Texas Gov. Greg Abbott won a legal victory in his battle with Biden administration over the handling of unlawful immigration across the Texas-Mexico border, as a judge sided with his motion to exclude testimony that would jeopardize the floating buoys in the Rio Grande, part of the state's Operation Lone Star policy to deter the influx of migrants.
As part of the plan, launched in March 2021, Abbot has also deployed thousands of Texas National Guard soldiers and placed razor wire along the border. He simultaneously promoted the SB4 Bill, a controversial law allowing state authorities to arrest and deport migrants who cross unlawfully into its territory, which is currently halted as the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals debates on its merits.
