AG Ken Paxton has threatened to shut down Annunciation House, which operates several migrant shelters in El Paso, over document releases.
Ruben Garcia, director of Annunciation House, speaks at a press conference about Attorney General Ken Paxton's lawsuit against the shelter network.El Paso leaders on Friday denounced Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s threat to shut down Annunciation House, a network of migrant shelters that has been in operation for almost 50 years.
Annunciation House operates several shelters in El Paso, helping immigrants and refugees who are experiencing homelessness with various needs, including food and housing, and providing information on how to complete legal documents to claim asylum in the United States. Jerome Wesevich, a lawyer with Texas RioGrande Legal Aid representing Annunciation House, sued the attorney general’s office, requesting that a judge determine which documents shelter officials are legally allowed to release. Wesevich said during Friday’s news conference that some of the documents the state is seeking include medical records.
“Is there no shame to refer to houses of God, houses of hospitality as stash houses,” Ruben Garcia, the director of Annunciation House, said at the press conference.
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