Orange buoys are now appearing in the Rio Grande near Los Ebanos as part of President Donald Trump's plan to stop illegal border crossings.

Channel 5 News cameras captured the buoys in the river, where they are also affecting the only ferry on the border.

Over the past month, workers at the El Chalan ferry and commuters began noticing the buoys in the water. 

El Chalan worker Jorge Alberto Moncada said crews first installed white buoys in the water to warn people not to enter the U.S. illegally. Then the crews came back.

A month and a half later, crews began delivering buoys to the riverside in Los Ebanos, Moncada said. Workers buried tubes in the river and used chains to link the buoys together.

"Es gasto de oquis," Moncada said, calling the spending on the buoys unnecessary, and adding that people will find a way to cross regardless.

According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a total of 533 miles of buoys will be installed in the Rio Grande. So far, only 44 miles have gone into the water.

CBP says the barriers are designed to stop illegal border crossings and other border-related crimes. The buoys range in size, with cylinders anywhere from 12 to 15 feet in length and about four to five feet in diameter.

The buoys are part of President Trump's multi-billion dollar border security plans under the One Big Beautiful Bill.

Back in January, former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the first federal deployment of buoys near Brownsville. The buoys will continue to be installed westward until they reach Lake Amistad, with a break between Laredo and Eagle Pass.

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