Texas has been instructed to take down the Rio Grande barrier while the court case proceeds.
The State of Texas Ordered to Remove Floating Barrier from Rio Grande
In a significant development, the state of Texas has been ordered to remove its floating barrier from the Rio Grande as the case brought by the federal government continues. Senior U.S. District Judge David Alan Ezra issued a court order, demanding that Texas not only remove the existing barrier but also refrain from constructing any additional barriers until his final judgment.
“Defendants and anyone working on their behalf are enjoined and hereby prohibited from building new or placing additional buoys, blockades, or structures of any kind in the Rio Grande River pending final judgment in this matter,” Ezra wrote.
Furthermore, the court order specifies that Texas must relocate the buoys, anchors, and related materials of the floating barrier to the bank of the Rio Grande on the Texas side of the river by September 15, 2023. The state will bear the expenses of this repositioning, which will be carried out in coordination with the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
Upon hearing the news, Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) wasted no time in announcing his intention to appeal the decision. He expressed his readiness to take the legal battle all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary.
“Texas will appeal. Today’s court decision merely prolongs President Biden’s willful refusal to acknowledge that Texas is rightfully stepping up to do the job that he should have been doing all along,” Abbott’s office said in a statement.
Abbott’s office firmly believes that the ruling is incorrect and will be overturned on appeal. They remain committed to utilizing every strategy available to secure the border, including deploying Texas National Guard soldiers and Department of Public Safety troopers, as well as installing strategic barriers. The fight to defend Texas’ sovereign authority to protect lives from the chaos caused by President Biden’s open border policies is far from over.
While Republicans expressed their dismay at the decision, Democrats celebrated the court order. Democratic state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who is running against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) in 2024, welcomed the dismantlement of the barrier and sought to connect the policy directly to his Senate opponent.
“The cruel and inhumane border policies endorsed by Ted Cruz have killed children and separated families,” Gutierrez said in a statement.
Gutierrez praised the decision as a necessary step towards justice, shedding light on the inhumane and cruel practices that have no place in society. He emphasized that drowning women and children at the border is not a policy but an act of cruelty and insanity. Gutierrez called for immediate action to end this whole stunt.
The Washington Examiner reached out to Sen. Ted Cruz for comment.
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