Texas Governor Orders Deployment of More Floating Border Barriers
Bob Price22 Jan 2025Eagle Pass, TX265
Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the deployment of additional floating barriers on the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass. A federal appeals court previously ruled the State could continue its efforts in a lawsuit filed by the Biden administration.
Texas Department of Public Safety Spokesman Lt. Chris Olivarez posted a video on X showing contractors connecting additional segments to the infamous floating border barrier. The barrier has proven effective in trial deployments at stopping migrant crossings in formerly high-volume human smuggling areas.
In July 2023, construction crews began the first deployments of the floating barriers ordered by Governor Abbott under Operation Lone Star, Breitbart Texas reported.
About ten days later, Biden’s Department of Justice sent a letter to Governor Abbott demanding the removal of the barriers. The governor responded, “We will see you in court, Mr. President.”
“Texas has the sovereign right to defend our border, under the U.S. Constitution and the Texas Constitution,” Abbott stated at the time. 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.”
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2025/01/22/texas-governor-orders-deployment-of-more-floating-border-barriers/
