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Fact Check: We Checked the Claim that Harris Supports Gender-Affirming Surgeries for Undocumented Immigrants in Custody

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Claim: Vice President Kamala Harris supports a policy that gives transgender people who rely on the government for medical care access to transition treatment, including surgical care.

The claim is true.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons of the Department of Justice issued guidance in 2022 regarding the treatment of transgender offenders.

Kamala D. Harris hasn't changed her position on giving trans inmates access to gender-affirming care, including surgery.

As of this writing, she hasn't updated her position as of this year .

She hasn't given herself a new position on transgender inmates' access to surgery.