Texas Attorney General Suing Harris County for Helping Immigrants Get Access to Legal Support

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Harris County for allocating county funds to programs that help immigrants get access to legal support.

The county, home to Houston, created the Immigrant Legal Services Fund program in 2020 and last month appropriated an additional $1.3 million to keep it going. The program sends funds to five organizations that help people facing deportation get lawyers.

In a statement, Paxton called the program “evil and wicked,” as well as unconstitutional.

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