As part of Texas' aggressive response to migration at the U.S. southern border, buoys have been placed in river waters, causing safety concerns. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's controversial push to mitigate migration at unofficial U.S. entry points at the U.S.-Mexico border has recently sounded alarms about major risks to human safety.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's controversial push to mitigate migration at unofficial U.S. entry points at the U.S.-Mexico border has recently sounded alarms about major risks to human safety.
In the two-minute video, Castro called the buoys in the Rio Grande river"barrel traps" as he walked over to direct attention toward razor wire which could be seen lining the water's edge on the river. The Texas Tribune reported that an unidentified body was found stuck to one of the buoys last week, between Eagle Pass and the Mexican city of Piedras Negras. The Mexican government wasn't immediately able to identify the person, or their nationality.
It did not appear that the White House had responded to Rep. Castro's calls for action by Tuesday afternoon. President Joe Biden was in Arizona on Tuesday promoting his Inflation Reduction Act.
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