Judge sides with Biden admin and orders Gov. Abbott to remove floating border barrier:
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was dealt a blow in court on Wednesday when a judge sided with the Biden administration and ordered a floating border barrier to be temporarily removed.
Abbott had ordered the 1,000-foot line of buoys as a deterrent against illegal aliens seeking entry into the U.S. by wading or swimming across the Rio Grande.
“Governor Abbott announced that he was not ‘asking for permission’ for Operation Lone Star, the anti-immigration program under which Texas constructed the floating barrier," wrote federal District Judge David A. Ezra in his ruling.
"Unfortunately for Texas, permission is exactly what federal law requires before installing obstructions in the nation’s navigable waters,” he added.
Illegal alien activists have called Abbott's efforts to end illegal immigration inhumane and unjust.
“The buoys are a symbol of the hate-filled and inhumane policies Gov. Abbott has embraced as he continues to wage war on immigrants seeking to make better lives for themselves, as millions of other immigrants have done for hundreds of years in this country,” said activist Carolina Canizales. --->READ MORE HERE
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Texas appeals federal judge's ruling to remove controversial border buoys from Rio Grande:
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the controversial floating barrier installed in the Rio Grande must be removed by September 15.
Judge David Ezra, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, granted the temporary injunction filed by the Department of Justice.
The Justice Department sued Texas over the floating barrier, which was installed last month, saying that Texas should have gotten permits and permission from the federal government before it was installed.
Texas officials say the buoys were installed to deter migrants from crossing into America through deep water, instead steering them toward legal ports of entry.
Governor Abbott announced that he was not 'asking for permission' for Operation Lone Star, the anti-immigration program under which Texas constructed the floating barrier," the decision reads in part. "Unfortunately for Texas, permission is exactly what federal law requires before installing obstructions in the nation’s navigable waters.
Court documents also bring up the chance of a wet winter in the Rio Grande Valley, which could dislodge the buoys.
"Less than six weeks’ experience with the floating barrier demonstrates its potential for drifting out of position or catching substantial debris, and thus bears out concerns that the structure 'meets engineering standards to withstand predicted high flows' or other changes in conditions," court documents say. --->READ MORE HERE
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