Texas is installing a marine barrier border in the Rio Grande as part of its efforts to deter illegal immigration along its southern border with Mexico.
"Anytime they get in that water, it’s a risk to the migrants. This is the deterrent from even coming in the water," Texas Department of Public Safety director Steve McCraw said last month.
A group holding signs as they protest against buoys that are set to be deployed in the Rio Grande, Friday, July 7, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas, where border crossings continue to place stress on local resources.An attorney for the left-wing American Civil Liberties Union in Texas told CNN that the move is"the latest in a chain of gifts from the state to private contractors to fuel the governor’s manufactured crisis at the border.
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