Donald Trump has revoked Kamala Harris’s Secret Service protection, a US broadcaster has reported. While former US presidents are protected by the law enforcement agency for life after leaving office, ex-vice presidents receive protection for six months under United States law. That period ended for Ms Harris on July 21, but sources have told CNN that a previously undisclosed directive signed by then President Joe Biden had extended it for an extra year. Mr Trump reportedly cancelled that order on Thursday (August 28), according to the US broadcaster.

The Republican President’s termination of Ms Harris’s protections came ahead of a high-profile book tour by the Democratic politician. Her new memoir, 107 Days, details her presidential campaign and is due to be released in the US on September 23. Kirsten Allen, a senior adviser to Ms Harris, told CNN: “The Vice President is grateful to the United States Secret Service for their professionalism, dedication, and unwavering commitment to safety.” Ms Harris will lose access to round-the-clock official intelligence surrounding any potential threats as a result of the removal of her Secret Service protection. Federal agents will also stop guarding her home, leaving Ms Harris to pick up the bill for her private security, which could amount to millions of dollars per year.

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US President Donald Trump has canceled former vice president Kamala Harris’s Secret Service protection, officials said Friday, in the Republican’s most high-profile move of its kind against his political rivals.

The Secret Service customarily protects ex-VPs for six months after they leave office, a period that ended on July 21 for Harris, the defeated Democratic presidential candidate last year.

But then-president Joe Biden approved a year-long extension for Harris in a previously undisclosed order that Trump has now terminated, a senior White House official told AFP on condition of anonymity.

Harris’s office also confirmed the move.

“The Vice President is grateful to the United States Secret Service for their professionalism, dedication, and unwavering commitment to safety,” Kirsten Harris, a senior advisor to Harris, told AFP.

While Harris has kept a low profile since losing the election, the 60-year-old is scheduled to go on tour this fall to promote a book she has written on her failed presidential bid. The travel will force her to appear often in public.

Harris’s inside look at her short presidential run against Trump is titled “107 Days.” The memoir, published by Simon & Schuster, will be released on September 23 in the United States.

The first woman to serve as vice president of the United States, Harris became the Democratic nominee after Biden, now 82, withdrew from the race amid concerns about his cognitive health.

Harris said she wrote the book with “candor and reflection” and promised a “behind-the-scenes account” of the campaign.

The move to withdraw her protection comes even though the Trump administration has repeatedly spoken of the need for security for current officials following the assassination attempt that the Republican survived in July 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Trump sent a signed memo ordering Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to “discontinue any security-related procedures previously authorized by Executive Memorandum, beyond those required by law” for Harris from September 1, said CNN, which first reported the move.

The Secret Service did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Since taking office in January, Trump, 79, has taken similar measures against a long list of his perceived enemies and political opponents.

He has stripped other officials and former officials of their security clearances to receive sensitive information — including Joe Biden himself — targeted law firms involved in past cases against him and pulled federal funding from universities.

Biden and his wife Jill get protection for life under federal law as a former president and his spouse, but Trump in March withdrew government bodyguards from Biden’s son Hunter and daughter Ashley.

Trump at the time said it was “ridiculous” that Hunter Biden had a security detail of up to 18 people.

Trump has also withdrawn protection for former national security advisor John Bolton, former secretary of state Mike Pompeo and Anthony Fauci, who led the country’s fight against Covid-19.

Last week, FBI agents raided the home and office of Bolton, one of Trump’s fiercest critics, in an investigation officials said was linked to classified documents.

The White House has justified its decisions on removing security protection and clearances by saying that people are not entitled to them for life and that many are “quite wealthy” and can afford their own bodyguards.

After his first term in office from 2017 to 2021, billionaire Trump issued an order giving a six-month extension of Secret Service protection to all four of his adult children and three senior administration officials.

President Donald Trump has revoked extended Secret Service protection for Kamala Harris, just ahead of her national book tour

The move reverses a directive quietly signed by Joe Biden and has sparked criticism from California leaders

Harris will now lose federal security support despite past threats and her historic role as Vice President

President Donald Trump has cancelled extended Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris, a move confirmed by a senior White House official and detailed in a memo seen by the BBC.

