03/13/2024

Judge Rules Against Texas AG in Battle with Nonprofit Serving Migrants

Annunciation House says its work is beneficial to El Paso

In a sharply worded decision, a judge has ruled against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his ongoing legal battle with an El Paso nonprofit that helps migrants.

The dispute between Paxton and Annunciation House started over a month ago, when the attorney general’s office ordered the nonprofit to turn over a vast amount of documents within one day. Paxton claimed his office had information “strongly suggesting” Annunciation House had engaged in “alien harboring, human smuggling and operating a stash house.”

After Annunciation House asked for more time, Paxton’s office deemed it noncompliant and tried to revoke the nonprofit’s registration.

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