Buoy trial postponement blocks justice for the Rio Grande migrants.

Texas' Anti-Immigrant Buoys to Stay... For Now

The trial over the US government's attempt to force Texas to remove the anti-migrant buoys from the Rio Grande has been postponed until November, as the appeals court rules the floating barrier can remain during legal proceedings.

"There may be some dispute between the parties as to the effect of that ruling..."

• Senior U.S. District Judge David Allan Ezra

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's draconian measure to place a 1,000-foot chain of buoys near Eagle Pass is a blatant violation of the US Rivers and Harbors Act, argues the federal government. The state's defense? That the river isn't even navigable—a sad attempt to circumvent federal law in the name of racist border "security".

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/about-the-court/fifth-circuit-judges) has allowed Texas to keep its buoys, but the ruling was not unanimous, with judges offering differing opinions. Texas is also requesting a jury trial, appealing to the 5th Circuit after Senior Judge Ezra rejected the motion.

These buoys are part of Abbott's $11 billion Operation Lone Star (https://gov.texas.gov/operation-lone-star), a massive border security initiative that has done nothing but incite fear and vilify those seeking a better life. Abbott, with his harsh anti-immigrant rhetoric, is using immigration as a political tool for the 2024 elections, a disgusting tactic that preys on innocent people.

The postponement of the trial only allows Texas to continue its oppressive measures unimpeded, further endangering migrants and spreading harmful, xenophobic sentiments.

It's a sad day for compassion and human rights in America.