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AG Ken Paxton’s campaign against immigrant-serving groups gets boost from court rulings

Courts have said that the attorney general can use a 100-year-old law to demand entities’ internal records and sue to shut them down if he believes they’re violating the law.

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FEMA wants the names and addresses of migrants helped by Texas nonprofits and local governments that got federal grant money

A letter sent this week claims the grant recipients, including many Texas cities and counties, may have illegally “induced” undocumented immigrants to enter the country.

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Texas migrant shelters are nearly empty after Trump’s actions effectively shut the border

The shelters began seeing fewer people dropped off by customs and border agents following former President Joe Biden’s executive order limiting some asylum claims.

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Pope corrects Vance, rebukes Trump

Pope Francis described attacks on immigrants from right-wing politicians as ungodly behavior that would "end badly"

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Texas Supreme Court to decide legal battle over El Paso migrant shelter’s future

Justices on Monday heard arguments from Annunciation House, which is fighting to stay open, and the Texas Attorney General’s office, which claims the shelter’s work with migrants violates state law.

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Trump deportation threat puts US on collision course with Vatican

Pope’s appointment of progressive Robert McElroy comes as rightwing Catholics wield notable influence in US capital

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An El Paso Christian Charity Is Caught Up in Texas' Border Fight Against the Feds

Annunciation House feeds, shelters, and clothes immigrants. State officials say it's "systemic criminal conduct."

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Pastors challenge MAGA Christianity

Jesus defied an empire and championed the poor — a legacy that some Christians are trying to reclaim

Salon

Judge reportedly strikes down Texas law that Ken Paxton frequently uses to investigate companies and nonprofits

A federal judge said Texas’ “request to examine” statute amounts to unconstitutional search and seizure, Bloomberg reported.

The Texas Tribune

Attorney General Ken Paxton targets El Paso nonprofit that offers legal services to migrants

Attorney General Ken Paxton has investigated at least five organizations this year that do immigration-related work.

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Pope Francis claims working to repel migrants is a 'grave sin'

The pontiff again advocated for countries to be more welcoming, saying that people are "crossing seas and deserts to reach a land where they can live in peace and safety"

Latin Times

Court battle to keep Annunciation House open underscores how faith groups strive to welcome strangers in the face of anti-immigrant sentiment

Over the past few months, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been locked in a court battle with Annunciation House, a network of shelters in the El Paso area that assists migrants with basic needs and legal aid. On July 2, 2024, district court Judge Francisco Dominguez issued a ruling…

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Texas Aid Group Challenges Investigation Into Migrant Nonprofits

Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley seeks legal protection amid Texas investigation into alleged unlawful activities by border nonprofits.

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Another Texas migrant aid group asks a judge to push back on investigation by Republican AG

A prominent aid group along the U.S.-Mexico border is asking a Texas judge to push back on a widening Republican-led investigation into nonprofits that help migrants

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Despite ruling deeming his efforts "unenforceable", Texas AG revives goal to close migrant shelter

Ken Paxton alleges the shelter network Annunciation House aids illegal migration by "operating a stash house"

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How Texas is still investigating migrant aid groups on the border after a judge's scathing order

Texas is widening investigations into aid organizations along the U.S.-Mexico border over claims that nonprofits are helping migrants illegally enter the country

Latin Times

Texas judge rejects state government's attempt to shut down migrant shelter in El Paso

State Attorney General Ken Paxton has accused Annunciation House of human smuggling

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Judge denies Texas’ attempt to shut down El Paso migrant shelter

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office has accused Annunciation House, which operates a network of migrant shelters, of human smuggling.

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Judge issues ruling that protects a migrant shelter that Texas sought to close

A Texas judge has ruled against the state attorney general in his effort to shut down a migrant shelter in El Paso that he claimed encourages illegal migration

Latin Times

Judge weighs closing migrant shelter in El Paso as Texas AG says it's involved in migrant smuggling

Annunciation House representatives have called the accusations "utter nonsense"

The Texas Tribune

Judge weighing whether to close El Paso shelter that aids undocumented immigrants

Texas argues that Annunciation House is breaking state law by harboring undocumented immigrants, something the shelter's lawyers called "utter nonsense."

Latin Times

A church in El Paso that housed migrants for five decades is being contested in court by state officials

Annunciation House helped migrants find shelter when they first came to the U.S. for several decades. Now, state officials are contesting them as "stash houses"

Salon

Paxton uses consumer law against foes

Paxton used laws against fraudulent or deceptive practices to pursue entities he disagrees with politically

Salon

Pope rejects "conservative" Catholicism

Pope Francis spoke out against critics whose idea of Catholicism is a church "closed up inside a dogmatic box"

Latin Times

Pope Francis criticizes Texas' efforts to shut down Catholic charity helping migrants: 'It's madness'

State Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Annunciation House and is seeking to revoke its ability to operate in the state

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