{"id":2317555,"date":"2024-08-01T13:48:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T17:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-doj-secures-likely-delay-in-texas-border-buoy-trial-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T13:51:13","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T17:51:13","slug":"biden-doj-secures-likely-delay-in-texas-border-buoy-trial-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-doj-secures-likely-delay-in-texas-border-buoy-trial-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden DOJ secures likely delay in Texas border buoy trial &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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-secures-likely-delay-in-texas-border-buoy-trial-washington-examiner%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=2317555&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--><p>The Biden administration has secured a likely delay in a\u200d trial concerning Texas&#8217;s \u2063use \u200bof floating barriers along the Rio Grande \u2063aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/incoming-leftist-coalition-government-in-germany-to-open-doors-to-mass-chain-migration\/\" title=\"Incoming Leftist Coalition Government in Germany to Open Doors to Mass Chain Migration\">deterring illegal migration<\/a>. \u200bThe Justice Department (DOJ) filed \u200ban unopposed motion for a 60-day delay in the U.S. District Court for the \u2062Western\u200d District of Texas, which was scheduled to address \u200bthe &#8220;marine barrier&#8221; dispute next week. This motion follows a recent decision by the \u2064U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit \u2064allowing Texas to maintain its \u200c1,000-foot buoy wall\u2064 while litigation continues. U.S. attorneys indicated the delay\u200c was necessary to determine future legal strategies in light of the appellate court&#8217;s ruling. The case has garnered attention, with \u200ca majority opinion from 17 judges supporting Texas&#8217;s position, although some dissenting \u2064voices\u2062 expressed confidence in the \u2064federal government&#8217;s potential \u200csuccess\u2062 in the case.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden DOJ secures likely delay in Texas border buoy trial<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1719773\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A trial over whether <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Texas<\/a> can place floating barriers along the Rio Grande to deter migrants from crossing the border illegally likely will be delayed until the fall, thanks to an unopposed motion from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/biden-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Biden administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department on Thursday filed its unopposed motion to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas before Judge David Ezra, who was slated to preside over a trial on the merits next week of the &ldquo;marine barrier&rdquo; dispute between Texas and the Biden administration. The DOJ seeks a 60-day delay after an appeals court allowed the Lone Star State&rsquo;s floating barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border to remain in place pending further litigation, <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172749163\/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172749163.201.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according<\/a> to court records.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Migrants crossing into the United States from Mexico walk along large buoys being used as a floating border barrier on the Rio Grande on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. (AP Photo\/Eric Gay)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The trial delay was requested to &ldquo;consider appropriate next steps in the district court proceedings in light of the opinion (including necessary consultation with client agencies), and thereafter advise Defendants and the Court on how the United States proposes to proceed,&rdquo; U.S. attorneys wrote in response to the appeals court&rsquo;s recent decision to let Texas keep its barrier.<\/p>\n<p>In an en banc decision made by 17 judges, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled late Tuesday that the 1,000-foot aquatic buoy wall located at the U.S.-Mexico border could remain ahead of the litigation over the merits of the case. Seven <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-asks-scotus-to-restore-bump-stock-ban\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Asks SCOTUS to Restore Bump Stock Ban\">dissenting judges argued<\/a> the federal government was likely to succeed on the merits of its case, disagreeing with the other 10 in the majority who said Texas was more likely to prevail.<\/p>\n<p>Litigation over the dispute began after the DOJ&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2452006\/biden-doj-takes-abbott-to-court-to-take-down-border-buoys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sued<\/a> Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) in late July 2023 and ordered the removal of the buoys. In short, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-to-dump-up-to-1000-afghan-refugees-next-to-loudoun-high-school\/\" title=\"Biden Admin To Dump Up To 1,000 Afghan Refugees Next To Loudoun High School\">federal government claims<\/a> in its lawsuit that Texas is violating U.S. environmental law, which requires states to gain federal approval to build obstructions on navigable waters like the Rio Grande.<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans have backed Abbott and have blamed President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> for the 9 million migrants who have been encountered attempting to enter the U.S. illegally since he took office.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now, the federal government is seeking to start the trial in Ezra&rsquo;s court by Oct. 7, &ldquo;or the next available date and time thereafter.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The request is likely to be granted, given that Texas has agreed not to oppose the federal government&rsquo;s motion.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1719773\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1719773\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration&#8217;s Department of Justice has likely secured a postponement of the trial regarding Texas&#8217;s use of floating barriers in the Rio Grande to prevent illegal border crossings. The DOJ submitted an unopposed motion to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, where Judge David Ezra was set to oversee a trial next week concerning this &#8220;marine barrier&#8221; issue between Texas and the federal government. They are requesting a 60-day delay after an appeals court permitted Texas&#8217;s floating barrier at the U.S.-Mexico border to remain while further legal proceedings unfold. <\/p>\n<p>In their motion, U.S. attorneys indicated that this delay would allow them to evaluate appropriate next steps in light of recent court opinions and consult with relevant agencies before advising both defendants and the court on how they plan to move forward.<\/p>\n<p>The litigation began when the DOJ filed a lawsuit against Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) in late July 2023, demanding that Texas remove these buoys, arguing that they violate federal environmental laws requiring state approval for constructing obstructions on navigable waters like the Rio Grande. House Republicans have supported Abbott and criticized President Joe Biden for what they claim is his failure to manage immigration effectively, as evidenced by approximately 9 million migrants attempting illegal entry since he took office.<\/p>\n<p>The federal government aims to initiate trial proceedings by October 7 or as soon as possible thereafter, with expectations that this request will be granted since Texas has agreed not to contest it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2317556,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Immigration_Border_Crisis_Harris_28.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,36895,7076,3694,4853],"class_list":["post-2317555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-border-buoys","tag-doj","tag-texas","tag-trial"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Immigration_Border_Crisis_Harris_28.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2317555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317555\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2317556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2317555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2317555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2317555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}