Tragic Discovery: Bodies Found Trapped in Texas-Mexico Border Buoys

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Source: The Associated Press
Tragic Discovery: Bodies Found Trapped in Texas-Mexico Border Buoys
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Mexican authorities have tentatively identified one of the two bodies recovered from the Rio Grande as a 20-year-old Honduran man, according to his mother. However, the body was found about 3 miles upriver from the buoys that Texas Governor Greg Abbott had installed in the river. The identity of the second body found near the buoys remains unknown. Mexico has raised concerns about the risks posed by the buoys, which were installed to deter migrants from crossing the border. The U.S. Justice Department is suing Abbott over the barrier, citing humanitarian and environmental concerns.

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