Texas is planning to install floating barriers in the middle of the Rio Grande in an attempt to block migrants from crossing the river into the United States, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday.
in April 2022 trying to rescue two people who turned out to be drug smuggling suspects.
The floating barrier will include a layer of webbing anchored beneath the surface of the water that is designed to prevent people from swimming under the buoys, McCraw said. The buoys range from 4 to 6 feet in diameter, and their rounded shape makes them extremely difficult to climb over. Officials at CBP and the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to requests for comment following Abbott’s announcement.
The images of the barriers presented by Texas officials were stamped with the logo of a company called Cochrane USA. The company’s website advertises floating barrier systems with sharp spikes, but the version Texas plans to install lacks that feature. A company representative who responded at Cochrane’s office in Fredericksburg, Va., said he did not have authorization to respond to questions.The U.S.
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