for president.
Harris raised her profile as a California senator with legislation to address former President Donald Trump’s family separation policy for migrants, tough questions for immigration officials and calls for an investigation over the death of a transgender migrant in immigration custody.
But Trump and Republican lawmakers now have pivoted from President Joe Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to framing Harris as largely responsible for the Biden administration’s immigration policies, as they put the issue at the forefront in the race for the White House.