Overview

• Harris promised in 2019 to close all private immigration detention centers 'on day one'.
• Critics argue her past stance conflicts with her current tough-on-border rhetoric.
• Approximately 37,000 migrants are currently held in U.S. detention facilities, many in private centers.
• Republicans highlight Harris’s previous comments to question her border policy consistency.
• Harris's campaign has not clarified if her position on detention centers has changed.