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LAPD, CHP Take Over Harris’s Security After Trump Ends Extended Secret Service Detail

The shift followed a DHS directive informed by a threat assessment that sources say did not warrant continued federal protection.

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Kamala Harris security: LAPD officers ‘pulled from working cases’ and ‘crime suppression efforts’ to protect ex-VP (Photo by MARIO TAMA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
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Up to 11 officers with the LAPD Metropolitan Division have been pulled from working cases to provide former Vice President Kamala Harris with protection after President Donald Trump withdrew her extended Secret Service protection last month. (BEN CURTIS/AP FILE)

Overview

  • President Trump ordered DHS to rescind Kamala Harris’s extended Secret Service protection effective Sept. 1, according to officials who described the executive memorandum.
  • LAPD’s Metropolitan Division says it is now providing security with the California Highway Patrol, reflecting a handoff from federal to local and state agencies.
  • Local reports say up to 14 Metro officers were reassigned from working cases and crime‑suppression duties, and unmarked LAPD vehicles were seen outside Harris’s Brentwood home.
  • Former President Biden had extended Harris’s protection to 18 months beyond the statutory six months, an extension Trump’s order amended and ended.
  • Democratic officials including Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and a spokesperson for Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized the federal pullback, as coverage noted similar rescissions for several other former officials and Biden’s adult children.