The Biden administration is set to fast-track 20 new miles of border barriers through part of Starr County, Texas. Not everyone is pleased.
Oct. 23, 2023For nearly two decades, American presidents have gone back and forth on walling off this wilder corner of the Rio Grande, where the river twists in zigzagging turns and jagged bluffs overlook neighboring towns in Mexico.
Ranchers and small landowners whose families have been here for generations—in some cases before the area became part of the U.S.—have chafed at government incursions into their property.
Migrants attempt to get past razor wire along the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas. Photo: Adrees Latif/Reuters Unlike in other stretches of river that have seen heavy migrant traffic in recent months, including Eagle Pass about 230 miles to the north and McAllen about 40 miles to the east, there were few visible signs of a migrant influx, such as discarded clothing, water bottles and other trash, on the shores near Starr County recently.
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