Kamala Harris to Finally Visit Border Months after Being Tapped to Handle Migrant Crisis

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to visit the southern border this week, having gone more than 90 days without a trip there since being named border czar.

She will stop in El Paso, Texas, on Friday, according to Politico. She will be accompanied by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the report says.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki defended Harris’ absence at the border until now during a briefing on Wednesday, saying, “I will also note that I’ve said that when it’s the right time, she will go visit the border.”

Earlier this month, Harris deflected questions about why she has not yet visited the southern border after being tasked with handling the “root causes” of migration, saying “we’ve been to the border.”