# ERIN ELMORE: Texas sues NGOs facilitating ‘human smuggling’ along US-Mexico border

By Erin Elmore · Published 2024-02-24 · News & Analysis › National Security · https://humanevents.com/news/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](https://annunciationhouse.org/about/), 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](https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/images/press/Annunciation%20House%20Answer%20and%20Counterclaim%20Filed.pdf), 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.