| Czar title | Official title | Office holder | Tenure | Type of appointment | Appointing administration | Senate confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| border czar | U.S. attorney and Special Representative for the Southwest Border, Department of Justice | Bersin, Alan[1][2] | 1995–1998 | President nominated, Senate confirmed as U.S. Attorney, Appointed as Special Representative | Bill Clinton | ✓ |
| Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Special Representative for Border Affairs, Dept of Homeland Security | 2009–2011 | Sec of Homeland Security appointed | Barack Obama | |||
| (Not specified) | Homan, Thomas[3] | 2019 | President appointed | Donald Trump | ||
| Special Assistant to the President and Coordinator for the Southern Border | Jacobson, Roberta S.[4] | 2021 | President appointed | Joe Biden | ||
| Head of Diplomatic Efforts for the Root Causes Strategy on Migration[Note 1] | Harris, Kamala[5][6][a][8][9][10] | 2021–2024 | President appointed | Joe Biden |
Notes
edit- Note 1 While colloquially known as "Border Czar" in the press and by some federal politicians, Vice President Harris' authority over the border was limited and her focus was more on identifying the root causes of undocumented migration.
- ^ Ellingwood, Ken. "'Border Czar' Ends a Highly Visible Reign", Los Angeles Times, Jun 28, 1998.
- ^ "Secretary Napolitano Appoints Alan Bersin", U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Apr 15, 2009. Dibble, Sandra. "Bersin to focus on violence in 2nd tour as border czar", Union-Tribune, Apr 16, 2009. Not a new position, no Senate confirm required. 2008 Plum Book, p. 79, GPOAccess.gov.
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- ^ Chen, Shawna (14 April 2021). "Harris to visit Mexico and Guatemala to address "root causes" of border crossings". Axios. Archived from the original on July 25, 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
Harris, appointed by Biden as border czar, said she would be looking at the 'root causes' that drive migration.
- ^ a b Wulfsohn, Joseph (2024-07-25). "The media's sudden rejection of Kamala Harris' 'border czar' label". Retrieved 2024-07-25.
CNN correspondent Ed Lavandera and CNN commentator Alyssa Farah Griffin both referred to Harris as the "border czar" in 2021 and 2023, respectively. This week, the network repeatedly rebuked the label.
- ^ Kight, Stef W. (24 July 2024). "Harris border confusion haunts her new campaign". Axios. Archived from the original on July 24, 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
The announcement led to near-immediate confusion in the media and in the White House over how involved Harris would be, with Republicans and some news outlets, including Axios, giving Harris the unofficial monicker of 'border czar.' ... This article has been updated and clarified to note that Axios was among the news outlets that incorrectly labeled Harris a 'border czar' in 2021.
- ^ House, The White (2021-03-24). "Remarks by President Biden and Vice President Harris in a Meeting on Immigration". The White House. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "Biden tasks Harris with tackling migrant influx on US-Mexico border". BBC News. 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "Biden tasks Harris with 'stemming the migration' on southern border". NBC News. 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
A senior administration official said Harris' role would focus on "two tracks": both curbing the current flow of migrants and implementing a long-term strategy that addresses the root causes of migration.
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