Texas sued over barrier to stop migrants

The US Department of Justice, or DOJ, sued the state of Texas on Monday over its use of floating barriers in the Rio Grande to deter migrants from crossing the southern border.

The nine-page lawsuit filed in the federal District Court in Austin asks the court to compel Texas to remove the floating barriers and stop them from constructing more water barriers.

Republican Governor Greg Abbott said earlier on Monday before the suit was filed that he wouldn't order the barriers to be removed in defiance of a DOJ request.