Judge’s ruling protects migrant shelter on US-Mexico border and accuses Texas of harassment

Associated Press

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A judge has blasted efforts by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to shutter one of the oldest and largest migrant shelters on the U.S.-Mexico border in a scathing ruling.  Judge Francisco X. Dominguez in El Paso on Tuesday accused the Republican of “outrageous” conduct over his claims that the shelter encourages migrants to enter the country illegally.  Dominguez ruled that Paxton’s attempts to enforce a subpoena for records of migrants who have been served at Annunciation House in the last few years violated the shelter’s constitutional rights. His ruling prevents Paxton from seeking the records. It also protects the shelter from what Dominguez called “harassment and overreaching” by Paxton’s office.