Paxton sues ;Chinese birth tourism’ center

(The Center Square) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued a Houston area “Chinese birth tourism” center alleging it’s exploiting birthright citizenship by “unlawfully facilitating the invasion of Chinese nationals into Texas for the sole purpose of giving birth.”

The lawsuit was filed in the District Court for Fort Bend County and names De’Ai Post Partum Care Center, Lin Suling and Lai Wan Lin-Chan as defendants. It alleges the center is violating the Texas Penal Code, Deceptive Trade Practices Act, and constitutes a public nuisance. It also alleges the defendants are committing deceptive trade practices, tampering with governmental records, committing unlawful harboring and concealment among other violations.

It asks the court to shut down the center and fine it $1 million.

The center has been operating in Texas for more than two decades, and critics questioned the timing of the lawsuit as Paxton is running for U.S. Sena...