Gaetz Demands DHS Turn Over All Correspondence Referring to VP Kamala Harris as ‘Border Czar’

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This week, U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas requesting his department turn over all correspondence since March 2021 that refers to Vice President Kamala Harris as the “border czar.”

As was widely reported in March 2021, President Joe Biden tasked Vice President Harris with becoming the “border czar” to oversee the massive influx of migrants coming across the U.S.–Mexico border. At the time, President Biden said Vice President Harris was “the most qualified person to do it.” However, Vice President Harris has recently denied being tasked with the position. Rep. Gaetz’s letter seeks to uncover all communication at DHS using the terms “czar,” “border,” “migration,” or “immigration” when referring to her.

Full text of Congressman Gaetz’s letter to Secretary Mayorkas can be found HERE. Additionally, exclusive coverage of the letter by Breitbart News can be found HERE.

LETTER TEXT

Secretary Mayorkas:

Vice President Kamala Harris was, in March 2021, tasked by President Joe Biden to be the “border czar.”  This was widely reported at the time (see, e.g., BBC, Biden tasks Harris with tackling migrant influx on US-Mexico border, available at https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56516332).  However, Vice President Harris has, weirdly, recently denied this fact.

Please provide the following information to my office by August 30, 2024:

1. All communications between the Office of the Vice President and any employee (including detailees) of the Department of Homeland Security, between March 24, 2021, and March 24, 2022, using the term “czar,” “border,” “migration,” or “immigration.”
2. Any communications of the Department of Homeland Security (including detailees), between March 24, 2021, and March 24, 2022, referring to Vice President Kamala Harris or the Office of the Vice President as “czar” or “lead,” or otherwise in any formal or informal chain-of-command related to border-policy issues; and
3. Any internal Department of Homeland Security directives or guidance, from 2021 to the present, referring to the Vice President or the Office of the Vice President as having any formal or informal clearance, approval, or stakeholder input on Departmental decisions.

Sincerely,

Matt Gaetz
Member of Congress

Author: Press Release