Texas has begun installing more migrant-deterring buoys in the river separating the state from Mexico, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday.
In a social media post, Abbott said the buoys are “here to stay.” The post included a video of three buoys being placed in the Rio Grande.“We won’t back down from our mission to deter and repel illegal immigration,” Abbott said on X, formerly Twitter.Despite the Biden-Harris Administration’s attempts to shut down our border security efforts, the buoys are here to stay.
The decision comes as migrant encounters have significantly decreased in the Eagle Pass region. In October, the Del Rio Sector of U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported 8,567 encounters with immigrants, down more than 77% from the more than 38,000 encounters reported in October 2023. Texas Rep. Eddie Morales, D-Eagle Pass, who has been critical of Abbot’s border security efforts, said the buoys are expensive and temporary, while the state needs cost-effect solutions that are permanent.
“Texas can and should invest in projects along the border that help better equip our law enforcement, Border Patrol, and municipalities deal with these challenges,” Morales said in a text message.The Justice Department sued Texas in July 2023, arguing the buoys should be removed because they violate a federal law that prevents construction on navigable waterways.Texas argued that the section of the river where the buoys were installed was not navigable and, even if it were, the U.S.
Texas sought a full hearing before the court’s 17 active judges. In July, the full court lifted Ezra’s injunction, clearing the way for a trial on the legality of the buoys. The trial, originally scheduled to start after the Nov. 5 election, has been postponed.Aarón is an Austin native who previously covered local government for The Kansas City Star and high school sports for the Knoxville News Sentinel. He is a University of Texas graduate, and Spanish is his first language.
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