U.S. government sues Texas over Gov. Greg Abbott’s floating …
WEBJul 24, 2023 · The U.S. Justice Department announced Monday it is suing Texas and Gov. Greg Abbott after the state declined to remove the floating barrier deployed earlier this month on the Rio Grande...
Appeals court orders Texas to remove buoy barrier on the Rio …
WEBA federal appeals court on Friday ordered Texas to remove a floating barrier from the Rio Grande placed there under the direction of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to deter illegal migrant...
Texas can keep barrier in the Rio Grande, federal appeals court …
WEBSep 6, 2023 · Nearly three months after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the deployment of the 1,000-foot line of buoys and mesh in the Rio Grande, an Austin federal judge ordered the state to remove the barrier...
Greg Abbott scores huge win over circular saw floating barriers
WEBDec 7, 2023 · The barrier, made up of a line of wrecking ball-size buoys with serrated discs between them, has been condemned by Texas Democrats and human rights groups, as well as Mexican authorities.
Floating border barrier in Texas must be removed, judge rules - NPR
WEBSep 6, 2023 · U.S. District Judge David Ezra ruled that the 1,000-foot-long string of large buoys and saw blades in Eagle Pass, Texas, was ordered deployed by Gov. Greg Abbott without proper federal...
Justice Department Sues Texas Over Floating Barrier in Rio Grande
WEBJul 24, 2023 · The suit comes after Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas, who heralded the installation of the 1,000-foot barrier this month, refused a request from the Justice Department to remove the buoys...
Texas Gov. Abbott plans a floating barrier in the Rio Grande - NPR
WEBJun 9, 2023 · Gov. Greg Abbott plans to install a stretch of buoys on the river that divides his state and Mexico in an attempt to hinder migrants from crossing into Texas.
Feds threaten Texas with legal action over floating border barrier ...
WEBJul 21, 2023 · The U.S. Justice Department has threatened legal action against Gov. Greg Abbott over the 1,000-foot floating barrier that the state deployed in the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass earlier this...
Judge orders Texas to remove floating border barriers, granting …
WEBSep 7, 2023 · A federal judge in Austin on Wednesday ordered Texas to remove river barriers that the state assembled along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border to repel migrants, giving the Biden administration...
Justice Department sues Texas after Gov. Abbott refuses to remove ... - NPR
WEBJul 24, 2023 · The Department of Justice has sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott following the governor's refusal to remove a stretch of inflatable buoys on the Rio Grande, which sits between his state and Mexico.
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