Kamala Harris further tightens security policies, says she would ‘double’ DOJ resources to tackle cartels

Vice President Kamala Harris said she favors “doubling” the Justice Department’s resources to tackle cartels and drug trafficking operations, further strengthening its stance on security issues as the election approaches.

The statement came after former President Donald Trump falsely claimed she would legalize fentanyl if elected. “As president, I will double the resources for the Department of Justice to go after these transnational cartels and take action to stop the flow of fentanyl coming into our country that is destroying entire communities,” Harris said at a rally in Las Vegas. on Sunday.

The Democratic nominee, along with President Joe Biden, has led the party’s shift on border security, both in rhetoric and in the measures implemented. She also points to her time as a prosecutor in California, where she tackled drug traffickers and transnational gangs.

“In that job I walked through underground tunnels between the United States and Mexico,” she said at a meeting in Atlanta in August. “I went after transnational gangs, drug cartels and human traffickers who entered our country illegally. I prosecuted them case after case, and I won.”

Trump and Republicans have criticized Harris, focusing on her past involvement with the border. Shortly after the Biden administration took power, Harris was tasked with overseeing diplomatic efforts with countries including Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador to address the root causes of mass immigration in the region.

Immigration is seen as a particular vulnerability for the Harris campaign, fueling ongoing criticism Trump and his fellow Republicans. Throughout the cycle, they have blasted the vice president over the Biden administration’s record on this issue and faulted her for spending little time on the border during her time in the White House.

However, as the number of migrants crossing continues to drop dramatically due to asylum changes by the Biden administration and Democrats have changed their rhetoric, Republicans are focusing on potential scenarios rather than past scenarios.

Harris, for her part, traveled to Arizona last Friday to announce her tough plans at the border, outlining sweeping restrictions she plans to enact if she wins her bid for the White House, including bringing back the bipartisan border bill passed by the Senate Republicans was rejected. earlier this year.

The visit to Douglas, Arizona It was the first time the vice president had visited the southern border since she took over the helm of the Democratic party.

In her remarks, Harris called for more resources for the Border Patrol, arguing that reducing the flow of fentanyl into the U.S. will be a “top priority” if she is elected in November. She also promised to stay put Biden’s executive order limiting asylum at the southern border, providing more resources to border patrol agents and “keeping the border closed.”

The comments were beneath her hardest on immigration and border policy given by a major Democratic figure, The New York Times suggested. But she still took time to condemn her opponent, former President Donald Trump, for pursuing “inhumane” policies while also lacking an overall plan to solve problems.