The Epoch Times
The Epoch Times
AD
The Epoch Times
Immigration & Border Security

Texas Judge Blocks Deposition of NGO That Aids Illegal Immigrants

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton expands probe into allegations that some NGO’s could be violating the law by how they assist illegal immigrants.
Google LogoMark Us Preferred on Google
Texas Judge Blocks Deposition of NGO That Aids Illegal Immigrants
Illegal immigrants at an Annunciation House facility after being released by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in El Paso, Texas, on Jan. 14, 2019. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Senior Reporter
7/26/2024|Updated: 7/26/2024
0:00

A Texas judge has blocked the state’s attempts to compel a deposition from a representative of a charity that aids illegal immigrants who cross the Texas-Mexico border.

On July 24, District Judge J.R. Flores ruled in favor of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (CCRGV), which pushed back against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s efforts to gather information under oath.

Google LogoMark Us Preferred on Google
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Senior Reporter
Darlene McCormick Sanchez is an Epoch Times reporter who covers border security and immigration, election integrity, and Texas politics. Ms. McCormick Sanchez has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Waco Tribune Herald, Tampa Tribune, and Waterbury Republican-American. She was a finalist for a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting.
Author’s Selected Articles
RFK Jr. Wants to Expand Regenerative Agriculture Pilot Program
May 02, 2026
RFK Jr. Wants to Expand Regenerative Agriculture Pilot Program
Texas Attorney General Expands H-1B Fraud Investigation
Apr 30, 2026
Texas Attorney General Expands H-1B Fraud Investigation
Supreme Court to Weigh Trump’s Termination of Protected Status for Haitian, Syrian Nationals
Apr 28, 2026
Supreme Court to Weigh Trump’s Termination of Protected Status for Haitian, Syrian Nationals
Following Paul Revere’s Revolutionary Ride
Apr 19, 2026
Following Paul Revere’s Revolutionary Ride
AD
Add to My List
Save
The Epoch Times
Copyright © 2000 - 2026 The Epoch Times Association Inc. All Rights Reserved.