Texas Gov. Greg Abbott celebrated after a federal appeals court ruled that a floating barrier across the Rio Grande intended to deter migrants from crossing the state can remain in place.

The measure would allow the government to enforce existing restrictions on floating rivers along the Mexican border. The appeal could be delayed while the court hears the appeal.

The July 30 decision by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals impacts the Biden administration’s attempt to remove a floating barrier erected by the state of Texas.

It marks the latest development in the rivalry between Abbott and President Joe Biden over U.S. immigration policy. The border between southern Mexico.

Abbott said: water. They will stay there.”

The decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a previous lower court decision.

Trump Times, USA District Judge S. R. Willett said the district court improperly granted a preliminary injunction compelling the federal government to remove the barrier.

The federal government sued Texas over the waters in June 2023, arguing that the dam violated the Rivers and Harbors Act because the state could not be granted a permit to build the dam without federal permission. Corps of Engineers.

At issue in this case is whether a 1,000-foot line near Eagle Pass, Texas, is located in navigable waters.

The New Orleans-based Court of Appeals had previously upheld the lower court’s decision. But the government has requested a new trial.

Willett, along with eight other justices appointed by Republican presidents, ruled that the federal government failed to prove that the river in question was navigable.