— The international commission that oversees the Rio Grande has determined that nearly all of the buoys installed in the river at Gov. Greg Abbott's order are floating on the Mexican side of the international boundary.

The finding by the International Boundary and Water Commission, which is responsible for border and water treaties between the United States and Mexico, was filed Tuesday by the U.S. Justice Department with the federal court that is overseeing the lawsuit against Abbott and the state of Texas.

"Comparing the survey results against the International Boundary Line (IBL) between the United States and Mexico, the survey as concurred in by (U.S. and Mexican) Commissioners reflects that the buoy chain crosses the IBL, and that a majority of the floating barrier ... is located within the territory of Mexico," the filing in the federal court's Western District of Texas states.

According to the court document, IBWC representatives from both nations late last month conducted a topographic survey of the section of the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass where the 1,000-foot chain of buoys have been floating since mid-July.

The survey found that only 108 feet of the chain was in American waters.