5th Circuit halted an Austin federal judge’s order that Texas remove the 1,000-foot floating barrier near Eagle Pass by Sept. 15.
The disputed barrier comprises a string of 4-foot spheres chained tightly together, with serrated disks between each and a 2-foot underwater mesh to block divers, tethered to 143 submerged concrete blocks that weigh a combined 140 tons. The Justice Department disputes that, arguing that states have only “limited, temporary” emergency authority in case of an attack by a foreign power, and neither criminal activity nor migration, no matter the magnitude, counts.
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