On Wednesday, the Mexican government said that a dead body had been found caught in the controversial floating barriers installed by Texas authorities in July to stop migrants crossing into the United States.
On the instructions of Texas Governor Greg Abbott, the buoys were installed in the river at a popular migrant crossing point along with large razor-wire barriers on shore.
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The Mexican foreign ministry said in a statement, “They found the body of a lifeless person stuck in the southern part of the buoys”. They expressed “concern about the impact on the human rights and personal safety of migrants that these state policies will have.”
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has said that the barriers violate his country’s sovereignty.
The cause of death and nationality of the victim are unknown at this time.
In response, the US Justice Department has filed a lawsuit in a federal court on the basis that the buoys lack federal authorization, and illegally obstruct river navigation.
