2023-08-03 05:27:21
The Mexican government reported this Wednesday that the US authorities They have recovered a lifeless body that was trapped in the buoys recently placed in the Rio Grande, on the border between the two countries. According to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) of Mexico, the Texas Department of Security has notified the discovery of the body at 2:35 p.m. (local time), although the cause of death and the nationality of the person.
The Mexican authorities have promised that they will follow up on the case and request that investigations be carried out, while they have reiterated their position against the placement of buoys, considering that it is a “violation” of their sovereignty. “We express our concern about the impact on the Human Rights and personal safety of migrants that these state policies will have (in reference to Texas), which go against the close collaboration between our country and the federal Government of the United States” , says the letter.
The authorities of the state of Texas began in early July to install a chain of giant buoys in the Rio Grande to try to prevent the entry of migrants from Mexican territorya measure that has been demanded by the Biden Administration due to the refusal to remove the buoys.
The federal government’s lawsuit alleged noncompliance with the Law on Improper Use of Rivers and Ports by building a structure on a navigable river without permission from the Army Corps of Engineers. However, the Republican governor of Texas, Greg Abbot, refused to withdraw them alleging an “invasion” of immigrants: “Texas will fully use its (state) constitutional authority to deal with the crisis you have caused. Texas will see you in court, Mr. President,” Abbot said.
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