{"id":1981999,"date":"2023-07-25T09:48:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T13:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governor-abbott-fires-back-after-doj-demands-he-remove-floating-barrier-on-rio-grande\/"},"modified":"2023-07-25T09:49:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T13:49:43","slug":"governor-abbott-fires-back-after-doj-demands-he-remove-floating-barrier-on-rio-grande","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governor-abbott-fires-back-after-doj-demands-he-remove-floating-barrier-on-rio-grande\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Abbott defiantly responds to DOJ&#8217;s request to remove Rio Grande barrier."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgovernor-abbott-fires-back-after-doj-demands-he-remove-floating-barrier-on-rio-grande%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1981999&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Governor Greg Abbott Vows to Defend Texas&#8217; Border Barrier in Court<\/h2>\n<p>Governor Greg\u2063 Abbott (R-TX)\u2063 has declared \u200dthat he will take the Biden\u200c administration to court after the Department \u2064of Justice demanded the removal of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governor-abbott-fires-back-after-doj-demands-he-remove-floating-barrier-on-rio-grande\/\" title=\"Governor Abbott defiantly responds to DOJ's request to remove Rio Grande barrier.\">floating barrier recently\u2062 erected<\/a> \u200din the Rio\u2062 Grande.\u2064 This\u200c barrier was intended\u2062 to stem the tide of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-85-of-americans-underestimate-the-number-of-illegal-border-crossings-under-biden\/\" title=\"Poll: 85% Of Americans Underestimate The Number Of Illegal Border Crossings Under Biden\">illegal aliens pouring<\/a> into\u200b the U.S. from Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>The Department \u200dof Justice claims that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/political-battles-return-immigration-to-center-stage-for-biden-administration\/\" title=\"Immigration takes center stage in Biden administration's political battles.\">barrier violates federal law<\/a> by obstructing \u2063U.S. waters without \u200dauthorization. They are demanding that \u2062Texas remove the\u200c barrier at the state&#8217;s expense.<\/p>\n<p>In response, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre \u200dcriticized\u2064 Abbott&#8217;s\u2062 actions, \u2064calling them\u2064 dangerous, unlawful, and detrimental to the process \u200cof addressing illegal\u200b immigration. She \u200daccused Abbott of \u200bengaging in political stunts and lacking\u200b good faith \u2063in\u200b his \u200bcriticisms\u2063 of the administration.<\/p>\n<p>Abbott, however, defended Texas&#8217; actions \u200cduring an interview with Bret \u200bBaier \u2063on Fox News. He emphasized that it \u2064is in the \u200bpublic\u200d interest for Texas \u200bto safeguard and secure\u200d its border \u2063from illegal entry. \u2064He also \u2064argued that the statute cited by the Department of Justice \u200bdoes not apply \u2064to\u200d Texas&#8217; use \u2064of\u2064 buoys as it is not in violation of\u2064 the law.<\/p>\n<p>Texas plans to litigate the case in \u200dfederal district\u200c court, and if necessary, appeal to the Fifth Circuit Court \u2064of Appeals and the United\u2062 States\u200d Supreme Court. Abbott\u2062 emphasized\u200c that Texas is defending its sovereignty and constitutional right to secure its border.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1690368573946000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0SC9MF9lhNsKkAePnLU71p\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Texas will see the \u2064Biden Administration in court\u2064 to aggressively\u2063 defend our sovereign authority to secure the border. <\/p>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-gov-greg-abbott-blasts-nyc-mayor-eric-adams-over-cowards-accusation\/\" title=\"Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Blasts NYC Mayor Eric Adams Over \u2018Cowards\u2019 Accusation\">open border policies created<\/a> this humanitarian\u2062 disaster. <\/p>\n<p>Texas will continue to\u2063 exercise our constitutional \u2062right to respond.\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/699k8xR7vn\">pic.twitter.com\/699k8xR7vn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1683614786561376256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The buoy barriers, which\u2063 have \u200bbeen placed in the Rio \u200cGrande \u2063near Eagle Pass, serve\u2063 as a deterrent for illegal immigrants attempting to cross into the U.S. These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-threatens-to-sue-texas-over-barriers-on-rio-grande-blocking-illegal-immigration\/\" title=\"Biden administration may take legal action against Texas for barriers impeding illegal immigration on Rio Grande.\">4-foot-wide orange spherical buoys spin<\/a> if someone tries to\u200b grab\u200c onto them, as reported by \u2064the\u200d New York \u2064Post. The barrier can be \u200dadjusted or extended as needed.<\/p>\n<p>This initiative is part of Texas&#8217; &#8220;Operation\u2062 Lone Star,&#8221; which aims to\u200d combat the consequences\u2062 of President Joe \u200bBiden&#8217;s immigration policies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) plans to take the Biden administration to court over the Department of Justice&#8217;s demand to remove a newly installed floating barrier in the Rio Grande. The barrier was intended to curb the influx of illegal immigrants from Mexico. 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