White House unable to describe what Southern BorderKamala Harris iCzar  is doing on immigration

The White House said Monday that it was unable to describe what Vice President Kamala Harris is doing to address the "root cause" of mass migration to the southern border, one of the major issues in her portfolio.

"I don’t have anything to lay out specifically on what that work looks like," press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said when asked about Harris’s role at a briefing Monday.

Jean-Pierre referred further questions about the vice president's work to her office, which did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.

A surge of migrants has arrived at the southern border in recent days as Wednesday marks the expiration of the so-called Title 42 policy, a pandemic-era policy under President Donald Trump that called on border agents to turn away migrants at the border as a way of coping with the pandemic. Jean-Pierre insisted last Wednesday that the end of the Title 42 policy does not mean the border is open.

Jean-Pierre referred further questions about the vice president's work to her office, which did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.

A surge of migrants has arrived at the southern border in recent days as Wednesday marks the expiration of the so-called Title 42 policy, a pandemic-era policy under President Donald Trump that called on border agents to turn away migrants at the border as a way of coping with the pandemic. Jean-Pierre insisted last Wednesday that the end of the Title 42 policy does not mean the border is open.

Texas Border Patrol facility overwhelmed with illegal immigrants as Title 42 expiration looms

El Paso declared a state of emergency Saturday as border crossings have overwhelmed

Thousands are attempting entrance