Buoy Barrier

'Despite the Biden-Harris Administration’s attempts to shut down our border security efforts,' Greg Abbott boasted on social media, only months before the second Trump administration, 'the buoys are here to stay.'

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In a setback to the Republican governor, the conservative New-Orleans-based 5th Circuit Court of Appeals did not agree that migration was an 'invasion.'

It was a short-lived victory for the federal government over the Texas’ anti-migrant border buoys. The day after a federal judge ordered the buoys removal, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an emergency stay.

The judge gave Texas until Sept. 15 to move the barrier to shore and barred the state from placing any additional buoys or other structures in the river. Gov. Greg Abbott plans to appeal the ruling.

The International Boundary and Water Commission released a detailed survey on Tuesday and concluded that of the 995-foot barrier, about 787 feet of it is south of the international boundary line — nearly 80% on the Mexican side.

Texas Democrats called on the federal government to step up as Texas' state-led border effort draws more scrutiny.