US judge blocks Texas law cracking down on illegal border crossings
Reuters A federal judge in Texas on Thursday blocked the Republican-led state’s new law giving officials broad powers to arrest, prosecute and order the removal of people who illegally cross the US-Mexico border. US District Judge David Ezra in Austin agreed with Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration that the law known as SB4 interferes with […]
At nationwide rallies in the US, Christians stand up for Asian Americans
Chicago, US RNS At events in 14 cities across the US, an estimated 5,000 people demonstrated in support of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders on Sunday after attacks on people of Asian descent in the Atlanta area this month. The National Rally for AAPI Lives and Dignity, organised by the Asian American Christian Collaborative, brought hundreds […]