Kamala Harris’ promise to close private ICE detention centers ‘on day one’ could dump thousands of convict migrants onto US streets Vice President Kamala Harris’ past pledge to “absolutely” close all privately run immigration detention centers could mean releasing roughly 29,000 illegal migrants into American communities — including some 7,000 convicted criminals. A newly resurfaced clip shows then-Sen. Harris (D-Calif.) responding to a question at an October 2019 town hall in Iowa City, when she was running as a candidate in the 2020 presidential race, promising to close the detention centers on “day one” in the White House. ------------------ She's an open borders San Francisco liberal.