Coverage dated August 21, 2023

Texas' floating barrier to stop migrants draws recurring concerns from Mexican govt., US official says

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A federal judge on Tuesday will consider whether Texas can keep a floating barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border as both the Biden administration and Mexico push to remove Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest hardline measure to deter migrants from crossing.

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  1. NBC4 Washington

    Texas' floating barrier to stop migrants draws recurring concerns from Mexican govt., US official says (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    A federal judge on Tuesday will consider whether Texas can keep a floating barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border as both the Biden administration and Mexico push to remove Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest hardline measure to deter migrants from crossing.

  2. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    A judge will consider if Texas can keep its floating barrier to block migrants crossing from Mexico (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    A federal judge on Tuesday will consider whether Texas can keep a floating barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border as both the Biden administration and Mexico push to remove Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest hardline measure to deter migrants from crossing.

  3. Digital Journal

    Federal judge to decide whether Texas can keep floating barrier on US-Mexico border (opens Digital Journal)

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    A federal judge on Tuesday will consider whether Texas can keep a floating barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border.

  4. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Texas' floating barrier to stop migrants draws recurring concerns from Mexico, U.S. official says (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Mexico's government has repeatedly raised concerns with the U.S. about large buoys Texas put on the Rio Grande to deter migrants and agreements between the two countries could suffer if the floating barrier remains in place, a State Department official said in court Tuesday.

  5. The Garden Island

    Texas moves floating border barrier closer to America (opens The Garden Island)

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    AUSTIN, Texas — Texas has moved a floating barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border closer to American soil as the Biden administration and Mexico protest the wrecking ball-sized buoys that Republican Gov. Greg Abbott authorized in the name of preventing migrants from entering the country.

  6. FOX 4 Dallas

    Texas moves large floating barrier on US-Mexico border closer to American soil (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    Texas has moved a floating barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border closer to American soil.

  7. 12News Now Beaumont

    Texas' floating barrier to stop migrants draws recurring concerns from Mexico, US official says (opens 12News Now Beaumont)

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    The U.S. argues that the barriers pose humanitarian and environmental risks, and are likely to drift again to Mexico's side of the river.

  8. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Texas moves large floating barrier on U.S.-Mexico border closer to American soil (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Texas has moved a floating barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border closer to American soil as the Biden administration and Mexico protest the wrecking ball-sized buoys that Republican Gov. Greg Abbott authorized in the name of preventing migrants from entering the country.

  9. New York Post

    Texas Gov. Abbott says buoy border wall moved back into US territory after study found barrier mostly in Mexican waters (opens New York Post)

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    Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that a floating border barrier constructed in the Rio Grande to deter illegal border crossings has been repositioned after surveyors found that it…

  10. Washington Examiner

    Texas moves border buoys back into US water after drifting into Mexican territory (opens Washington Examiner)

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    AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) said Texas has moved a string of buoys in the Rio Grande further north in the water following pushback from the international water commission that the barrier had drifted onto the Mexico side of the river.

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