Assistant Attorney General Todd Kim and U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas Jaime Esparza sent a letter to Governor Abbott claiming the State illegally installed a floating border barrier in the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas. The letter claims the buoy barrier was installed without the approval of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The DOJ also claims the barrier violates the Rivers and Harbors Act by creating a hazard to navigation on the river.
Governor Abbott responded on Twitter and declared, "Texas has the sovereign right to defend our border, under the U.S. Constitution and the Texas Constitution." 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."
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