Mexico files complaint over Texas border control efforts in Rio GrandeBy Jon Levine
July 15, 2023
Mexican officials lodged a complaint with the United States government over the floating barriers Texas installed in the Rio Grande River to deter migrants from crossing into the state illegally.
If the orange buoys impede the flow of the river, they could be in violation of 1944 and 1970 treaties between Mexico and the US that govern the boundaries and water that separate the two nations, Mexico’s Foreign Relations Secretary Alicia Bárcena wrote in a diplomatic note.
“We are sending a mission, a territorial inspection to see where the buoys are located … to carry out this topographical survey to verify that they do not cross into Mexican territory,” she added.
Her letter also complained about barbed wire fencing being placed along a low-lying island in the river near Eagle Pass, Texas.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/07/15/mexico-files-complaint-over-texas-border-control-efforts-in-rio-grande/
