得克萨斯州AG起诉哈里斯郡 超过130万美元 法律援助资助无证移民, 称之为违宪。
Texas AG sues Harris County over $1.3M in legal aid funding for undocumented immigrants, calling it unconstitutional.
得克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿起诉哈里斯县,指控其为面临驱逐的无证移民提供130万美元的非营利法律援助团体供资,称使用纳税人的钱违反宪法并出于政治动机。
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Harris County over its $1.3 million funding of nonprofit legal aid groups for undocumented immigrants facing deportation, calling the use of taxpayer money unconstitutional and politically motivated.
向哈里斯县地区法院提起的诉讼声称,这些资金违反州法律,在非公共目的的民事驱逐程序中对个人辩护进行补贴。
The lawsuit, filed in Harris County District Court, claims the funds violate state law by subsidizing individual defenses in civil deportation proceedings without a public purpose.
Paxton将这个计划标为“廉价的政治特技”,
Paxton labeled the program a "cheap political stunt" and part of a broader effort to undermine federal immigration enforcement.
哈里斯县官员,包括县检察官Christian Menefee,以政治驱使为由驳回了诉讼,认为该方案至关重要,指出有代表性的移民面临大大降低的驱逐率。
Harris County officials, including County Attorney Christian Menefee, dismissed the suit as politically driven and defended the program as essential, noting that represented immigrants face significantly lower deportation rates.
案件将在哈里斯县司法区法院审理。
The case will be heard in Harris County Judicial District Court.