{"id":2339135,"date":"2024-09-10T12:08:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T16:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-backed-slashing-ice-and-funding-migrant-transgender-surgeries-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T12:15:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T16:15:45","slug":"harris-backed-slashing-ice-and-funding-migrant-transgender-surgeries-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-backed-slashing-ice-and-funding-migrant-transgender-surgeries-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris backed slashing ICE and funding migrant transgender surgeries &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharris-backed-slashing-ice-and-funding-migrant-transgender-surgeries-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2339135&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vice President\u200d Kamala Harris is facing scrutiny\u200b following the \u2062resurfacing of\u200b a\u200d 2019 questionnaire \u2063from the American\u2063 Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), \u200dwhich outlined her progressive \u200cviews on \u200dimmigration \u200cand healthcare. \u200dThe document, recently\u2064 uncovered by CNN, reveals \u2064her support\u2063 for cutting funding to U.S. Immigration and\u200d Customs Enforcement\u2062 (ICE) and providing \u2063taxpayer-funded gender-transition surgeries for detained undocumented\u200c immigrants, whom she \u2062described as needing &#8220;medically necessary&#8221; care. <\/p>\n<p>In the questionnaire, Harris expressed her desire to\u2064 significantly\u200b reduce the number of immigrants in detention and \u2064called for the closure of ICE\u200b facilities, labeling them\u2062 &#8220;out of control.&#8221;\u200c This position presents a challenge for her,\u2064 as \u200dit contradicts her recent\u200c attempt to present\u2062 a more moderate stance on immigration issues amidst her presidential campaign. <\/p>\n<p>Harris had\u200b pledged \u2063to reduce the immigrant \u200bdetention population by 50% if \u2064elected\u200d and\u200d criticized the current administration\u200d for record-high \u200bapprehensions at the border. The\u200d ACLU document also highlights her belief in ensuring that transgender individuals in federal custody \u2063have access to necessary\u200b medical \u2063treatments, including gender-affirming \u2062surgeries. This combination of views complicates \u2064her political \u2064narrative\u2064 as she navigates the\u2063 shifting landscape of public opinion \u2062on such \u200bsensitive issues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Harris backed slashing ICE and funding gender-transition surgeries for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-happening-president-trump-issues-warning-swing-states-that-found-massive-voter-fraud-which-is-all-of-them-cannot-legally-certify-these-votes\/\" title=\"IT\u2019S HAPPENING: President Trump Issues Warning \u2013 Swing States that Found MASSIVE VOTER FRAUD, which is all of them, CANNOT LEGALLY CERTIFY these votes\">illegal immigrants<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1757139\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> is in hot water after a 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/aclu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>American Civil Liberties Union<\/a> questionnaire resurfaced, exposing her far-left views on immigrant detention and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/transgender\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>transgender<\/a> surgeries despite her recent pivot toward the center after announcing her presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The five-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.aclu.org\/live\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Harris-ACLU-Candidate-Questionnaire.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>document<\/a> was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/09\/politics\/kfile-harris-pledged-support-in-2019-to-cut-ice-funding-and-provide-transgender-surgery-to-detained-migrants\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>unearthed<\/a> by <em>CNN<\/em> and had remained live on the organization&rsquo;s website since prior to the last presidential election. It states that Harris favored taxpayer-funded care, including gender surgeries, for immigrants who were illegally in the United States and detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on the basis that the care was &ldquo;medically necessary.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris also touted that she supported closing not just privately contracted and operated ICE jails nationwide, but wanted to shutter ICE facilities in general, calling them &ldquo;out of control.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vice President Kamala Harris, Democratic presidential nominee, at a campaign event in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo\/Matt Rourke)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Both views, among others, put Harris in a difficult position given her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3138494\/harris-supporters-georgia-unconcerned-policy-flip-flops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>recent shift<\/a> on many policies despite her insistence that her &ldquo;values&rdquo; have not changed.<\/p>\n<p>Harris specifically promised to decrease the number of illegal immigrants in detention by 50% if she was elected president in 2020. Meanwhile, the Biden-Harris administration has presided over the largest number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-cbp-head-biden-administration-is-facilitating-illegal-immigration-into-america\/\" title=\"Former CBP Head: Biden Administration \u2018Is Facilitating Illegal Immigration\u2019 Into America\">illegal immigrants apprehended<\/a> at the nation&rsquo;s border in U.S. history &mdash; with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/stats\/nationwide-encounters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>more than 10 million<\/a> people encountered since February 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our immigrant detention system is out of control, and I believe we must end the unfair incarceration of thousands of individuals, families and children,&rdquo; Harris wrote in the 2019 questionnaire. &ldquo;As president, I will fight to pass my DONE (Detention Oversight Not Expansion) Act into law which would increase oversight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities, slash detention by at least 50%, and halt funding for the construction or expansion of new facilities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">2019 ACLU Questionnaire Submitted by then-Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A small percentage of illegal immigrants apprehended at the border or within the U.S. are detained by ICE through court removal proceedings. Those who are held in custody are considered public safety concerns, national security threats, or have other troubling background information that federal authorities have determined make them a risk to release.