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Federal judge orders buoys in Rio Grande moved to Texas riverbank

Wednesday, September 6 by ABC News

(AUSTIN, Texas) -- A federal judge in Austin on Wednesday ordered the State of Texas to move the barriers it placed in the Rio Grande to the riverbank on the Texas side of the river. The state was also ordered not to put up any...

Two bodies found in Rio Grande near US-Mexico border: Officials

Thursday, August 3 by ABC News

(EAGLE PASS, Texas) -- Two people have been found dead in the southern part of the Rio Grande river, officials said.One body was found stuck in the lines of orange buoys installed by Texas authorities near the U.S.-Mexico border. A second body was discovered...

DOJ asks judge to order Abbott to start Rio Grande floating barrier removal

Thursday, July 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department on Wednesday filed paperwork asking a judge to order Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to take action and have the floating barrier in the Rio Grande removed.In a 21-page filing, attorneys for the DOJ have asked for the court to...

DOJ sues Texas, Abbott over ‘unauthorized’ anti-migration barriers in Rio Grande

Monday, July 24 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice on Monday sued the state of Texas and Gov. Greg Abbott over the installation of a barrier of buoys in the Rio Grande River intended to keep migrants from crossing into the U.S.The DOJ based its lawsuit on...

DOJ warns Texas against using buoys in Rio Grande to stop migrants

Friday, July 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department on Friday warned Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott that his administration's use of ballards -- or buoys -- in the Rio Grande river to stop migrants could bring legal action."The State of Texas's actions violate federal law, raise humanitarian...

Texas DPS launches probe amid allegations troopers were told to push back migrant children into Rio Grande

Tuesday, July 18 by ABC News

(AUSTIN, Texas) -- The Inspector General of the Texas Department of Public Safety is conducting a full investigation into allegations that Texas troopers were ordered to push back those attempting to cross the border, including children, into the Rio Grande River and deny people water...

Texas to deploy buoys in Rio Grande in attempt to curb migrants from crossing river

Monday, June 12 by ABC News

(EAGLE PASS, Texas) -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said authorities will install a floating water barrier to prevent migrants from attempting to cross rivers in heavily trafficked areas of the Rio Grande Valley.The barrier will be made up of a string of buoys that can...

One dead, at least 11 injured following tornado in Rio Grande Valley: NWS

Monday, May 15 by ABC News

(LAGUNA HEIGHTS, Texas) -- At least one person was killed and 11 others were hospitalized with injuries Saturday morning after a tornado touched down near Laguna Heights, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley, according to officials."The Laguna Madre area was hit by its fourth...

Migrants released from Rio Grande Valley without court dates

Wednesday, March 24 by ABC News

By QUINN OWEN and BENJAMIN SIEGEL, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Immigration authorities in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas have been releasing a growing number of migrants from custody before they have court dates, a practice that Republicans have pointed to...