The US Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed a controversial law that gives Texas authorities far-reaching powers on the border with Mexico to come into force for the time being. The Republican governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, signed the law in December. After a lengthy legal tug-of-war, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) finally argued before the Supreme Court that Texas was overstepping its authority with the project and obtained a delay. With Tuesday’s decision, the law can now come into force for the time being, while ongoing lawsuits by the DoJ and several human rights and civil rights organiza…