EL PASO, Texas ( KTSM ) – The battle between groups assisting migrants and the Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton continues.
This time, Paxton’s office is trying to probe another El Paso-based non-profit organization assisting migrants, Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, which provides legal services to immigrants and migrants.
“Ever since the attack on Annunciation House, I think organizations have been preparing for what this might look like. And so, for us, it was something that we thought could potentially happen, but it was certainly shocking to have it actually happen,” said Las Americas Executive Director Marisa Limon Garza.
Earlier this year, Paxton tried to shut down El Paso’s Annunciation House, a migrant shelter network, through a lawsuit that alleged the organization was “facilitating illegal border crossings” and “concealing illegally present aliens from law enforcement.”
The lawsuit was dismissed by an El Paso judge and Paxton has since then appealed the decision to the Texas Supreme Court.