AUSTIN – All eyes are on Austin as a high-stakes listening to unfolds over the destiny of the buoys positioned within the Rio Grande by way of Gov. Greg Abbott. A call could be made by way of Friday.
At a listening to on Tuesday, the State of Texas defended the buoys.
Sergio Treviño, the communications supervisor with La Union del Pueblo Entero (LUPE), stated his group is hopeful that the pass judgement on will make the precise determination.
“So, we are hopeful that we hear a favorable consensus from the judge, but we know that the Department of Justice needs to do more to protect the civil rights of not only asylum seekers but also Texas residents when it comes to the unconstitutional use of Operation Lone Star,” stated Treviño.
The State of Texas on Tuesday defended its reasoning for putting the buoys alongside the Rio Grande.
“The hearing took place because the Department of Justice got notified that these buoys were breaking international water rules, and the State of Texas did not take the proper precaution in accessing the permits. They (are) required to install the buoys,” stated Treviño.
The world company that oversees water treaties between Mexico and the U.S. printed in a survey this month that almost all of the buoys have been at the Mexico-owned portion of the river, a contravention of world border treaties.
“The state had their lawyers trying to discredit the Department of Justice argument, saying that they didn’t require a permit and that these weren’t navigable waters,” stated Treviño.
During a press convention this week in Eagle Pass and an afternoon ahead of the listening to, Gov. Abbott said the marine barrier have been moved nearer to U.S. soil. In regard to treaties, he stated the buoys are indexed as a permissible software.
“That’s where the judge gets to make that decision, right? That’s why we have the court systems — to make sure that people are accountable and that nobody is above the law,” stated Treviño.
On Friday, a federal pass judgement on will make a decision if the state will get to stay the buoys at the Rio Grande or if the boundaries are a treaty violation impacting members of the family with Mexico.
“We are hopeful that we hear a favorable consensus from the judge, but we know that the Department of Justice needs to do more to protect the civil rights of not only asylum seekers but also Texas residents when it comes to the unconstitutional use of Operation Lonestar,” stated Treviño.
LUPE is a nonprofit group based by way of Cesar Chavéz and Dolores Huerta. It supplies a bunch of services and products to lower-income households of the Rio Grande Valley and is understood to be at the leading edge of border problems and migrant advocacy.
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