WASHINGTON – Vice President Kamala Harris will be visiting the U.S.-Mexico border Friday, following months of pressure from Capitol Hill to visit the region, according to the White House.
Harris, who was tasked with dealing with the root causes of migration from Central America, will be visiting El Paso, Texas, alongside Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
The visit will come days before former President Donald Trump also heads to the U.S.-Mexico border on June 30. Earlier this month, Trump said he accepted an invitation from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to visit the border. Abbott, a Republican, recently announced that Texas will build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, and put forward