Texas Governor Greg Abbott defied the Biden administration as the Justice Department sued his state for trying to block the US-Mexican border with a floating barrier and razor wire along the Rio Grande river.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott defied the administration of US President Joe Biden as the Justice Department sued his state for trying to block the US-Mexican border with a floating barrier and razor wire along the Rio Grande river.
The department told the state late last week that the string of large orange buoys near Eagle Pass, Texas illegally obstruct river navigation and lack federal permissions.
“This floating barrier poses threats to navigation and public safety and presents humanitarian concerns,” said Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta.
But in a reply letter addressed to Biden Monday, Abbott said that he had the power to protect the “sovereign” interests of Texas by installing the buoys.
He accused Biden of not fulfilling his own responsibilities to halt the flow of migrants over the southern border with Mexico.
“If you truly care about human life, you must begin enforcing federal immigration laws,” Abbott wrote.
