US sues Texas over floating border barriers

FILE PHOTO: An unfinished strand of orange buoys sits in the Rio Grande River in response to migrants crossing the river, near Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S., July 11, 2023. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Monday sued Texas over floating barriers installed by the state in the Rio Grande river to block migrants crossing from Mexico.

Texas authorities began installing the string of buoys in the middle of the river near Eagle Pass, Texas, last week, part of Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott's initiative dubbed Operation Lone Star to deter migrants.