The tactics of the governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, to try to stop immigration have led the Joe Biden Administration to sue that State. The Republican governor has installed a barrier of buoys of about 350 meters in the Rio Grande, the natural border of the United States with Mexico. He has also placed barbed wire.
The harsh testimony of a police officer about the treatment received by migrants trying to enter the country has raised blisters. He has told that the agents deny him water at temperatures of more than 37 degrees and that some who arrive bloody for injuries caused by barbed wire, reports the Associated Press.
Abbott won a third term last November with a message that promised tougher measures at the border. The Republican governor has repeatedly attacked the border policies of President Joe Biden and has accused him of not fulfilling his responsibilities to stop the flow of migrants entering the United States through the southern border with Mexicoeither.
In a message posted last Friday on the social network Twitter, Abbot wrote that those policies “encourage migrants to risk their lives by illegally crossing the Rio Grandeinstead of crossing a bridge safely and legally.”
The administration Biden maintains that illegal border crossings have decreased significantly since the new immigration rules went into effect. last may.
The US Department of Justice has notified the state of Texas that the orange buoys placed near Eagle Pass illegally obstruct river navigation and lack federal permits. “This floating barrier poses a risk to navigation, as well as public safety, on the Rio Grande, and poses humanitarian concerns,” the Department said.
In a response letter to the US president on Monday, Abbott says it has the power to protect the “sovereign” interests of Texas by installing the controversial buoys.
