Biden administration’s Department of Justice sued the state of oklahoma on tuesday State’s new illegal immigration law.
Oklahoma’s new law House Bill 4156It imposes criminal penalties on illegal immigrants and gives local law enforcement the power to make arrests. Detained illegal immigrants must leave the state within 72 hours of being convicted or released from custody.
“Take the fight to Oklahoma. We’ll be happy to fight you.”
Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed the bill into law this month and is scheduled to take effect July 1. Stitt, along with many other Republicans, argues that state-level illegal immigration laws are needed because the federal government has enacted illegal immigration laws. He refused to secure the border. The governor insisted that the Biden administration’s “position remains unchanged.”[ing] The way a nation tries to protect its people. ”
The Justice Department last week threatened to sue the state, saying the bill is similar to Texas’ Senate Bill 4. currently being held in court.
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond argued that HB 4156 is different.
“We’re not pretending to be the federal government. We’re the state government of Oklahoma. States don’t have the right to deport people, and this law is not an attempt to deport anyone,” Drummond said. said. “If you’re in Oklahoma as an illegal immigrant and you’re law-abiding, I’m not worried about you. I want you to be successful in your legal immigration process. .”
Drummond said. Fox News Digital Oklahoma said it is careful to ensure its law is not similar to the law currently being challenged in Texas.
“I fully expected the Biden administration to step in and try to divert the public’s attention from that failure,” he said. “I would say to the Biden administration, bring the fight to Oklahoma. We’d be happy to take on you.”
According to the AG, the state is “genuinely overrun by Chinese and Mexican cartels, who engage in illegal activities in concert and apart from each other.”
Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton of the Department of Justice’s Civil Division said: Said“Oklahoma cannot ignore the U.S. Constitution and settled Supreme Court precedent.”
“We took this action to ensure Oklahoma adheres to the Constitution and the framework adopted by Congress for immigration regulation,” Boynton added.
Early this month, The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the state of Iowa. to prevent State Senate File 2340 From entry into force. The law allows local law enforcement authorities to arrest illegal immigrants who have previously been deported, barred from entering the country, or have been ordered removed.
The agency’s latest lawsuit against Oklahoma states that HB 4156 “unacceptably creates a state-specific immigration system that seeks to effectively regulate the entry, re-entry, and residence of noncitizens into the United States.” HB 4156 claims to be similar to SF 2340 in Iowa.
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