(CNN) In the weeks since the President asked her to take charge of immigration from Central America, Vice President Kamala Harris and her staff have sought to make one thing clear: She does not manage the southern border. But another White House official pushed back on the sentiment, saying the vice president's team wasn't panicked. A White House official told CNN that administration officials regularly brief Harris on the border. Another White House official said Harris has been focused on the assignment and rejected the notion that her team was concerned about how her role was being perceived. Internally, Harris has been intimately involved in the crafting of a regional strategy, communicating regularly with National Security Council officials.

Source: CNN June 01, 2021 09:56 UTC