{"id":2008029,"date":"2023-08-22T12:06:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T16:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-doj-takes-abbott-to-court-to-take-down-border-buoys\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T12:07:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T16:07:25","slug":"biden-doj-takes-abbott-to-court-to-take-down-border-buoys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-doj-takes-abbott-to-court-to-take-down-border-buoys\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s DOJ sues Abbott over border buoy removal."},"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\">16<\/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%2Fbiden-doj-takes-abbott-to-court-to-take-down-border-buoys%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=2008029&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>AUSTIN, Texas \u200c\u2014 Justice Department Challenges Gov. Abbott&#8217;s Border Security Installation in Federal Court<\/h2>\n<p>The Justice Department is \u2064set to appear in federal \u200dcourt on Tuesday to argue \u200dagainst the legality \u2062of Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-doj-takes-abbott-to-court-to-take-down-border-buoys\/\" title=\"Biden's DOJ sues Abbott over border buoy removal.\">latest \u2063border security measure<\/a>. The installation \u2063of a string\u2063 of buoys in the Rio Grande is being \u200dcontested by the Biden\u200c administration, who claim that it obstructs a \u2064U.S. waterway.<\/p>\n<h3>Immigrant Advocates Rally \u2064Outside Courthouse<\/h3>\n<p>Prior to\u200b the hearing, immigrant\u200b advocates \u200cgathered outside the courthouse to show their support for the \u200cBiden administration&#8217;s stance.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064Biden administration initially requested Abbott to remove the buoys on July 20, but the \u2062governor refused and\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-claims-missile-attack-on-iraqi-kurds\/\" title=\"Iran Claims Missile Attack on Iraqi Kurds\">defiantly stated<\/a>, &#8220;Texas will see you in \u2064court, Mr. President.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Department of\u2064 Justice filed\u2062 a lawsuit against Abbott in late July, arguing that the buoys violated the Rivers \u2064and Harbors Act, which prohibits the obstruction of U.S. waterways. The DOJ has\u2064 also asked Judge \u2062David Ezra, a Reagan appointee, \u200dto prevent the \u200cstate from installing any additional buoys.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cTexas\u2019s deployment of the Floating Barrier has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-gov-gretchen-whitmer-unveils-plans-to-shut-down-a-65-year-old-pipeline\/\" title=\"Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Unveils Plans To Shut Down A 65-Year-Old Pipeline\">caused significant<\/a> \u200band ongoing harm\u200c to the United States\u2019 foreign relations \u2064with Mexico,\u201d the DOJ wrote in \u200ba filing on \u200cJuly 26. \u201cMexico has specifically asserted that Texas\u2019s actions contravene various treaty obligations and\u200d has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-suddenly-realizes-migrant-crisis-is-a-crisis-asks-federal-govt-for-help\/\" title=\"DC Suddenly Realizes Migrant Crisis Is a Crisis, Asks Federal Govt for Help\">raised humanitarian concerns<\/a> regarding possible loss of life to persons swimming \u200din the Rio Grande.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>House \u200cRepublicans from Texas have rallied \u2063behind Abbott, placing blame on President Joe Biden for the influx of 6 million noncitizens attempting to enter\u200d the U.S. without permission since he took office.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans, including Abbott, argue that Biden has failed to protect the country, justifying Texas&#8217;s actions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s\u2062 one thing that the \u2062federal government has refused\u2064 to secure the border \u2063and Texas has\u200b had to spend so \u200bmuch money,&#8221; said Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) during\u2063 a press conference on July 27. &#8220;It&#8217;s another thing when they actually get in our way and tell us we have \u200dto stop \u2062securing our border.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 The Justice Department will challenge Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s (R-TX) border security measure in court, claiming that the installation of buoys in the Rio Grande violates U.S. waterway regulations. The Biden administration will present its case to Judge David Ezra of the U.S. District Court for the Western. 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