There is an ongoing migrant crisis in North America concerning the illegal migration of people into the United States across the Mexico-United States border. U.S. Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump both referred to surges in migrants at the border as a "crisis" during their tenure.
She was also the first African-American and the first Asian-American vice president. She served from 2017 to 2021 as a United States senator representing California and from 2011 to 2017 as attorney general of California. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the party's nominee in the 2024 presidential election.
On June 4, 2024, Biden passed an executive order to shut down the border if illegal crossings reached an average of 2,500 migrants a day in a given week. The order suspended protection for asylum seekers without a "credible fear" for requiring asylum, allowing for immediate deportation of unauthorized migrants.
Census-designated places Aldine. Atascocita. Barrett. Channelview. Cinco Ranch (mostly in Fort Bend County) Cloverleaf. Crosby. Highlands.
Harris County, originally Harrisburg County, is located on the upper Gulf Coast in Southeast Texas and is bounded by Waller County on the north and west, Montgomery County on the north, Liberty and Chambers counties on the east, Galveston and Brazoria counties on the south, and Fort Bend County on the west.
Adjacent counties Montgomery (north) Liberty (northeast) Chambers (east) Galveston (southeast) Brazoria (south) Fort Bend (southwest) Waller (northwest)
The Rio Grande serves as a natural boundary between the US and Mexico for almost the entire Texas portion of the border.
Harris County is divided into four commissioner court precincts.
There is an ongoing migrant crisis in North America concerning the illegal migration of people into the United States across the Mexico-United States border.
Harris County covers 1,778 square miles; enough space to fit major cities such as Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas and New York City or Seattle, with room still to spare.