
BREITBART | Published January 22, 2025
Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the deployment of additional floating barriers on the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass. A federal appeals court previously ruled the State could continue its efforts in a lawsuit filed by the Biden administration.
Texas Department of Public Safety Spokesman Lt. Chris Olivarez posted a video on X showing contractors connecting additional segments to the infamous floating border barrier. The barrier has proven effective in trial deployments at stopping migrant crossings in formerly high-volume human smuggling areas.
In July 2023, construction crews began the first deployments of the floating barriers ordered by Governor Abbott under Operation Lone Star, Breitbart Texas reported.
Texas Department of Public Safety
About ten days later, Biden’s Department of Justice sent a letter to Governor Abbott demanding the removal of the barriers. The governor responded, “We will see you in court, Mr. President.”
“Texas has the sovereign right to defend our border, under the U.S. Constitution and the Texas Constitution,” Abbott stated at the time. The governor added that President Joe Biden’s refusal to secure the border “encourages migrants to risk their lives crossing illegally through the Rio Grande, instead of safely and legally over a bridge.”
In July 2024, The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that Texas could keep its barriers.
Following an en banc appeal, the court’s majority opinion overturned a lower court’s preliminary injunction and wrote, “We hold that the district court clearly erred in finding that the United States will likely prove that the barrier is in a navigable stretch of the Rio Grande. We cannot square the district court’s findings and conclusions with over a century’s worth of precedent.”
The case is USA v. Greg Abbott, No. 23-50632, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit en banc.
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SOURCE: www.breitbart.com
RELATED: New barriers installed along the Rio Grande as Governor Abbott hails ‘America is back’
Texas new bouy barriers have now been put up along the Rio Grande
DAILY MAIL ONLINE | Published January 22, 2025
Just hours after President Donald Trump was sworn back into office, Texas ramped up its border security efforts, deploying additional floating barriers along the Rio Grande.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott shared footage of the massive buoys being installed at the Texas-Mexico border, in a move aimed at deterring illegal crossings.
I look forward to continuing to work closely with President Trump to secure the border,’ Abbott declared on X/Twitter, adding, ‘AMERICA IS BACK!’
The floating barriers, part of Texas’s controversial border enforcement program, have been at the center of legal and political battles. In 2023, the Biden Administration sued Texas, arguing that the barriers violated federal law.
While a district court initially ruled in favor of the federal government, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned that decision, allowing Texas to expand the use of the buoys.
In November, Abbott announced plans to extend the barriers near Eagle Pass, a hotspot for migrant crossings, and now with Trump back in the White House, the governor is doubling down on his border security measures.
It comes after White House border czar Tom Homan said Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s mass deportation has begun as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers can now arrest illegal immigrants in churches and schools.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott shared footage on X of massive buoys being installed at the Texas-Mexico border
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The floating barriers, part of Texas’s controversial border enforcement program, have been at the center of legal and political battles
Governor Abbott, a staunch ally of President Trump, wasted no time in expressing his support for the new administration.
On Monday, Abbott shared a letter addressed to Trump, congratulating him on his inauguration and urging further action on the border crisis.
Texas has fought to secure the border in the face of federal obstruction,’ Abbott wrote.
‘I look forward to ending this crisis with your help.’
During a speech on Monday, President Trump praised Abbott’s efforts, calling him a ‘strong leader’ in the fight to secure America’s borders.
Now back in office, President Trump is set to sign a series of executive orders aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration.
Critics argue that the buoys are inhumane and ineffective, while supporters say they are a necessary deterrent to protect Texas communities.
Trump also pledged to send troops to the southern border, though immigration lawyers have pointed out that military personnel are not permitted to make arrests.
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Critics argue that the buoys are inhumane and ineffective, while supporters say they are a necessary deterrent to protect Texas communities
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In 2023, the Biden Administration sued Texas, arguing that the barriers violated federal law
‘I look forward to continuing to work closely with President Trump to secure the border,’ Abbott declared on X/Twitter, adding, ‘AMERICA IS BACK!’
Now back in office, President Trump is set to sign a series of executive orders aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration
Additionally, the president is set to formally designate Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, a move that could escalate efforts to combat cross-border crime.
The reinstallation of the buoys comes after Trump signed an executive order that aims to end birthright citizenship – a move that Abbott said he would back.
But several other states dubbed the order as ‘unlawful’.
‘What the president did yesterday is unlawful, unconstitutional and it will not stand,’ New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said in an interview with NPR.
‘We are a state of immigrants. Millions of people in our state have obtained their citizenship through birthright citizenship,’ Platkin said.
‘It’s the story of our state and the story of America, and it’s enshrined in our [U.S.] Constitution for a reason.’
The reinstallation of floating barriers is likely to reignite tensions over border security.
US Customs and Border Protection estimates that around 270,000 migrants are waiting on the Mexican side of the U.S.-Mexico border, hoping to get an appointment to enter the U.S. through a system that Trump has vowed to end, according to CBS News.
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SOURCE: www.dailymail.co.uk
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