The State of Texas has been ordered to move the barriers it placed in the Rio Grande to the state's side of the river.
A string of buoys used as a border barrier on the Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass, Texas, July 13, 2023.to the riverbank on the Texas side of the river. The state was also ordered not to put up any additional structures on or in the river until the final outcome of the lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice, according to the judge.The Department of Justice sued the State of Texas for placing the buoys in the Rio Grande in July.
"The Court is directing that the buoy barrier be moved from the main waters of the Rio Grande River to the riverbank, rather than removal entirely from the river, so that the barrier does not impede or impair in any way navigation by airboats or other shallow draft craft along the Rio Grande River," according to a footnote in Judge David Alan Ezra's ruling.
"Today's court decision merely prolongs President Biden's willful refusal to acknowledge that Texas is rightfully stepping up to do the job that he should have been doing all along. This ruling is incorrect and will be overturned on appeal," his statement read. "We will continue to utilize every strategy to secure the border, including deploying Texas National Guard soldiers and Department of Public Safety troopers and installing strategic barriers.
Judge Ezra said in his decision that Texas wrongly interpreted the government's stance that U.S. and Mexican relations have never been better and that the reason the United States could prevail in the case is because it adversely harms the federal government's relationship with another nation. "Texas has drawn the wrong conclusion," Judge Ezra wrote. "The unprecedented strength and collaboration between the countries currently means the U.S. has more to lose than ever as a result of Texas's actions. Texas, not a party to the talks and negotiations between the federal government and Mexico, has failed to present any evidence the barrier is not of significant concern to Mexico.
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