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Héctor Ríos Morales

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Trump administration deploys hundreds more floating buoy barriers in eagle pass - The Untold Story

EAGLE PASS, TEXAS - JULY 18: Migrants seeking asylum on an island in an attempt to cross the Rio Grande river into the United States on July 18, 2023 in Eagle Pass, Texas. Texas has begun installing buoy barriers along portions of the Rio Grande river in an effort to deter illegal border crossings. (Credit: Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Earlier this year, then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem unveiled a new floating barrier system that the Trump administration plans to deploy along portions of the U.S.-Mexico border, with a goal of eventually covering up to 500 miles of waterways along the Rio Grande.

Federal authorities have gradually expanded the installation of the giant cylindrical buoys in South Texas. The latest deployment took place this week in Eagle Pass, where nearly 300 additional buoys were installed in the Rio Grande.

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