the federal government filed a suit against texas saying they were deployed unlawfully without permits and today, the federal government is going to ask a federal judge to force the state of texas to remove these buoys within ten days of the requested order. through the court documents we have learned that the state of texas plans to argue and expected to argue that the rio grande is not a navigable waterway and these buoys are not a structure. now the usdoj according to the court documents as well plans to argue that it is a u.s. waterway and the international boundary between the united states and mexico which is the u.s. s largest trade partner. further the usdoj further alleges that the survey based on gps technology that the state of
they are going to have the border patrol who has responsibility for all of this process. now, right now, lawmakers are in the building that you can see behind me, and in city hall, and meeting with the local leaders and, kate, the next stop is shelby park, and this is a public park in eagle pass that the state of texas has also taken over, and they have deployed the wire in shipping containers and we are headed that way after they meet with the local leaders. and what you are getting at, rosa, is that texas has been, as you have covered been at the series of border controversies of recent, and where do things stand with this? this started with a controversial buoys and the usdoj has filed a lawsuit against the state of texas saying that they were deployed unlawfully, and the state of texas says they have constitutional authority to deploy the buoys while the
access to the land, and the border patrol is a federal agent with jurisdiction on the u.s. southern border and the state of texas has blocked them off. this is taking lawmakers by surprise, and they are taken aback by this, because they can witness and able to see that the state of texas is on the riverside, and the border patrol is on the other side not having access, and the headline from the tour so far is as the u.s. congressman joaquin castro is asking the usdoj to ask the president of the united states to take a comment. take a listen. this is barbaric. you can see that they are basically treating the asylum seekers, these human beings like animals. you can see the razor wire, and the barrel traps that have c co consertino wire on them, and
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there is any directive for them not to give them water. now, this is coming, and the stories are coming after a texas state trooper blew the whistle saying that there is inhumane treatment of migrants here on the border, and of course, the usdoj has been assessing the situation, and now led by u.s. congressman joaquin castro more th 80 u.s. democratic lawmakers are urging the president of the united states joe biden to investigate and pursue legal action saying that quote in this letter, we urge you to assert your authority over immigration policy and foreign authority to pursue legal action as appropriate related to stop governor abbott s dangerous, and cruel actions, and rahel, i wanted to leave you with one final picture, and show you these buoy s, because in this wllette