The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will reveal communications to DHS from White House officials calling Vice President Kamala Harris a “border czar” if Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida obtains the president's documents. An unedited copy must be submitted. method.
Rep. Matt Gaetz last month demanded that DHS turn over all communications calling Harris a “border czar” by August 30. According to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from Ian Sams of the Heritage Monitoring Project: White House officials reportedly intervened to prevent the documents from being released.
“at that time [Sams] “Despite using government funds to cover up for her, he was already planning to participate in her campaign and officially launched in less than two weeks. Gaetz wrote in a letter to Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday. . ”
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Congressman Matt Gaetz speaks at the Republican National Convention on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Reuters/Mike Seeger)
Gates has requested an unredacted copy of his correspondence with Ian Sams related to the oversight request by October 25th.
“In fact, on August 29, 2024, the day before the deadline, they raised this issue again with political appointees. I salute them. But the reason they did not respond to my request is “Clearly because the White House was involved,” Gates wrote.
Gates has suggested that Sams' actions may have violated the Hatch Act and other ethics rules, and DHS has denied the initial request for the requested emails and emails that included the term “border czar.” We hope to have this completed by the end of the month.
The Heritage Foundation filed a FOIA request on July 30, but DHS rejected it because it was “too broad and did not specifically identify the records sought,” the complaint states. Plaintiffs were asked to specify what records they wanted.
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Harris was reportedly nicknamed the “border czar.” (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
“If she's not a border czar, she shouldn't be. Among other excuses, DHS says this request is too burdensome for them,” the Oversight Project posted on X.
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Harris was widely referred to as “.border emperorAfter Biden tasked her with addressing the root causes of mass immigration from Latin America in March 2021.
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The term has become a staple of Republican attacks on Harris as she continues her bid for the White House.
The Biden administration rejected “border czar” as an unofficial title for Harris' role, but the term was embraced by multiple news organizations before she emerged as a top presidential candidate.
Fox News Digital reached out to DHS for comment but did not receive a response by publication deadline.
Louis Casiano of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
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