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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josh Marcus

Federal appeals court orders Texas to remove Greg Abbott’s floating border wall

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

A federal appeals court on Friday ruled that Texas must put aside one of its signature initiatives on the US-Mexico border: a 1,000-foot long barrier made of floating buoys tipped with sharp metal.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a lower federal court was correct in September when it found that the barriers overstepped federal law regarding navigable waters.

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