Coverage dated July 30, 2024

Texas’ floating barrier in the Rio Grande can stay for now, appeals court says

Headline from Fox26 Houston

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that the floating barrier Texas deployed in the Rio Grande last year to deter illegal migration could remain. The fight over the barrier is one of many broader, hard-fought legal and political battles over the state’s authority to control the flow …

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  1. Fox26 Houston

    Texas’ floating barrier in the Rio Grande can stay for now, appeals court says (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that the floating barrier Texas deployed in the Rio Grande last year to deter illegal migration could remain. The fight over the barrier is one of many broader, hard-fought legal and political battles over the state’s authority to control the flow …

  2. Courthouse News Service

    Fifth Circuit sides with Texas in floating border barrier dispute with federal government (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    The federal appeals court ruled the barrier can remain in place while a lower court considers the merits of the case against it.

  3. Odessa American

    Texas' floating Rio Grande barrier can stay for now, court rules as larger legal battle persists (opens Odessa American)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A floating barrier in the Rio Grande meant to discourage migrants from trying to cross from Mexico into Texas can stay for now, a

  4. Latin Times

    Texas officials celebrate as court allows floating river barrier to remain at the border (opens Latin Times)

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    Governor Greg Abbott said that justice was done and took a jab at President Joe Biden for attempting to have them removed

  5. Breitbart News

    Texas Can Keep Floating Border Barriers, Says Court in Biden Admin Lawsuit (opens Breitbart News)

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    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that Texas can keep the buoys Governor Greg Abbott ordered installed in the Rio Grande. The Biden-Harris administration sued the State of Texas to stop Texas from placing the barriers in the river that separates Mexico from the U.S.

  6. CBS News

    Texas governor, AG celebrate court decision allowing floating river barrier on Mexico border (opens CBS News)

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    The two leaders said the barrier, if allowed when the ongoing legal dispute is completed, will help stop unwanted migration into the state.

  7. Blaze Media

    Texas' buoy barrier to deter illegal crossings can remain in Rio Grande, court rules (opens Blaze Media)

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    The ruling marks the latest development in the battle between Texas and the Biden administration.

  8. The Daily Caller

    Federal Court Rules Texas Can Keep Its Floating Border Barriers In Place (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Fifth Circuit ruled Texas will be able to continue using its floating barriers in the Rio Grande river in order to slow illegal immigrants from crossing.

  9. Fox News

    Texas border floating barrier in Rio Grande can stay for now, court rules (opens Fox News)

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    A floating barrier in the Rio Grande meant to curb the flow of migrants into Texas can remain in place for now ahead of a trial in August, a court ruled.

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