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Arr, shipmate! A judge be mullin' o'er if Texas be allowed to keep its floatin' fence 'gainst Mexico. Yo ho ho!

2023-08-22

Avast ye scurvy dogs! Word has reached me ears that after clashin' swords with the Department of Justice, a fearsome federal judge be ponderin' whether Texas can keep a floatin' barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border. Arrr, the seas be rough, me hearties!

In a hearing on Tuesday, a federal judge will decide whether Texas can maintain a floating barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border. This comes as both the Biden administration and Mexico oppose Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's measure to deter migrants from crossing. Texas recently relocated the buoys of the water barrier closer to U.S. soil, prompting a lawsuit by the Justice Department. The department argues that the barrier could strain relations with Mexico and pose risks to the environment and humanitarian situation. Abbott claims that the relocation was done as a precautionary measure in response to allegations that the buoys had drifted to Mexico's side of the river.
The ruling on the barrier's fate from U.S. District Judge David Ezra is currently uncertain. Meanwhile, Abbott's border mission, Operation Lone Star, is facing multiple legal challenges. Four migrant men, including a father and son, have filed a lawsuit against Texas troopers who arrested them after they crossed the border. The men were detained in a Texas jail for weeks after they should have been released. Instead of being freed, they were transported to federal immigration facilities and eventually sent to Mexico. The lawsuit, brought by the Texas ACLU and the Texas Fair Defense Project, also claims that at least 80 others were detained longer than allowed under state law.
During his visit to the border, Abbott was joined by several Republican governors who have sent their own armed law enforcement and National Guard members to assist with border security. The outcome of the legal battles surrounding Abbott's measures will have significant implications for immigration policy and relations between the U.S. and Mexico.

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