Anticipation and anger at Texas border as strict immigration law again on hold

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court late Tuesday again prevented Texas from arresting and deporting migrants accused of entering the US illegally, hours after the law briefly took effect. Before a divided US Supreme Court earlier let the state law take effect while a legal challenge played out, some sheriffs were ready to relish an unprecedented state expansion into border enforcement, while others were reluctant.Texas was silent in the hours after the ruling on whether and when state troopers or Texas National Guard soldiers — who had the most interaction with migrants —- would begin enforcement.Hours later, an…

What is Article 23, Hong Kong’s new draconian national security law? | Politics News

Legislators in Hong Kong have approved a new national security law - referred to as Article 23 – that gives the government new powers to crack down on all forms of dissent on the grounds of alleged treason, espionage, sedition and external interference in Hong Kong's internal affairs . Article 23 is the second such security law since 2020, when authorities cracked down on months of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, leading to the arrest or flight into exile of hundreds of activists, politicians and public figures advocating for more openness in the Chinese -ruled financial hub. Hong Kong authorities…

US appeals court blocks Texas from arresting and deporting migrants | Migration News

A US federal appeals court issued an order that prevented Texas state authorities from detaining and deporting migrants and asylum seekers suspected of entering the United States illegally, hours after the Supreme Court allowed the strict new immigration law to take effect. The decision on Tuesday by the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals came weeks after a panel on the same court cleared the way for Texas to enforce the controversial law by putting a pause on a lower judge's injunction, arguing that the federal government has authority over immigration matters, rather than individual states. By a 2-1 order,…