After Texas deployed the barrier, a panel ordered it removed. The full appeals court says it can stay while a lower court hears a case on the merits.
Discover incredible Insider Deals that will make your life a little bit easierState law enforcement officers stand guard as workers construct a string of buoys being deployed to prevent migrants from swimming across the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass on July 14, 2023.The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that the floating barrier Texas deployed in the Rio Grande last year to deter illegal migration could remain.
The text of the decision was released by the court Tuesday evening, but then appeared to have been taken down shortly after. Because Texas installed the barrier “without seeking the Corps’ authorization, the Corps and other relevant federal agencies were deprived of the opportunity to evaluate risks the barrier poses to public safety and the environment, mitigate those risks as necessary through the permitting process, and otherwise evaluate whether the project is in the public interest,” the federal government’s lawsuit said.
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