Analysis-Kamala Harris talks tough on border security to take on Donald Trump

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris holds a ball signed by the members of the currently number 1 ranked women's NCAA basketball team South Carolina Gamecocks during a visit in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S., January 15, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm/File Photo/File Photo

WASHINGTON - Vice President Kamala Harris is toughening her position on illegal immigration, taking on hardliner Donald Trump on his signature issue in a series of campaign events and digital ads in coming weeks, according to campaign staff.

The campaign plans to promote Harris' support for a bipartisan border security bill - defeated in the Senate in February after Trump came out against it - that would have increased funding for border agents and detention facilities, an official said.