AUSTIN, Texas — A floating barrier in the Rio Grande meant to discourage migrants from trying to cross from Mexico into Texas can stay for now, a full federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

The floating barrier in the Rio Grande can stay in place. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the injunction in the case of the Texas border buoys, just over a year after they were ...

A federal appeals court has ruled Texas can keep its floating barrier in the Rio Grande meant to dissuade migrants from crossing into the state. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ...

Buoys have been used in the Rio Grande amid controversy The floating barriers would help border agents patrol lakes Canadian border crossings have dropped Now NewsNation has learned that the same ...

By obstructing navigation on the Rio Grande, the man-made barrier poses ... Texas has until September 15 to remove the floating barrier, or else, face more legal action.

The Trump administration’s decision to put a floating barrier in the middle of the river comes after Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) made the unprecedented move in 2023 to install a mile of buoys ...