BREAKING: The Biden administration is suing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over the state's floating border barrier in the Rio Grande that’s meant to stop migrants.
A group of migrants who arrived by bus in downtown Los Angeles were sent from Texas. LA Mayor Karen Bass called the move a “despicable stunt” by a Republican governor.
In anticipation of the lawsuit, Abbott sent President Joe Biden a letter earlier Monday that defended Texas’ right to install the barrier. He accused Biden of putting migrants at risk by not doing more to deter them from making the journey to the U.S.The Biden administration has said illegal border crossings have declined significantly since new immigration restrictionsWhite House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters that Abbott’s policies as a whole have made it difficult for U.S.
“Those are unlawful actions that are not helpful and is undermining what the president has put forward and is trying to do,” she said. In a letter last week, the Justice Department gave Texas until Monday to commit to removing the barrier or face a lawsuit. The letter said the buoy wall “poses a risk to navigation, as well as public safety, in the Rio Grande River, and it presents humanitarian concerns.”the International Boundary and Water Commission or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Mexico’s secretary of state asked the federal government to intervene, saying the barrier violates international treaties.
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