Governor Greg Abbott's deployment of buoy barriers in the Rio Grande has sparked legal tensions with the Biden administration, highlighting ongoing conflicts over border security and immigration policy.
Emails reveal that before the Biden administration's legal challenge, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials considered floating barriers for controlling migrant surges, reflecting the intense debate on border enforcement.
The exploration of floating barriers by federal officials underscores the ongoing struggle with high migratory flows, as agents faced over 200,000 encounters with migrants monthly, signaling a border crisis.
The idea of floating barriers gained traction during Trump's administration in 2020, showing a continuity in border enforcement strategies despite shifts in political leadership and policy approaches.
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