Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Harris County for allocating $1.35 million to help fund legal defense of those facing immigration deportation hearings.
Harris County, which includes Houston and forms the core of the Greater Houston Area, has historically ranked among the top U.S. counties for Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainers, according to reporting by The Texas Tribune.
Paxton accused the Harris County Commissioners Court of illegally allocating more than $1.35 million in taxpayer funds to "radical-left organizations" that use the money to "oppose the lawful deportations of illegal aliens."
He called the fund "blatantly unconstitutional" and "evil and wicked" in a news release announcing the lawsuit Tuesday.
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