Two people were discovered dead in the Rio Grande near the US-Mexico border.
Two people were found dead in the southern part of the Rio Grande River, which forms the border between the US-Mexico. One body was discovered stuck in the southern lines of the floating barriers recently installed by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) in the US state. The DPS believes the individual drowned upstream and floated into the buoys. Another body was found separately in the area of the buoys by the Beta Group of Piedras Negras, Mexico. The cause of death and nationality of this person is still unknown.
The Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the buoys, considering them a violation of their sovereignty and expressing concerns about the impact on the human rights and safety of migrants. The identities of the deceased individuals have not been determined.
The Texas government had planned to install a floating water barrier, consisting of buoys, to deter migrants from crossing the border in heavily trafficked areas of the river after the end of Title 42 in May. The Joe Biden administration filed a lawsuit against Texas and its Governor Greg Abbott, alleging a violation of the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act by building structures in US waters without permission from the Army Corps of Engineers.
