Flashback: Harris compared ICE to KKK, said images of Border Patrol agents ‘evoked slavery’

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Vice President Harris has fueled narratives against ICE and Border Patrol, comparing one to the KKK and comparing agents to those enforcing slavery.

Vice President Harris, both as senator and vice president, has caused controversy with Homeland Security agencies, comparing one to the Ku Klux Klan , and fueling a since-discredited narrative about Border Patrol agents on horseback allegedly whipping migrants. ICE and KKK At a November 2018 confirmation hearing, then-Sen.

What is the history that would then make those words wrong?' Harris asked, to which Vitiello said the KKK would be labeled as a domestic terrorist group by today’s standards and was motivated by race and ethnicity and tried to use 'fear and force.' 'Are you aware of the perception of many about how the power and the discretion at ICE is being used to enforce the laws and do you see any parallels?' she asked.

Sir, how can you be the head of an agency and be unaware of how your agency is perceived by certain communities?' she asked. That sparked outrage at the time, with Republicans accusing her of making the comparison for political purposes. 'Kamala Harris is trying to launch her 2020 campaign off of comparing ICE officers to the KKK, and it's absolutely disgusting,' then-Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel tweeted.

Human beings should not be treated that way,' Harris told 'The View' hosts. 'It also invoked images of some of the worst moments of our history, where that kind of behavior has been used against the Indigenous people of our country, it has been used against African Americans during times of slavery.' A subsequent investigation faulted the agents for minor infractions but found the underlying claims that migrants were whipped were not true.

Again, it is clear that those in charge, a term that is disgusting to use, have no clue about our operations and frankly operate by ignorance and unhinged emotions,' one said. Harris, however, has not backed down from her remarks on either incident. The Harris campaign did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital. Immigration will likely be a top priority for Harris if she is elected president, given the ongoing situation at the border.

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