Biden administration asks Supreme Court to block Texas from arresting migrants under SB4 law

Eagle Pass, Texas — The Biden administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to block Texas from enforcing an immigration law known as SB4 that would allow state law enforcement officials to arrest migrants suspected of crossing into the US without authorization. One of the most far-reaching state immigration laws in modern US history, SB4 would empower Texas law enforcement officials to stop, jail and prosecute migrants on state criminal charges of illegal entry or reentry. It would also allow state judges to issue de facto deportation orders against suspected violators of the law. Last week, US District Court Judge…
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China broadens law on state secrets to include ‘work secrets’ | Espionage News

Revised law requires government agencies to protect pieces of information ‘that are not state secrets but will cause certain adverse effects if leaked,’ state media says. Chinese lawmakers have expanded Beijing’s state secrets law for the first time since 2010, widening the scope of restricted sensitive information to “work secrets”, according to state media. China’s top legislative body passed the revised Law on Guarding State Secrets on Tuesday and it will take effect from May 1, the Xinhua news agency reported. Analysts say the expanded law is further evidence of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s increased focus on national security. This…
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