United States of America v. Abbott et al

  1. March 28, 2024

    Feds Lean On 5th Circ. SB 4 Order To Argue For Buoy Removal

    The Biden administration has told a Texas federal court that a Fifth Circuit ruling blocking a controversial Texas migrant arrest law confirms that the administration has a valid cause of action in seeking to remove the state's floating anti-migrant barriers.

  2. March 19, 2024

    Texas' Border Buoy Argument 'Flummoxes' Austin Judge

    A Texas federal judge said Tuesday that he "can't imagine" Congress would agree with the state's position that a federal statute governing navigable waters doesn't authorize actions against Texas over its anti-migrant barrier, and suggested the case is likely headed for the U.S. Supreme Court.

  3. January 25, 2024

    Texas Urges 5th Circ. To Block Trial In Anti-Migrant Buoy Suit

    Texas raced to the Fifth Circuit to stall a looming trial over the legality of its floating anti-migrant barrier in the Rio Grande at the same time a federal court told the Lone Star State it was time for a final ruling on whether the controversial buoy fence obstructed federal waters.

  4. December 21, 2023

    Feds Urge Texas Court To Soldier On With Buoy Barrier Suit

    The Biden administration fired back Wednesday against Texas' attempt to dismiss its lawsuit challenging its floating barrier in the Rio Grande, telling a Texas federal judge the state has presented no valid grounds for dismissal.

  5. December 07, 2023

    Texas Says Precedent Sinks Feds' Suit Over Buoy Barriers

    The Lone Star state has asked a Texas federal judge to toss a Biden administration challenge to the state's placement of a floating barrier in the Rio Grande, saying the administration invoked a federal law that protects states from such suits.

  6. September 19, 2023

    Texas Anti-Migrant Barrier Back On US Side Of Rio Grande

    A floating anti-immigrant barrier in the Rio Grande erected by Texas and challenged by the Biden administration is now on the U.S. side of the river after it was repositioned from Mexican waters, according to the results of a binational survey filed in federal court on Tuesday.

  7. September 06, 2023

    Judge Orders Texas To Remove Rio Grande Barrier

    A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Texas must remove a floating barrier it installed in the Rio Grande to keep migrants out, saying the state's failure to get a federal permit likely violated the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act.

  8. August 28, 2023

    Feds Say River's Navigability Favors Win In Texas Barrier Row

    The Department of Justice told a Texas federal judge it will likely prevail in winning a court order requiring Texas to remove a floating barrier in the Rio Grande because four acts of Congress affirm the river is navigable.

  9. August 21, 2023

    Hearing To Consider If Texas Must Remove Rio Grande Barrier

    A federal judge will hear arguments Tuesday on whether Texas must remove a floating barrier in the Rio Grande the state says is needed to deter migrants, but that the Biden administration claims has strained foreign relations with Mexico.

  10. August 15, 2023

    Texas Rio Grande Barrier Mostly On Mexican Side, Feds Say

    U.S. Department of Justice attorneys told a Texas federal judge Tuesday that the bulk of a nearly 1,000-foot floating buoy barrier Texas placed in the Rio Grande to deter migrants is on the Mexican side of the river.