FILE - Migrants walk past large buoys being used as a floating border barrier on the Rio Grande Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on the future of the barrier of giant buoys that aimed at deterring migrant traffic on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) (Eric Gay, Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
Additional giant buoys have been installed in the Rio Grande Wednesday morning, according to Gov. Greg Abbott.
The floating barrier was initially installed in 2023, which the governor’s office said is meant to deter and repel illegal river crossings.
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Texas placed more buoys in the Rio Grande River this morning.
Despite the Biden-Harris Administration’s attempts to shut down our border security efforts, the buoys are here to stay.
Daniela Ibarra joined the KSAT News team in July 2023. This isn’t her first time in the KSAT newsroom– the San Antonio native spent the summer of 2017 as an intern. Daniela is a proud Mean Green alum, earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of North Texas.