lawrence: going to houston, going to california. and going to florida. there has been some dispute about the governor sending the buses to the location. as you can see, before they even enter into the state of texas, they already know where they want to go. we are approaching right now the buoy system as you can see 13 here. some democratic officials want they want this stuff to be removed. what they say is the buoy system is harmful for the migrants coming across. a lot of people argue can stop and turn around: one migrant turn around they could get into the country. a lot of times you will see that they will go back and you will see the bag right there with all his belongings there. but they will try again.
it s not clear how many of those vehicles are involved. who might have been at fault. at this point, what we do know, the governor and his staff are okay which is most important. that is good news. steve contorno, ron desantis involved in a car accident. he and his team are said to be fine. rahel. meantime, the battle over a controversial floating barrier at the southern border is now heading to court. the justice department has sued texas and governor greg abbott who demands that they immediately remove a 1,000-foot buoy system and razor wire from the rio grande. the barrier was put in place to prevent migrants from crossing. the white house calls it unlawful and inhumane. abbott s poresponse, see new court, mr. president.
they re using an obscure statute to deploy it the buoys it s not grounded in law whatsoever. we believe we have the right to do so, we will take this lawsuit all the way to the united states supreme court. let s bring in rosa flores in eagle pass, texas for us. rosa, bring us up to speed, what law is the doj focusing in on here? reporter: well, the doj is saying that there s a law that doesn t allow for the obstruction of a waterway. and let me show you what we re talking about here. this the buoy system that you see in the middle of the rio grande, this is what s at the center of this legal battle. now, you see some construction equipment right now. and according to the u.s. doj, these buoys were deployed unlawfully. and they violate a law that doesn t allow for the obstruction or construction on these waterways. and you can see equipment, construction equipment, on trio
back home and millions have come. julie: casey stiegel with more topping our news this hour. hey, casey. according to the numbers overall migrant encounters may have dropped by more than half since title 42 ended last month but what has not ended, cartels searching for creative ways to evade capture. recently agents found two cloned fedex delivery vans painted to look like the real deal near el paso but they were not delivering packages. instead they were pack with migrants. 26 were apprehended as were the four smugglers. while further east over in eagle pass, part of the del rio sector, the rio grande river continues to be a busy spot for people swimming across. in order to prevent that, texas installing a new buoy system first being deployed there in eagle pass under operation lone star. a million bucks is the price tag
unmarked vehicle. you can see the white vans closely resemble real ones, logos and all, but instead of parcels, packed with migrants, some 26 total. the four smugglers, two mexican nationals and two american citizens were also arrested. this tactic has been used before by smugglers. the trans national criminal officials come up with different ways to try to defeat the border patrol intelligence. we have not seen a fedex vehicle in some time. we do see other types of vehicles used like construction vehicles, other vehicles that they put a sticker on that looks like a company vehicle. and finally, texas deploying a new buoy system to parts of the rio grande river, where crossings are the highest. right now, around the eagle pass area, those floating barriers are 4 to 6 feet high and create almost a wall like structure out in the water. with the price tag of around