A victim of a criminal illegal immigrant kept out of prison by a program created by Vice President Kamala Harris says the incident opened her eyes and is now a supporter of former President Donald Trump’s agenda, according to ABC News .
Amanda Kiefer was left with a fractured skull in 2008 when Alexander Izaguirre, an illegal immigrant from Honduras, ripped off her purse and jumped into a car that then tried to steal it. Izaguirre had been arrested on drug charges before the attack, but was kept out of jail after being selected for a work program set up by Harris, then the San Francisco District Attorney. (RELATED: ‘Disappointing but not surprising’: The Campaign to End NYC Sanctuary Laws Hits Major Snag)
Kiefer, now 45, says his politics have changed since the violent attack, according to to an interview with ABC News.
“When a policy affects you negatively, you wake up,” Keifer told ABC News. She told the news outlet that she was a self-proclaimed liberal before the attack, but is now a supporter of Trump’s policies.
US Vice President Kamala Harris (R) visits the Customs and Border Protection Central Processing Center in El Paso, June 25, 2021 in El Paso, Texas. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
While serving as San Francisco’s chief prosecutor from 2004 to 2011, Harris spearheaded an initiative called “Back on Track.” according to to a 2009 article from the Los Angeles Times. The program was meant to help felons get off their sentences by putting them in a work program instead of serving time in prison — but Harris wasn’t aware that his office was enrolling illegal immigrants in the program until the attack. Kiefer in 2008.
Harris said the placement of illegal immigrants in “Back on Track” was a “flaw” and vowed at the time not to enroll in the program again, according to the LA Times. She also said she was not aware of how many illegal immigrants have been placed in the program lately.
“If people who have committed crimes were allowed to stay out of prison to train for jobs they could not legally hold, I think most Americans would disapprove of that,” Kiefer told ABC News.
Kiefer has donated several times to GOP causes since 2020, according to ABC News. She also said it was “ridiculous” for Harris to incriminate himself as a tough prosecutor against a convicted felon.
Since President Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race, Harris has established herself as the presumptive Democratic nominee, drawing a stronger focus on her immigration record.
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