The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that the floating barrier Texas deployed in the Rio Grande last year to deter illegal migration could remain. The fight over the barrier is one ...

Texas’ floating barrier in the Rio Grande can stay for now, ... The state’s lawyers argued in court documents that the barrier is not a structure that required authorization.

The floating barrier is deployed in the middle of the Rio Grande near the border town of Eagle Pass, Texas, with anchors in the riverbed. (Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images, File) GOV.

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 ove… ...

Buoys float on the Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass, Texas on July 20, 2023. The legal battle between the Biden administration and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over the devices was ordered to return to ...

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that the floating barrier Texas deployed in the Rio Grande last year to deter illegal migration could remain. The fight over the barrier is one ...

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that the floating barrier Texas deployed in the Rio Grande last year to deter illegal migration could remain. The fight over the barrier is one ...

The background: Texas began deploying chains of specially designed buoys down the middle of the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass to deter migrants from crossing illegally in June 2023, sparking protests ...

The background: Texas began deploying chains of specially designed buoys down the middle of the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass to deter migrants from crossing illegally in June 2023, sparking protests ...

By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune July 30, 2024 "Texas’ floating barrier in the Rio Grande can stay for now, appeals court says" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan ...