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The Guardian - US
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Martin Pengelly in Washington and agencies

DoJ sues Texas governor over refusal to remove anti-migrant buoys from river

Migrants seeking asylum rest on an island while attempting to cross the Rio Grande.
Migrants seeking asylum rest on an island while attempting to cross the Rio Grande. Photograph: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

The US Department of Justice has sued the Republican governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, over his refusal to remove a floating barrier placed on the Rio Grande to stop migrants entering the US from Mexico.

The move is the latest in a growing political spat between Abbott and the Biden administration, heightened by Republican attempts to scaremonger over immigration as the 2024 presidential election looms.

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