Texas has won a recent legal battle over its controversial buoy barrier security measure. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Texas can keep the buoys in the Rio Grande River while a larger lawsuit on their legality continues. This ruling overturns a previous court injunction that required Texas to remove the buoys during legal proceedings.
The buoys, meant to deter migrants from crossing the river to reach the U.S., were initially installed along the Rio Grande in July of 2023. Almost immediately, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott faced a lawsuit challenging the initiative.
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The Biden administration argued that the buoys pose a safety hazard and that border security is a matter for the federal government, not state governments.
The buoys are located near Eagle Pass, Texas. This border sector has seen the second-highest number of crossings this fiscal year.
The final decision on the future of the buoys will be determined once the Department of Justice’s lawsuit has worked its way through the courts. This debate goes before Judge David Ezra in U.S. District Court on Aug. 6.
REMEMBER THIS FLOATING BUOY BARRIER IN THE RIO GRANDE RIVER?
TEXAS HAS JUST WON THE LATEST LEGAL BATTLE OVER IT’S CONTROVERSIAL BORDER SECURITY MEASURE –
THE FIFTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS RULING TEXAS IS ALLOWED TO KEEP THE BUOYS AFLOAT IN THE RIVER WHILE A LARGER LAWSUIT OVER THE LEGALITY OF THE BUOYS PLAYS OUT.
THIS RULING OVERTURNS A PREVIOUS COURT INJUNCTION THAT ORDERED TEXAS TO REMOVE THE BUOYS WHILE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS WERE ONGOING.
IT’S BEEN ONE YEAR SINCE THE BUOYS WERE INITIALLY INSTALLED ALONG THE RIO GRANDE AS A MEANS OF DETERRING MIGRANTS FROM DANGEROUSLY CROSSING THE RIVER TO MAKE IT TO U.S. SOIL.
BUT IMMEDIATELY – TEXAS GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT WAS HIT WITH A LAWSUIT OVER THE INITIATIVE –
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION CALLING IT A SAFETY HAZARD AND ARGUED “BORDER SECURITY” IS A MATTER FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT –
NOT STATE GOVERNMENTS.
ABBOTT POSTED ABOUT THE LATEST RULING ON X –
“The Federal Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit just ruled that Texas can KEEP these buoys in the water securing our border.
Biden tried to remove them.
I fought to keep them in the water.
That is exactly where they will stay. JUSTICE.”
THE FINAL DECISION OVER THE BUOYS FUTURE IS YET TO BE DETERMINED.
THE CASE GOES BEFORE A U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE ON AUGUST 6TH.
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