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Immigration Legal, Laws, and Regs

US vs Abbott: Survey

My concerns about the US vs Abbott case may have been unfounded. The US and Mexico did a joint survey of the buoys placed by Abbott. They found that 787 feet of the buoys are actually in Mexico’s side of the Rio Grande. Yup, that’s right: Abbott invaded Mexico. Playing with definitions of ‘navigable’ or […]

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Immigration Legal, Laws, and Regs

US vs Abbott

Taking a breather from indictments, I grow increasingly alarmed at what’s happening with a court case, US vs Abbott. The federal government sued Abbott and Texas because his putting those barbaric buoys in the Rio Grande violated the Rivers and Harbors Act. Slam dunk, you’d think. But the amicus briefs filed and the response from […]