<\/p>\n<p>With fewer immigrants in detention, Harris still touted that transgender immigrants ought to be able to receive medical services to continue or maintain their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-teacher-sues-school-board-after-being-fired-he-refused-to-compromise-on-trans-pronouns\/\" title=\"Flashback: Teacher Sues School Board After Being Fired \u2013 He Refused To Compromise on Trans Pronouns\">gender transition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is important that transgender individuals who rely on the state for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/time-magazine-names-simone-biles-as-athlete-of-the-year-for-withdrawing-from-2020-olympics\/\" title=\"Time Magazine Names Simone Biles as &#039;Athlete of the Year&#039; for Withdrawing from 2020 Olympics\">care receive<\/a> the treatment they need, which includes access to treatment associated with gender transition,&rdquo; Harris wrote in the 2019 document, adding that as California attorney general, she pushed the state&rsquo;s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to provide transition surgery to state inmates. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I support policies ensuring that federal prisoners and detainees are able to obtain medically necessary care for gender transition, including surgical care, while incarcerated or detained,&rdquo; said Harris. &ldquo;Transition treatment is a medical necessity, and I will direct all federal agencies responsible for providing essential medical care to deliver transition treatment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">2019 ACLU Questionnaire Submitted by then-Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last month, Harris&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3132564\/harris-border-plans-immigration-gop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sketched out<\/a>, in broad strokes, how she would handle the&nbsp;border&nbsp;during her address before accepting the Democratic nomination for president in Chicago. The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to her team for comment on her past statements.<\/p>\n<p>Harris reiterated this week that she would sign a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-trying-to-tank-horrible-bipartisan-border-bill-says-he-wants-the-blame-if-it-fails\/\" title=\"Trump wants to take the blame if the bipartisan border bill fails, as he tries to sabotage it\">bipartisan border bill<\/a> the White House negotiated with the Senate earlier this year, suggesting she, like President Joe Biden, considers the millions in border crossings to be a liability in November.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1757139\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1757139\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Kamala Harris is facing criticism after a 2019 questionnaire from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) came to light, revealing her progressive stance on immigrant detention and funding for gender-transition surgeries for undocumented immigrants. This revelation contrasts with her recent shift towards more centrist views since launching her presidential campaign. The document, which was discovered by CNN and has been available on the ACLU&#8217;s website since before the last presidential election, indicates that Harris supported taxpayer-funded medical care, including gender surgeries, for detained undocumented immigrants based on the argument that such care is &#8220;medically necessary.&#8221; Additionally, she expressed a desire to close not only privately operated ICE jails but also all ICE facilities, labeling them as &#8220;out of control.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>These positions complicate Harris&#8217;s narrative of maintaining consistent values despite her recent policy adjustments. During her 2020 presidential campaign, she pledged to reduce the number of detained undocumented immigrants by 50%. However, under the Biden-Harris administration, there has been an unprecedented number of illegal immigrant apprehensions at the U.S. border\u2014over 10 million since February 2021.<\/p>\n<p>In her responses to the ACLU questionnaire in 2019, Harris stated: \u201cOur immigrant detention system is out of control&#8230; I will fight to pass my DONE (Detention Oversight Not Expansion) Act into law,\u201d which aims to enhance oversight of ICE facilities and significantly cut down on detentions while halting funding for new facility construction.<\/p>\n<p>A small fraction of those apprehended are actually detained by ICE during removal proceedings due to concerns about public safety or national security risks associated with their release. Despite advocating for fewer detentions overall, Harris maintained that transgender individuals should have access to necessary medical services related to their gender transition while in custody. She emphasized this need in her questionnaire response and noted that as California\u2019s attorney general she had advocated for providing transition surgery within state prisons.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, during a speech accepting her Democratic nomination in Chicago, Harris outlined how she would address border issues moving forward. When approached by The Washington Examiner regarding her previous statements about immigration policy and border management strategies from earlier this year\u2014suggesting bipartisan support\u2014Harris reiterated plans aligned with President Joe Biden\u2019s approach amid concerns over high levels of border crossings ahead of upcoming elections<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2339136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/kamala-harris-fist.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6513,4021,8364],"class_list":["post-2339135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-funding","tag-harris","tag-ice"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/kamala-harris-fist.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2339135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339135\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2339136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2339135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2339135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2339135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}