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Texas sues county for helping migrants access legal support as they fight deportation: 'Evil and wicked'

Texas GOP Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Harris County — home to Houston — for using county funds for programs that help migrants facing deportation obtain access to legal support.Harris County established the Immigrant Legal Services Fund program in 2020, sending money to five organizations that help migrants facing deportation obtain lawyers.Last month, the county appropriated an additional $1.3 million to support the program.Paxton said in a statement that the program is "evil and wicked," as well as unconstitutional.TEXAS AG KEN PAXTON SUES LATINO VOTER GROUP JOLT FOR ALLEGEDLY REGIS

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