Texas sues to stop NGO aiding in human smuggling at US-Mexico border

On Tuesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) announced that he is suing to end the operations of a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in the state of Texas. Paxton claims that these taxpayer-funded organizations facilitate human smuggling and worsen illegal immigration.

"Today, I'm suing to end NGO's operations in Texas. The chaos at the southern border has created an environment where NGOs, funded with taxpayer money from the Biden Administration, facilitate astonishing horrors including human smuggling," Paxton wrote on X. "While the federal government perpetuates the lawlessness destroying this country, my office works day in and day out to hold these organizations responsible for worsening illegal immigration."

🚨Today, I’m suing to end NGO's operations in Texas.
The chaos at the southern border has created an environment where NGOs, funded with taxpayer money from the Biden Administration, facilitate astonishing horrors including human smuggling. While the federal government… https://t.co/KFg9O809mW

— Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) February 21, 2024

In a press release, Paxton's Office said that they have sued to revoke the operating registration for Annunciation House, which is a Catholic NGO.