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Texas AG Continues Attacks On Migrant Shelter in El Paso
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an inflammatory press release citing unsubstantiated claims of ‘systemic criminal conduct’
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office issued a scathing press release on Wednesday announcing Paxton’s filing of a temporary injunction against Annunciation House, a nonprofit migrant shelter in El Paso, Texas. The statement attacks the shelter and its Executive Director in harsh terms similar to the verbal assaults stemming from dubious claims made earlier this year when Paxton accused the nonprofit of human smuggling and trafficking.
“Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an application for a Temporary Injunction against Annunciation House to halt its systemic criminal conduct in Texas,” reads the statement. “The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has reviewed and obtained sworn testimony indicating that Annunciation House’s operations are designed to facilitate illegal border crossings and to conceal illegally present aliens from law enforcement.”
Paxton’s allegations have been challenged on many fronts, including by volunteers and the local community. Former volunteer Pauline Hovey wrote an article for the National Catholic Reporter in February highlighting her…
