DOJ Wants Marine Barriers Removed
From The Texas Minute
The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a federal court to halt further construction of Texas’ border buoys. Emily Medeiros reports the DOJ wants a federal court to allow the United States Army Corps of Engineers to remove the barriers from the river.
The floating buoy barriers were put in place this summer by the Texas Department of Public Safety on the orders of Gov. Greg Abbott to deter illegal border crossing.
The federal government claims the barrier violates the Rivers and Harbors Act, and DOJ attorneys assert that the marine buoys pose an immediate threat to navigation and public safety.
The DOJ notes that because Mexico disapproves of the barriers, foreign relations between Mexico and the United States could be harmed if buoys remain in place.
Earlier this month, Abbott told President Joe Biden the barriers would not have been installed if the administration “would just enforce the immigration laws Congress already has on the books.”
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