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The Department of Justice (DOJ) took Texas to court Monday over the state’s decision to curb illegal immigration with a floating buoy border barrier on the Rio Grande.
The DOJ first announced their intention to file a lawsuit last week in a letter to Governor Greg Abbott. The lawsuit was filed Monday afternoon in federal court in the Western District of Texas.
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Migrants walk past a series of buoys placed on the water along the Rio Grande border with Mexico in Eagle Pass, Texas, on July 16, 2023. The buoy installation is part of an operation Texas is pursuing to secure its borders, but activists and some lawmakers say Gov. Greg Abbott is overstepping his authority. (SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images)
In the lawsuit, the DOJ claimed that the barrier “impedes the navigable capacity of United States waters.” The department noted that Texas installed the barrier without federal government approval as to whether it was safe for the public and the environment.
Migrants approach where workers are assembling large buoys used as border barriers along the banks of the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas. A Texas state police officer said Troopers have been ordered to push migrants back into the Rio Grande and not give them water. (AP/Eric Gay)
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“The actions of the State of Texas violate federal law, raise humanitarian concerns, pose serious risks to public safety and the environment, and may impair the ability of the federal government to perform its official duties,” the DOJ said earlier in the letter, according to the Houston Chronicle.
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Fox News Digital’s Adam Shaw contributed to this report.
