McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Texas must move a floating barrier on the Rio Grande that drew backlash from Mexico, a federal appeals court ruled Friday, dealing a blow to one of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's aggressive measures aimed at stopping migrants from entering the U.S. illegally.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals sided with a lower court in saying Texas must remove the floating border barrier in the Rio Grande. The fight is likely to continue to the Supreme Court.
Gov. Greg Abbott’s office has said the floating buoys are needed to restrict migrants entering from Mexico. The federal government said they were illegal.
The 1,000-foot-long barrier was placed in the river in June as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ramped up the state’s pushback against migrants crossing the southern border.
Texas must remove a floating barrier it placed at the Rio Grande to deter immigrants from illegally crossing the United States-Mexico border, an appeals court ruled Friday.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit rejected Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s request to reverse a lower court’s finding that the floating barriers were illegal.
By Rosa Flores, Sara Weisfeldt and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ordered Texas to remove its border buoys from the Rio Grande, in another victory for the Biden administration in its ongoing battle over border policy with Gov. Greg Abbott.
A federal appellate court panel has ordered Texas to remove the floating barrier it deployed in the Rio Grande at Eagle Pass this summer, affirming a lower court's ruling.
