AG Paxton 5th Circuit Ruling Reinstates Texas' Harboring Law
February 23, 2017
February 23, 2017
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 23 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release:
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today praised a ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that upholds a 2015 state law criminalizing the harboring of illegal aliens. A group of open border advocates filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of House Bill 11, which added criminal penalties against those who traffic humans and smuggle immigrants into the U.S. illegally for . . .
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today praised a ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that upholds a 2015 state law criminalizing the harboring of illegal aliens. A group of open border advocates filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of House Bill 11, which added criminal penalties against those who traffic humans and smuggle immigrants into the U.S. illegally for . . .