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To take the state to court over these floating barriers which have also posed a potential drowning risk to migrants. we should note, fred, theres an ongoing assessment by the doj about the mistreatment of migrants with some of the actions that texas has put down along its shared border with mexico. as you noted earlier, texas govern gg abbott has said, quote, they have sovereign authority to defend our border. now, there is room for discussion between the federal government and the state governm...

Border patrol agents. because that is what those floating barriers are. they pose a threat not just to vulnerable migrants, but to federal personnel as well. so many things -- for stepping in. i will tell you, simon, it is, migrant encounters are down actually when you look at over the last couple of, years they are down by 70%. and people still need to be reminded that seeking asylum illegal. what governor greg abbott is doing is he is doing he is leaning into extremism. the maga extremism that...

Grande river the modern despite a sweltering heat. he also detailed how migrants were left bloodied from the razor wire barriers. texas dps said an internal investigation is underway. deny the engine -- joining us now, texas representative joaquin castro. congressman, you told reporters earlier this week the governor abbott, quote, set death traps in the rio grande. tell me what you mean. >> well, the governor started by placing razor wire in the rio grande and they placed some of it in such a w...

Tells cnn he expects his country to join nato, not if, but when it pushes back russian invaders. >> ukrainians proved that we have a real combat experience, how to deter russians, to defeat them and beat them. >> much more on that exclusive interview next and later the justice departments plan to force texas to route new barriers along the border with mexico. plus, the impact of a new agreement regulating artificial intelligence. well talk about that, as well. you are live in the cnn "n"newsroom...

So he is standing firm on his position. the justice department says that he will take them to court if he keeps those barriers up. its the biggest question, one of the biggest questions this weekend, barbie or oppenheimer? both films are bringing in blockbuster figures. we will discuss what might be behind the success. you are live in the cnn newsroom. i can dunk if i want to. i know what its like to perform through pain. if youre like me, one of the millions suffering from pain caused by migr...

To migrants, he said he didnt have authorization to put those barriers in the water in the first place, it may interfere with the governments of their ability to carry out its official duties. and officials ive been talking to said there were internal discussions and it was about the actions that they were seeing about what the governor is doing. the feud has escalated with this justice department sending the letter and giving texas until monday afternoon to reply and say whether or not they wil...

Backing down in any way. >> reporter: theyre not. theyre standing firm in their position as far as we know now. this is really an escalation between the feud of president joe biden and texas governor greg abbott on this delicate issue of immigration. in a letter on thursday, the justice department notified texas it plans to sue if they did not get rid of the floating barriers that you see there, telling texas they didnt have authorization to put those in the water and citing a clause of the thro...

On sunday at 1pm, a huge crowd departs from this point towards the three powers plaza, home to the buildings that represent brazils three branches of power. they walk almost 8km from the armys headquarters to the congress buildings. when they get to this point, they find barriers put up by the police and a few agents.

Any water is just extremely cruel and barbaric. >> and texas governor fwreg greg abbott has launched a border crackdown called operation lone star. i fessguess part of this is the floating barriers, these floating barriers that the state put there this the rio grande that could cause a droungwning hazard? what is your sense of it? what needs to be done, and do you think the federal government can force the governor to respond? >> i absolutely believe that the biden administration, the department...

Of texas until monday to respond about how theyre going to remove these things. if there is no response or the response is not satisfactory, then the federal government intends to go to court on tuesday to get those things removed. >> and were looking at video of this that was taken on tuesday, eagle pass, texas. you can see the construction equipment and floating barriers in the rio grande. were showing our viewers this right now. and im just trying to get a sense of this, congressman. those ar...