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Rio Grande border buoys deployment and incidents
Federal border buoys installed in the Rio Grande as part of immigration enforcement efforts have been deployed near Eagle Pass, Texas, but at least 120 buoys were dislodged during regional flooding and drifted downriver, temporarily closing two major international bridges in Laredo. The incident highlights challenges in implementing physical border barrier infrastructure along the Rio Grande.
This is a long-running storyline that has developed over 20 days. The homepage highlights its most recent activity, so the outlet count there reflects the latest wave. The totals above cover the full run.
Rio GrandeEagle Pass TexasLaredo TexasU.S. Border PatrolWorld Trade Bridge
2026-08-04
2026-08-03
- Federal judge lets DHS proceed with border wall through small town’s levee system
- A federal judge lets DHS proceed with a border wall through a small Texas town’s levee system
- A federal judge lets DHS proceed with a border wall through a small Texas town’s levee system
- A federal judge lets DHS proceed with a border wall through a small Texas town’s levee system
- A federal judge lets DHS proceed with a border wall through a small Texas town’s levee system
- Judge declines to block Big Bend area border wall
2026-07-24
2026-07-23
2026-07-22
- Tohono O’odham Nation faces uphill battle in blocking early phases of border wall construction
- Tiny Texas town fights Trump's wall plan
- ‘Visible displays of dissent’: Meet the protestors using bridges to send a message
- From the Mexican border to Washington: A tiny Texas town fights Trump’s wall plan
- From the Mexican border to Washington: A tiny Texas town fights Trump’s wall plan
- From the Mexican border to Washington: A tiny Texas town fights Trump’s wall plan
- From the Mexican border to Washington: A tiny Texas town fights Trump's wall plan
- From the Mexican border to Washington: A tiny Texas town fights Trump's wall plan