Greg Abbott accuses Mexico of lying about border buoy immigrant deaths.

AUSTIN, ⁤Texas — Recent‍ Deaths Misconstrued ‌by Mexican Government

The recent deaths of two individuals recovered near Gov. Greg ‍Abbott’s ⁤floating border buoys have been wrongly attributed⁢ to Texas border security measures, according to the governor’s office.

Abbott spokesman Andrew⁢ Mahaleris criticized ‌the Mexico Ministry of Foreign Affairs for linking the drownings to​ the buoys in the Rio Grande.⁢ “The Mexican government​ is flat-out wrong,” ‍Mahaleris stated. “Preliminary information indicates that the drowning occurred ‍before the body was even near the ​barriers. The Texas Department⁢ of Public Safety previously reported to Border Patrol that the ⁣dead body was found floating upstream from the barriers ⁢in the Rio Grande.”

Mexican authorities released a statement claiming that U.S. officials discovered the body ⁣entangled in the buoy system. However, Mahaleris clarified that the ‌second body was ‍found “miles upstream from the marine ‌barriers.”

Texas DPS Lt. Chris Olivarez explained that the shallow area where the buoys were installed is easy to walk across and not ⁤a⁣ location where someone could drown due to⁢ the buoys. “The water is between knee and waist level,” ⁢Olivarez ⁣said. “There’s no way⁢ the body would have drowned there… There’s nothing in the buoy — no objects, no sharp objects, no wire, no hook.”

The⁢ Mexican Ministry of⁢ Foreign Affairs criticized Abbott’s barrier, calling it a “violation of our sovereignty” and expressing concern about the impact on the human rights and⁣ safety of immigrants. Abbott’s office responded by stating that drownings in⁤ the Rio Grande are unfortunately ​common and attributed them to the open border‌ policies of President Biden and President Lopez Obrador.

“If President Biden​ and President‍ Lopez Obrador truly cared about human life, ‍they would do their jobs and secure the border,” Mahaleris concluded.

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