MEXICO CITY (NEWSnet/AP) — Mexican authorities are trying to identify two bodies found in the Rio Grande this week.

One of the bodies was spotted Wednesday along the floating barrier that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott had installed recently in the Rio Grande, across from Eagle Pass, Texas.

The identification process is underway. The cause of death was unknown in both cases.

Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department said Mexico had warned about the risks posed by the bright orange, wrecking ball-sized buoys on the Rio Grande. It also claimed the barrier violates treaties regarding the use of the river and Mexico's sovereignty.

The barrier was installed in July, and stretches roughly the length of three soccer fields. It is designed to make it more difficult for migrants to climb over or swim under the barrier.

The U.S. Justice Department is suing Abbott over the floating barrier. The lawsuit filed Monday asks a court to force Texas to remove it. The Biden administration says the barrier raises humanitarian and environmental concerns.

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