Harris visits southern border amid GOP pressure on migrants, set to blame Trump

Vice President Kamala Harris headed to the southern border on Friday amid GOP pressure on migrants, set to blame Trump "zero-tolerance" policy.

Vice President Kamala Harris, is making her first visit to the southern border since taking office on Friday, amid GOP pressure and ahead of former President Donald Trump doing so next week. Harris will tour a Customs and Border Protection Central Processing Center in El Paso, Texas, meet with migrants and legal and other advocates before holding a news conference with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. It’s the first time Harris has traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border since President Joe Biden tasked her with tackling the root causes of migration from Central America and challenges dealing with the flow of migrants, especially families and unaccompanied children. Some Democrats have pressured Harris to visit the border as well, and migrant advocates have criticized Biden and Harris for moving too slowly to address the problem.