State Judge Blocks Texas AG Ken Paxton’s Attempts to Investigate NGO Accused of Facilitating Illegal Immigration

The judge questioned the attorney general’s motives to shut down the nonprofit which provides ‘humanitarian and social services’ to illegal immigrants.

Venezuelan nationals released by Border Patrol wait for dinner at a hotel provided by the Annunciation House in El Paso, Texas, on Sept. 22, 2022. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

A state judge on Monday blocked Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s efforts to investigate a nongovernmental organization (NGO) in El Paso that the state agency has accused of facilitating illegal immigration.

District Court Judge Francisco Dominguez said in his ruling that Mr. Paxton “acted without regard to due process and fair play” in his attempt to shut down Annunciation House, which provides housing and other services for illegal immigrants.