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Video shows federal agents removing razor wire from banks of Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass
Read full article: Video shows federal agents removing razor wire from banks of Rio Grande River in Eagle PassA video posted by Gov. Greg Abbott on his social media account Wednesday showed razor wire that he ordered installed along the banks of the Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass cut and removed.
LULAC applauds federal judge’s order to make Texas reposition buoys
Read full article: LULAC applauds federal judge’s order to make Texas reposition buoysIt’s been about three months since Gov. Greg Abbott had the multimillion-dollar buoys put in the Rio Grande River, and now a federal judge has issued an order to have them moved.
Texas can keep buoys in the Rio Grande while legal challenge continues, federal appeals court rules
Read full article: Texas can keep buoys in the Rio Grande while legal challenge continues, federal appeals court rulesNearly three months after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the deployment of the 1,000-foot line of buoys and mesh in the Rio Grande, an Austin federal judge ordered the state to remove the barrier and stop building further obstructions in the river. One day later a higher court sided with Texas.
Environmentalists raise concerns over border buoy installation impact on Rio Grande ecosystems
Read full article: Environmentalists raise concerns over border buoy installation impact on Rio Grande ecosystemsThe buoys affect everything that’s swimming in the river — anything from the small little bugs, macroinvertebrates that are in the channel, all the way up the food chain to the larger fish.
Biden administration sues Texas governor over Rio Grande buoy barrier that’s meant to stop migrants
Read full article: Biden administration sues Texas governor over Rio Grande buoy barrier that’s meant to stop migrantsThe Justice Department is suing Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over a floating barrier that the state placed on the Rio Grande to stop migrants from entering the U.S. The lawsuit filed Monday asks a court to force Texas to remove a line of bright orange, wrecking ball-sized buoys that the Biden administration says raises humanitarian and environmental concerns.
Texas prepares to deploy buoys in the Rio Grande River as a deterrent to migrants
Read full article: Texas prepares to deploy buoys in the Rio Grande River as a deterrent to migrantsGov. Greg Abbott on Thursday announced a plan to deploy a chain of 4-foot-high orange buoys that will run along the middle of the Rio Grande River in an effort to keep migrants from crossing into Texas.
Mexican army confirms troops fired on civilians, killing 5 in border city
Read full article: Mexican army confirms troops fired on civilians, killing 5 in border cityMexico's Defense Department has confirmed that soldiers opened fire on a pickup truck in the violent northern border city of Nuevo Laredo over the weekend, killing five men and wounding a sixth.
Texas-Mexico cities strained ahead of expected migrant surge
Read full article: Texas-Mexico cities strained ahead of expected migrant surgeCities along the U.S.-Mexico border are setting in motion humanitarian efforts including emergency shelter, food and transportation services ahead of an expected dramatic increase in the number of asylum-seekers as pandemic-era immigration restrictions are set to expire this week.
UN: 75% of 6 million Venezuelan migrants go unfed, unhoused
Read full article: UN: 75% of 6 million Venezuelan migrants go unfed, unhousedThe United Nations says almost three-quarters of the 6 million Venezuelan migrants currently in Latin America lack adequate food, shelter, employment or medical care.
8 indicted in ‘enormous’ human smuggling network that operated in Texas, Southern US, feds say
Read full article: 8 indicted in ‘enormous’ human smuggling network that operated in Texas, Southern US, feds sayThe Department of Justice announced Tuesday that the eight suspects coordinated the transportation of the migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border to other parts of the country.
Authorities report nine drowning victims after deadly Rio Grande crossing
Read full article: Authorities report nine drowning victims after deadly Rio Grande crossingOn Saturday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed that nine migrants had died while trying to cross the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass.
Smuggler caught in the act crossing group of migrants into US. But what happens next?
Read full article: Smuggler caught in the act crossing group of migrants into US. But what happens next?In Eagle Pass, hundreds of migrants continue to wade the waters of the Rio Grande River and enter the US, guided by smugglers. Find out what happens to the guide when they’re caught in the act.
’It’s not worth it’: Border Patrol sends message to migrants trying to cross illegally into US
Read full article: ’It’s not worth it’: Border Patrol sends message to migrants trying to cross illegally into USBorder Patrol hosts security event Tuesday morning in the Rio Grande Valley. The event is aimed to cast a light on dangers undocumented immigrants face when entering the US.
Mexican border shootings close US crossing after capo arrest
Read full article: Mexican border shootings close US crossing after capo arrestGunfire and burning vehicles in the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo led U.S. officials to briefly close the U.S. consulate and briefly shut down border crossings there.
Texas National Guard, DPS erect steel container wall along river in Eagle Pass
Read full article: Texas National Guard, DPS erect steel container wall along river in Eagle PassThe Texas National Guard and Department of Public Safety have put up a steel container wall along the Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass.
Analysis: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott heads for the border
Read full article: Analysis: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott heads for the borderThe Texas Legislature has left Austin, and Gov. Greg Abbott has turned his attentions to the state's border with Mexico, where the policy issues are difficult and the politics are rewarding.
Small Texas border town considered ‘hot zone’ for migrant traffic
Read full article: Small Texas border town considered ‘hot zone’ for migrant trafficROMA, Texas – A small town in Texas that borders Mexico is an area that is considered a “hot zone” for migrant traffic, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Hundreds of migrants have made their way into Texas by crossing the Rio Grande River from Ciudad Miguel Alemán in Tamaulipas, Mexico. In February, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials stated in a news release that agents had apprehended more than 16,000 family units. AdOn Friday, our crews witnessed smugglers crossing over five rafts of anywhere between 12 to 15 migrants packed onto each raft. Ad“We saw cages after cages after cages of little girls and little boys lying side by side, touching each other, covered with reflective emergency blankets.