National Security
ERIN ELMORE: Texas sues NGOs facilitating ‘human smuggling’ along US-Mexico border
To “buy time,” the Annunciation House also requested a restraining order against the AG.
Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton announced a lawsuit filed against the El Paso-based non-governmental organization (NGO) Annunciation House in an attempt to revoke the group’s ability to operate in the state.
The Annunciation House, a religious organization, provides a network of shelters offered to illegal immigrants for short and long-term housing which facilitates non-citizens’ collection of Social Security benefits.
In a press release published Tuesday announcing the lawsuit, the AG stated, “The chaos at the southern border has created an environment where NGOs … facilitate astonishing horrors including human smuggling.” Paxton added that the several NGOs assisting migrants when crossing the border illegally are taxpayer-funded through federal grants.
