Federal judge will not force Governor Abbott to remove Rio Grande River buoy barrier – IOTW Report

Federal judge will not force Governor Abbott to remove Rio Grande River buoy barrier

HotAir: The buoy barrier system will remain in place in the Rio Grande River until at least September 1. That news came when U.S. District Judge David Alan Ezra gave Governor Greg Abbott’s attorneys until August 9 to respond to DOJ’s call to remove the buoys, with a hearing scheduled on August 22. If the judge rules in favor of DOJ, Abbott will have 10 days to remove the buoy barrier.

The hearing in federal court in Austin will consider the DOJ’s call for an injunction that would require Texas to remove the buoy barrier near Eagle Pass. DOJ says Abbott violated the federal Rivers and Harbors Act. That act requires permission from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to put structures in the waterway. They say Texas did not seek a permit to do so.

Besides the fact that the Biden administration has no interest in securing the Texas-Mexico border, DOJ is kowtowing to Mexico. Mexican officials have registered complaints about the buoy barrier and the use of razor wire along the border to prevent illegal immigrants from entering the state outside a legal port of entry. more

10 Comments on Federal judge will not force Governor Abbott to remove Rio Grande River buoy barrier

  1. Right… Fucking… On! At this point, I hope the Texas state government is seriously considering the contingency of needing to separate from the DC federal abomination.

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  2. I seriously wonder about the effectiveness of giving the swimmers a buoy to rest on halfway across so they can finish. But if it pisses off Biden, I’m totally fine with sticking it up his … nose.

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  3. Parts of the Rio Grande river where the bouys are deployed are seeing many fewer invaders than the parts without bouys. There is a net below the bouys attached to the river bed to prevent going under them. Glad they can stay and I wish they covered more area.

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