Judge Rejects Paxton’s Bid To Shutter Migrant Shelter

Courthouse News reports:

A Texas judge on Tuesday ruled in favor of a migrant shelter in El Paso, once again blocking state Attorney General Ken Paxton’s efforts to shut it down.

In his ruling, El Paso County Judge Francisco Dominguez granted Annunciation House’s motion for summary judgment. Paxton had claimed the nonprofit was assisting migrants regardless of legal status, and accused them of human smuggling and running a stash house.

“The record before this court makes clear that the Texas attorney general’s use of the request to examine documents from Annunciation House was a pretext to justify its harassment of Annunciation House employees and the persons seeking refuge,”Dominguez wrote.

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UPDATE: Annunciation House, the migrant shelter in El Paso, has won in district court against AG Ken Paxton.

The judge affirmed what we knew: Paxton’s efforts to shut down the shelter were “harassment and overreaching.”

Helping migrants should be encouraged, not attacked. https://t.co/0pnVVe0n7r

— ACLU of Texas (@ACLUTx) July 2, 2024