Workers help deploy a string of large buoys to be used as a border barrier at the center of the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas, July 11. The floating barrier is being deployed in an effort to block migrants from entering Texas from Mexico.
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Justice Department sues to force Texas to remove floating barriers in Rio Grande
The US Department of Justice is suing the state of Texas over its use of floating barriers in the Rio Grande, which Gov. Greg Abbott has argued is intended to deter migrants from crossing into the state from Mexico.
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