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DHS, CBP announce deployment of floating buoy barriers along U.S. waterways
Summary
Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials announced deployment of more than 500 miles of floating buoy barriers to deter illegal river crossings, saying 130+ miles are already under contract and that the buoys are made in the U.S.; officials attributed sharp drops in apprehensions to current policies.
Kristi Noem, identified in the transcript as secretary of homeland security, announced that the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection are deploying "over 500 miles of border barrier in the form of water barriers" and said more than 130 miles were already under contract and would begin deployment that day.
The announcement described the barriers as floating buoys "4 to 5 feet in diameter and up to 15 feet long" manufactured in the United States. "The buoys that you see here today behind me are ones that are made right in America by a family owned company down the road here in Texas," Noem said. Chief Michael Banks of the U.S. Border Patrol explained design changes, saying the new cylindrical buoys use a ratchet system that "rolls…
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