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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."

Reason

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.

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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.

The Texas Tribune

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

The Independent UK

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"

Latin Times

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

The Independent UK

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

Latin Times

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.

The Texas Tribune

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

The Independent UK

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"

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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"

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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

The Texas Tribune

El Paso judge blocks Ken Paxton’s efforts to subpoena Annunciation House

The judge questioned Paxton’s true motives to investigate the shelter, saying there is “a real and credible concern” the state has a predetermined goal of shutting down Annunciation House.

The Texas Tribune

El Paso judge says he’s concerned that Ken Paxton has “ulterior political motives”’ in migrant shelter probe

The judge will make a ruling soon on whether Annunciation House is obligated to release all the documents the attorney general’s office has demanded.

The Texas Tribune

Ken Paxton’s Annunciation House investigation is the latest attack on religious organizations aiding migrants at the border

For years, conservative religious groups and Texas politicians have accused groups housing newly-arrived migrants of encouraging, and profiting from, illegal immigration.

The Texas Tribune

El Paso leaders rally around migrant shelters after Attorney General Ken Paxton’s threat to shut them down

Paxton’s office demanded records of migrants that Annunciation House has helped and threatened to shut down the Catholic shelter network.

Al Jazeera

Asylum seeker crossings into US city of El Paso spike on weekend

Critics warn looming end of Title 42 immigration policy could lead to more crossings along the US-Mexico border.

The Guardian - US

El Paso struggles to house migrants after shelter closes as border crossings surge

City’s new facility has to find shelters for those without alternative after a 40-year beacon of refuge shuttered earlier this year

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