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A West Texas judge shut down Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) attempts to subpoena a nonprofit that assists migrants on Monday, after calling the state’s demands “rude” and “unprofessional” in arguments last week.
Last month, Paxton accused El Paso-based Annunciation House of “alien harboring, human smuggling, and operating a stash house.” The nonprofit acts as a temporary shelter for undocumented people who recently entered the U.S.
The state’s subpoena demanded records and names of its clients and gave its director only a day to comply. When the nonprofit said it needed more time, the state moved to have the organization shut down, claiming it was in noncompliance.
Paxton had announced his lawsuit on February 20.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues to End NGO’s Operations in Texas After Discovering Potential Efforts to Facilitate Illegal Immigration: https://t.co/OnoX6plX7Z
— Texas Attorney General (@TXAG) February 21, 2024
Monday, Judge Francisco Dominguez ruled in favor of the migrant shelter, and said Paxton’s office must instead file a civil suit against the nonprofit to receive the requested documents.
“The Attorney General’s efforts to run roughshod over Annunciation House, without regard to due process or fair play, call into question the true motivation for the Attorney General’s attempt to prevent Annunciation House from providing the humanitarian and social services that it provides,” the judge wrote.
BREAKING: An El Paso judge said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton “ran roughshod” over Annunciation House and said his records request may have been a “predetermined” effort to close one of the border’s largest providers of migrant services. https://t.co/0uzJfsIXA7
— El Paso Matters (@elpasomatters) March 11, 2024
“Attorney General Ken Paxton ‘acted without regard to due process and fair play’ in seeking to shut down a leading migrant service provider, an El Paso judge said Monday in a ruling that blocks the state’s efforts for now.” https://t.co/9vojW5CR79
— ACLU of Texas (@ACLUTx) March 11, 2024
A West Texas judge shut down Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) attempts to subpoena a nonprofit that assists migrants, after calling the state’s demands “rude” and “unprofessional” in arguments last week. https://t.co/xuYLj4Reed pic.twitter.com/AWVvSWWgpv
— The Hill (@thehill) March 12, 2024
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