MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities are attempting to establish two our bodies discovered within the Rio Grande this week, together with one which was noticed alongside the floating barrier that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott had put in just lately within the Rio Grande, throughout from Eagle Pass, Texas.

Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department reported for the primary time Wednesday {that a} physique had been discovered alongside the floating barrier. The Coahuila state prosecutor’s workplace later advised native media retailers that the 2 our bodies had been recovered and that the method of identification was underway.

The division initially stated one physique was discovered alongside the barrier, then hours later stated a second physique was discovered about 3 miles (5 kilometers) upriver, away from the world of the buoys. The reason behind demise was unknown in each circumstances.

Many had warned in regards to the hazard of the barrier, designed to make it tougher for migrants to climb over or swim underneath.

The division stated Mexico had warned in regards to the dangers posed by the intense orange, wrecking ball-sized buoys on the Rio Grande. It additionally claimed the barrier violates treaties relating to using the river and Mexico’s sovereignty.

“We made clear our concern about the impact on migrants’ safety and human rights that these state policies would have,” the division stated in an announcement.

Mexico additionally stated it was officers from the Texas Department of Public Safety that originally notified Mexico’s Consulate in Eagle Pass Tuesday a few physique.

The barrier was put in in July, and stretches roughly the size of three soccer fields. It is designed to make it tougher for migrants to climb over or swim underneath the barrier.

The U.S. Justice Department is suing Abbott over the floating barrier. The lawsuit filed Monday asks a court docket to pressure Texas to take away it. The Biden administration says the barrier raises humanitarian and environmental issues.

The buoys are the newest escalation of Texas’ border safety operation that additionally contains razor-wire fencing and arresting migrants on trespassing costs.

Migrant drownings happen recurrently on the Rio Grande. Over the Fourth of July weekend, earlier than the buoys had been put in, 4 individuals, together with an toddler, drowned within the river close to Eagle Pass.

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