Oklahoma officials eye new immigration laws

  • Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond greets lawmakers before the State of the State speech at the Capitol in Oklahoma City on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. Photo courtesy Legislative Services Bureau
    Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond greets lawmakers before the State of the State speech at the Capitol in Oklahoma City on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. Photo courtesy Legislative Services Bureau
Attorney General Gentner Drummond and House Speaker Charles McCall both vowed support last week for a Texas-style immigration law that would allow law enforcement to arrest and detain migrants for illegally crossing the border from Mexico."The Supreme Court may well be poised to set new precedent allowing state law enforcement to act" Drummond said in a news release issued on Wednesday afternoon,…

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