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A man from Colombia stands at a floating buoy barrier as he looks to cross the Rio Grande from Mexico into the U.S., Monday, August 21, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. (AP Photo\/Eric Gay)<\/p><\/div>\n

NEW ORLEANS (AP)<\/strong> \u2014 A federal appeals court on Thursday allowed Texas’ floating barrier<\/a>\u00a0on a section of the Rio Grande to stay in place for now, a day after a judge called the buoys a threat to the safety of migrants and relations between the U.S. and Mexico.<\/p>\n

The order by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals puts on hold a ruling that would have required Texas to move<\/a>\u00a0the wrecking-ball sized buoys on the river by next week.<\/p>\n

The barrier is near the Texas border city of Eagle Pass, where Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has authorized a series of aggressive measures in the name of discouraging migrants from crossing into the U.S.<\/p>\n

The stay granted by the New Orleans-based appeals court lets the barrier remain in the water while the legal challenge continues.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit was brought by the Justice Department in a rare instance of President Joe Biden\u2019s administration going to court to challenge Texas\u2019 border policies.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, U.S District Judge David Ezra of Austin ordered Texas to move the roughly 1,000-foot (305-meter) barrier out of the middle of the Rio Grande and to the riverbank, calling it a \u201cthreat to human life” and an obstruction on the waterway. The Mexican government has also\u00a0protested the barrier<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In seeking a swift order to allow the buoys to remain, Texas told the appeals court the buoys reroute migrants to ports of entry and that \u201cno injury from them has been reported.\u201d Last month,\u00a0a body was found near the buoys<\/a>, but Texas officials said preliminary information indicated the person drowned before coming near the barriers.<\/p>\n

Texas installed the barrier by putting anchors in the riverbed. Eagle Pass is part of a Border Patrol sector that has seen the second-highest number of migrant crossings this fiscal year with about 270,000 encounters, though that is lower than at this time last year.<\/p>\n

The Biden administration has said illegal border crossings declined after new immigration rules\u00a0took effect in May<\/a>\u00a0as pandemic-related asylum restrictions expired.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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