The Ministry of Justice of USA sued the state this Monday Texas for installing a buoy barrier without federal approval Rio Grandenatural limit with Mexicowith the aim of stopping the transit of migrants.
The US Attorney’s office had convicted the governor of Texas, the Republican Gregg Abbotta deadline that ended this Monday for the removal of the buoys, since this barrier entails environmental and humanitarian risks for migrants.
The civil lawsuit filed calls for the buoys to be removed because Texas violates the law the law of rivers and ports of 1899 for installing them without permission from the Democratic government Joe Biden.
“This floating barrier poses a threat to shipping and public safety, and poses humanitarian risks. In addition, it has provoked a diplomatic protest from Mexico, which jeopardizes United States foreign policy,” the assistant attorney general said in a statement. Vanita Gupta.
The Biden administration’s Justice Department threatened to sue the state last week, but the Texas governor responded Monday that he was refusing to remove the buoys.
In a letter to Biden, Abbott accused him of inaction regarding migrant arrivals at the country’s southern border, stating that “Texas will do its utmost to the best of its ability.” constitutional authority “to deal with this crisis”.
The Texas governor earlier this month ordered the installation of a buoy barrier and wire fence to prevent the passage of migrants from Mexico.
This barrier has drawn resentment from immigration and environmental groups, as well as the Mexican government, which has sent a diplomatic note to the United States warning that the barrier violates the water treaty between the two countries.
The Biden administration also claims that border crossings have fallen to the lowest level in the past two years since the new border restriction policy, which replaced so-called border crossings, began to be applied in May Title 42the health decree that allowed the expulsion of migrants due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
A senior administration official told the press that Republicans “have no solutions” and that they “just want chaos.”
Abbott, known for his anti-immigration speech, began chartering buses last year to send migrants across the Mexican border into Texas and Democratic-ruled states.