The decision comes just days before Harris is set to begin a national book tour promoting her memoir, 107 Days, which chronicles her brief and ultimately unsuccessful 2024 presidential campaign.

Kamala Harris loses federal security detail as Trump cancels Biden-era directive. Photo credit: Andrew Harnik/GettyImages

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Secret service protection for Kamala Harris cancelled

Under a 2008 law passed by the US Congress, former vice presidents are entitled to six months of Secret Service protection after leaving office. Harris, who departed the White House in January following the end of Joe Biden’s administration, had her security detail quietly extended for an additional year by a directive signed by Biden before his departure.

However, a letter dated 28 August and obtained by the BBC instructed the Secret Service to “discontinue any security-related procedures previously authorised by Executive Memorandum, beyond those required by law” starting 1 September. The memo, signed by Trump, effectively ends Harris’ extended protection.

Sources familiar with the matter told CBS News that a recent threat assessment found no compelling reason to continue Harris’ detail beyond the legally mandated period. Her husband, Doug Emhoff, had his own protection terminated on 1 July.

Political fallout and security concerns

The decision has sparked backlash from California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, both of whom expressed concern over Harris’ safety. Bass, speaking to CNN, said:

“This is another act of revenge following a lost list of political retaliation in the form of firings, the revoking of security clearances and more.”

She added that the move places Harris in danger and pledged to ensure her safety in Los Angeles.

The revocation means Harris will lose agents assigned to protect her and her property in Los Angeles, as well as access to proactive threat intelligence. Experts estimate that privately funding similar protection could cost millions of dollars annually.

Broader pattern of revoked protections

Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has rescinded Secret Service protections for several individuals.

Harris, the first woman and first person of colour to serve as Vice President, faced multiple security threats during her tenure. In August 2024, a Virginia man was charged with making online threats to kill, kidnap, or injure Harris and former President Barack Obama.

In a separate 2021 incident, a Florida woman pleaded guilty to sending videos to her imprisoned husband in which she brandished weapons and suggested a “hit” could be carried out within 50 days.

Secret Service protection for Harris ends amid backlash from California leaders and renewed safety concerns. Photo credit: Andrew Harnik/GettyImages

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Trump revokes legal status for 500,000 immigrants

Legit.ng earlier reported that the United States has announced the termination of legal status for over 500,000 immigrants, ordering them to leave the country within weeks.

The move aligns with President Donald Trump’s promise to execute the largest deportation campaign in U.S. history, primarily targeting Latin American nations.

The order affects approximately 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans who arrived in the U.S. under a humanitarian parole scheme launched by former President Joe Biden in October 2022 and expanded in January 2023.

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Donald Trump has withdrawn former vice president Kamala Harris’s Secret Service security protection, a White House official has confirmed.

The administration terminated an extension approved by then-president Joe Biden for Ms Harris, the defeated Democratic presidential candidate whose customary six-month period of protection as ex-VP ended July 21, CNN reported.

A senior Harris aide told AFP that Ms Harris was “grateful to the United States Secret Service for their professionalism, dedication, and unwavering commitment to safety”.

While she has kept a low profile since losing the election, Ms Harris is scheduled to go on tour this autumn to promote a book she has written on her failed presidential bid. This travel will force her to appear often in public.

The inside look at her short presidential run against Mr Trump is titled 107 Days.

The memoir, published by Simon & Schuster, will be released on September 23 in the United States.

Donald Trump has taken several measures against his perceived enemies and political opponents since regaining the White House. (Reuters: Jonathan Ernst)

The first woman to serve as vice president of the United States, Ms Harris became the Democratic nominee after Mr Biden withdrew from the race amid concerns about his cognitive health.

Ms Harris said she wrote the book with “candour and reflection” and promised a “behind-the-scenes account” of the campaign.

Since taking office in January, Mr Trump has taken numerous measures against his perceived enemies and political opponents.

He has stripped other officials and former officials of their security clearances, targeted law firms involved in past cases against him and pulled federal funding from universities.

Last week, FBI agents raided the home and office of former national security advisor John Bolton, one of Mr Trump’s fiercest critics, in an investigation officials said was linked to classified documents.

AFP