Feds plan to install 536 miles of floating barriers on Rio Grande to deter migrants

[drudge X]

Are crocodiles cheaper?

 

[Crepitus]

Well yeah, normal people process the words of others, in their head

They don’t get told what to think, maybe that’s how your religion of the party of Epstein feels

Yes, we do. You tRumplings do not as we can see by the above post.

 

[struth]

Are crocodiles cheaper?

Not mine…I’m having a hard time keeping these alligators down

 

[struth]

Yes, we do. You tRumplings do not as we can see by the above post.

This doesn’t even look like English now

 

[Crepitus]

This doesn’t even look like English now

Your inability to read plain English is not my issue. Perhaps your programming is due for an update?

 

[JGalt]

And of course we are paying for that shit.

The loss caused by illegal aliens costs far more.

 

[luiza]

Your inability to read plain English is not my issue. Perhaps your programming is due for an update?

In fairness , your posts have become even harder to decipher since your hospital procedure .
If they operated on your brain's left hand side , it might help if you stood with your back to your computer when posting .

That might put matters right .

 

[DigitalDrifter]

And of course we are paying for that shit.

We are "paying" much more when your side encourages millions of third-worlders to flood our country.

 

[Independent thinker]

Anyone see lumberjack competitions where they have to stay upright on spinning logs? I feel we about to have a new sport. Barrier surfing! They need to hurry up though. A lot of our rivers are historic lows right now.​

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Feds plan to install 536 miles of floating barriers on Rio Grande to deter migrants​

Feds plan to put 536 miles of floating barriers on Rio Grande

The government is installing the first 17 miles of industrial-grade buoys in Brownsville. Experts warn the buoys could intensify flooding and change the river’s course.

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The government is installing the first 17 miles of industrial-grade buoys in Brownsville. Experts warn the buoys could intensify flooding and change the river’s course.

Buoy barriers are installed in the Rio Grande in Brownsville on March 6, 2026. Michael Gonzalez for Inside Climate News
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BROWNSVILLE — An experiment unfolding at the southernmost tip of the state could irrevocably change the iconic Rio Grande and the communities it sustains.

Contractors are installing a 17-mile stretch of cylindrical buoys in the river to prevent illegal crossings from Mexico. These are the first of 536 miles of buoys that the federal government plans to stretch from the Gulf of Mexico deep into South Texas. The Department of Homeland Security has waived environmental laws and issued more than $1 billion in contracts to private companies to install them in continuous chains. Each industrial-style buoy is more than 12 feet long and four to five feet in diameter.

Federal agencies have not made any environmental assessment or flood modeling for the border buoys available to the public. Experts have criticized the secrecy surrounding the project and warn that the buoys could intensify flooding and change the river channel.

Mark Tompkins, a geomorphologist who studies the flow of rivers and conducted an analysis of the buoys for a group opposed to their use, said the lack of public documentation violates the “basic professional standard of care” for projects of this magnitude. The city manager in Laredo, one community where the buoys are planned, said the city is working to obtain engineering and design information from federal agencies.

Experts consulted by Inside Climate News said they knew of no comparable undertaking on a dynamic river anywhere in the world. They warned that the buoys could speed up flood water in a region that already struggles with flooding. The buoys could also accumulate sediment and create new landforms in the river, provoking treaty disputes with neighboring Mexico. The buoys are planned through Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata, Webb, Maverick and Val Verde counties.

“The design requirements for these barriers, set by CBP and implemented by contractors, mandate that they withstand a 100-year flood event — consistent with CBP established design standards,” a Customs and Border Protection(CBP) spokesperson told Inside Climate News. “Additionally, the barriers are engineered to endure increased currents and elevated water levels, ensuring operational reliability during extreme weather conditions.”

I always thought it was rather stupid that illegals could cross the river and by the time they reach the actual wall, they are already in the US.

 

[Zincwarrior]

I always thought it was rather stupid that illegals could cross the river and by the time they reach the actual wall, they are already in the US.

Technically you would not be able to put up a barrier on the Mexico side without Mexico's permission. Its like putting up a normal fence on your property.

 

[JGalt]

Technically you would not be able to put up a barrier on the Mexico side without Mexico's permission. Its like putting up a normal fence on your property.

That would be easy: Trump renames the Rio Grande to the "Great River", and claims the entire river as US property.

Sure the Mexicans would grumble a little, but nobody would understand what the **** they're saying.

 

[Independent thinker]

Technically you would not be able to put up a barrier on the Mexico side without Mexico's permission. Its like putting up a normal fence on your property.

As far as I know the border line goes through the river and is not on anyone's land, which is what my comment was about.

 

[Zincwarrior]

As far as I know the border line goes through the river and is not on anyone's land, which is what my comment was about.

Ok, thats fair. Its towards the middle from what I have seen.

 

[Crepitus]

In fairness , your posts have become even harder to decipher since your hospital procedure .
If they operated on your brain's left hand side , it might help if you stood with your back to your computer when posting .

That might put matters right .

WTF are you babbling on about?

 

[LibertyWeeps]

Fresh water gators and sharks!!!!

 

[DigitalDrifter]

You made that up.

We've seen firsthand what Dims will do when they control the WH. There's no reason to believe they won't repeat the invitation to flood our borders.