Texas governor condemned for deploying razor wire and huge buoy at US-Mexico border

Greg Abbott has been accused of pushing a US-Mexico border policy that is racist and inflammatory

Rightwing Texas governor Greg Abbott is conducting a border policy that is criminal" and inhumane" by deploying razor wire and a huge floating buoy in the Rio Grande, a top Texas Democrat has told The Guardian.

Abbott has earned widespread condemnation from civil rights groups and immigration activists for his actions on the border and been accused of pushing a policy that is racist and inflammatory. The US department of justice has sued over the issue - though Abbott is currently defying the federal government and not changing tack.