{"id":2235434,"date":"2024-05-02T10:59:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T14:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oklahoma-becomes-latest-state-to-give-police-authority-to-arrest-illegal-immigrants\/"},"modified":"2024-05-02T11:00:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T15:00:50","slug":"oklahoma-becomes-latest-state-to-give-police-authority-to-arrest-illegal-immigrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oklahoma-becomes-latest-state-to-give-police-authority-to-arrest-illegal-immigrants\/","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma grants police power to arrest illegal immigrants"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foklahoma-becomes-latest-state-to-give-police-authority-to-arrest-illegal-immigrants%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2235434&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Oklahoma&#8217;s\u2062 Governor Kevin \u200cStitt signed a bill \u2063making illegal\u200d immigration a state crime, \u2063allowing law enforcement to arrest offenders. Convicted individuals could face fines, imprisonment,\u200b and deportation within 72 hours. Stitt\u2062 expressed concerns\u200b over the influx of border\u200c crossings since President Biden took office. The legislation, HB 4516, is scheduled to take effect on \u200bJuly 1 after\u2063 passing Senate and House votes. Similar laws \u2062in other states have met \u200clegal challenges.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oklahoma Republican Governor Kevin Stitt signed a bill on Tuesday that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-takes-matters-into-own-hands-moves-to-make-illegal-immigration-a-state-felony\/\" title=\"Texas Takes Matters Into Own Hands, Moves To Make Illegal Immigration a State Felony\">makes illegal immigration<\/a> a state crime punishable by fine and imprisonment. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us\/cf_pdf\/2023-24%20ENR\/hB\/HB4156%20ENR.PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">legislation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  permits <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/oklahoma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oklahoma<\/a> law enforcement to arrest people for entering the United States illegally. If convicted, the illegal immigrant would be guilty of \u201cimpermissible occupation\u201d and could be punished with up to a year in jail and a $500 fine. The person would also be required to leave the state within 72 hours \u201cfollowing his or her conviction or release from custody, whichever comes later.\u201d A second offense, upgraded to a felony, would allow the illegal immigrant to be held for two years behind bars and fined up to $1,000. Again, the person would be required to leave the state within 72 hours of being convicted or completing a prison sentence. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI am disappointed this bill is necessary. Since President Biden took office in 2021, more than 10 million people have poured over the southern border,\u201d Stitt <a href=\"https:\/\/oklahoma.gov\/governor\/newsroom\/newsroom\/2024\/april2024\/governor-stitt-signs-bill-to-defend-oklahomans-from-biden-s-open.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cCountless individuals from across the globe, including thousands of Chinese nationals as well as people affiliated with terror organizations, have illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The legislation, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oklegislature.gov\/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB4156\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HB 4516<\/a>, is set to go into effect on July 1. The measure was passed 39-8 in the Senate and 77-20 in the House.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Similar laws have been passed in other Republican-led states like Iowa and Texas but have faced court challenges. Texas\u2019s law is currently on hold while a federal appeals court considers a challenge to it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The text of the bill said that it was necessary in part due to the influx of Chinese-backed marijuana farms that have cropped up across the state. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThroughout the state, law enforcement comes into daily and increasingly frequent contact with foreign nationals who entered the country illegally or who remain here illegally,\u201d the bill says. \u201cThis is particularly common in regard to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-republicans-investigating-spread-of-chinese-backed-marijuana-farms-in-united-states\/\" title=\"GOP Probes Chinese-Backed Pot Farms in US\">illegal marijuana grow operations<\/a>, which have exploded in number in recent years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1714657703188000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0-8IzS3B7axoRMsynY0m75\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">State Attorney General Gentner Drummond said he was grateful that the measure was passed, saying it would aid law enforcement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cOklahoma has reaped the consequences of the Biden Administration\u2019s utter failure to secure our nation\u2019s border, as evidenced by the flood of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-reps-visiting-the-border-slam-biden-policies-and-continuing-crisis\/\" title=\"Republican Reps. Visiting The Border Slam Biden Policies And Continuing Crisis\">illegal marijuana grows<\/a> and other criminal activity connected to Chinese syndicates and Mexican cartels,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/justthenews.com\/nation\/states\/center-square\/illegal-immigration-outlawed-oklahoma-starting-july-1?utm_source=daily&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In his statement announcing his signing of the bill, Stitt <a href=\"https:\/\/oklahoma.gov\/content\/dam\/ok\/en\/governor\/documents\/Work%20Visa%20EO.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> he would create a work permit and visa task force \u201cto find ways to bolster our workforce\u201d to help \u201cthose who are here contributing to our communities and economy.\u201d According to the governor, the task force will make recommendations to the governor and state legislature about making it easy for immigrants to work and find jobs in Oklahoma. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oklahoma&#8217;s Governor Kevin Stitt signed a bill making illegal immigration a state crime. 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