Mexican officials said a body was found stuck in Gov. Greg Abbott's floating buoy barrier in the Rio Grande yesterday. | via TPRNews
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers ride past buoys while patrolling the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass on July 29.
Mexican officials said a body was found stuck in Texas’ floating buoy barrier in the Rio Grande on Wednesday.the Mexican Consulate in Eagle Pass was notified Wednesday afternoon by the Texas Department of Public Safety about the discovery.Mexican officials found a second body about three miles upriver. The Associated Press reported the Coahuila state prosecutor's office in Mexico told local media outlets that the two bodies were recovered and that the process of identification was underway.
in Eagle Pass last month as part of Operation Lone Star, Abbott's controversial $4 billion border security initiative.The foreign affairs secretary condemned the buoys following the body's discovery. "We reiterate the position of the Mexican Government that the placement of the buoys from Texas authorities is a violation of our sovereignty," the press release said in Spanish."We express our concerns that these policies will have over the impact on human rights and the safety of migrants."
Democratic lawmakers and humanitarian rights groups have previously called buoys and installation of razor wire"barbaric."The Texas Governor is knowingly trying to injure, maim and kill migrants seeking asylum in the United States with razor wire and drowning devices.
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