Texas Governor's Border Barrier Blocked by Court

Governor Greg Abbott vows to take the case to the Supreme Court, arguing the Rio Grande is not a navigable waterway and not under federal jurisdiction.

• Judge Dana Douglas, nominated by President Biden, wrote a 2-1 decision affirming a lower court injunction that blocked Texas Governor Greg Abbott from erecting a floating barrier in the Rio Grande river designed to stop immigration.
• Texas Governor Greg Abbott has vowed to take the case to the Supreme Court, arguing that the waterway is not navigable and therefore not under federal jurisdiction.
• The federal government filed suit against Abbott, contending that the barrier violated the Rivers and Harbors Appropriations Act because it obstructed the 'navigable capacity' of the river.
• The district court granted a preliminary injunction against Abbott, ordering him to stop work on the barrier and move it to the Texas riverbank as the litigation continued.
• Abbott has stated that he plans to keep the buoys in place and that Texas has either already built or is working on more border wall than what the Trump administration completed.

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