A Texas court ruled that the floating barrier in the Rio Grande river, which borders Mexico and the United States, can stay for now. The barrier is designed to discourage migrants from attempting to cross the river from Mexico into the United States. The ruling was handed down by the 5th U. S. District Court of Appeals which overturned a previous decision by a panel of the court.
In December, a panel of that court sided with a federal district court judge in Texas who said the barrier must be moved. The appeals court said that panel abused its discretion in granting the injunction previously.