The Covid-era restriction Republicans want to keep

Plus, China places millions on lockdown. GOP-led states push to keep Trump-era border restrictions; China orders lockdown amid surging coronavirus cases. Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin.   TOP NEWS GOP-led states want to keep Trump border rule Drew Angerer/Getty Images - Monday, 15 Republican-led states asked a federal judge to keep in place a pandemic-era rule that allows US officials to turn away migrants at the southern border. [[NBC News / Julia Ainsley and Summer Concepcion](] - The judge previously ruled the policy, known as Title 42, is unlawful because it endangers people fleeing violence, and doesn’t prevent the spread of Covid-19. The restrictions are set to end on December 21. [[New York Times / Miriam Jordan](] - The states argued that ending the rule would cause financial harm because they would have to shoulder the costs of an expected increase in migration. [[Axios / Stef W. Kight](] - Since March 2020, the US has expelled 2.4 million migrants to Mexico or their home countries without filing asylum claims under the emergency public health measure. [[CBS News / Camilo Montoya-Galvez](] - Meanwhile, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy threatened to hold hearings at the southern border after Republicans take control of the House next year. [[Fox News / Adam Shaw and Bill Melugin](] 📍 If you read just one story Vox’s Nicole Narea explains the controversial Trump-era border rule, Title 42. [[Vox / Nicole Narea](]  [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( China battles Covid outbreaks - China is facing major coronavirus outbreaks, weeks after the government sought to ease pandemic restrictions. [[NYT / Keith Bradsher](] - Sunday, nearly 25,000 cases and the first deaths in months were reported; authorities placed millions on lockdown. [[BBC / Alex Binley](] - The overwhelming number of cases is challenging China’s efforts to adjust its “zero Covid” policy that tried to eliminate every coronavirus case. [[Reuters / Liz Lee and Martin Quin Pollard](] - Restrictions on businesses in China’s manufacturing hub have prompted fears of a global economic downturn. [[Associated Press / Joe McDonald](]   Support our journalism Reader contributions help keep Vox and newsletters like Sentences free for all. Support our work with a one-time gift today. [Yes, I'll make a gift](   MISCELLANEOUS Tuesday, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) unveiled the [Industrial Agriculture Accountability Act]( to stop taxpayer bailouts for major meat and egg producers. [[Vox / Marina Bolotnikova and Kenny Torrella](] - World Cup fans say they were asked to remove rainbow items worn to support the LGBTQ community. [[Washington Post / Leo Sands](] - Alabama’s governor ordered a pause in executions and a review of state processes Monday after a third failed lethal injection. [[AP / Jay Reeves](] - Tuesday, Turkey announced it would use soldiers and tanks to attack Kurdish militants in Syria despite international calls for restraint. [[Reuters / Huseyin Hayatsever and Daren Butler](] VERBATIM “Suddenly, these states believe there is a need for Covid restrictions when it comes to migrants fleeing danger.” [[Lee Gelernt, an ACLU lawyer in the Title 42 case / CBS News](]   LISTEN TO THIS Gen Z in the House Florida’s Maxwell Frost, 25, is the first member of Generation Z elected to Congress. He tells us what he plans to get done. [Listen now ▶](   Read more from Vox [The White House’s plan to colonize the moon, briefly explained]( [How the right’s radical thinkers are coping with the midterms]( [Will America continue to turn away from vaccines?]( [The weird sorrow of losing Twitter]( [How one man quietly stitched the American safety net over four decades](  [Learn more about RevenueStripe...](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Manage your [email preferences]( or [unsubscribe](param=sentences). If you value Vox’s unique explanatory journalism, support our work with a one-time or recurring [contribution](. View our [Privacy Notice]( and our [Terms of Service](. Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Floor 12, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2022. All rights reserved.