WANT TO FOCUS ON GETTING THE UNDOCUMENTED DOCUMENTED TO CONFESS THAT I’M NOT SURPRISED AT ALL. SENATOR MICHAEL BROOKS-JIMENEZ REACTING TO THE NEWS LAST WEEK THAT A JUDGE ISSUED A TEMPORARY INJUNCTION IN A LEGAL CHALLENGE OVER HOUSE BILL 4156. THAT INJUNCTION WILL BLOCK ENFORCEMENT OF 4156 LEGISLATION THAT WOULD HAVE MADE IT ILLEGAL FOR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS TO BE IN THE STATE IF IT WERE A LAW THAT WAS SINCERELY WRITTEN, THAT THEY WOULD HAVE MADE SOMETHING THAT WAS IMPLEMENTABLE. AND UNFORTUNATELY, THE WAY THAT THIS ONE IS WRITTEN, UH, LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS AGREED THAT THERE’S THERE’S NO WAY THAT THEY CONCEDE TO TO LAWFULLY IMPLEMENT THIS. BROOKS, A STRONG OPPONENT OF THE LAW, HAD SAID IT WOULD LEAD TO RACIAL PROFILING AND CAUSE HARM TO A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT CONTRIBUTE TO AND SUPPORT OKLAHOMA’S ECONOMY. HE SAYS WITH THE LAW NOW ON HOLD, NOW IS THE TIME TO ALLOW UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS ACCESS TO LEGAL IDENTIFICATION, MEANING PASSING A LAW THAT WOULD GIVE THEM THE ABILITY TO GET A STATE ID TO COME FORWARD, TO BE ABLE TO CONFIRM THEIR IDENTITY WITH THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, SHARE AN ADDRESS AND SUBMIT A FINGERPRINT, THEN I THINK UNIVERSALLY THAT THAT PEOPLE WITHIN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA COULD AGREE TO THAT SIMILAR LEGISLATION HAS HAD REPUBLICAN SUPPORT IN THE PAST, BUT NEVER MADE IT OUT OF THE LAWMAKING PROCESS. NO SUPPORTERS OF THE LAW WERE ABLE TO GO ON CAMERA TODAY, BUT WE DID GET A STATEMENT FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, GETNER DRUMMOND SAYS HE INTENDS TO APPEAL THE HOLD ON ENFORCEMENT, CALLING HOUSE BILL 4156 ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL TOOLS THE STATE HAS TO FIGHT CRIMINAL AC
Oklahoma leaders respond after immigration law blocked
A controversial immigration law is tied up in the courts, and opponents want state leaders to shift their focus.
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Updated: 10:21 PM CDT Jul 1, 2024
A controversial immigration law is tied up in the courts, and opponents want state leaders to shift their focus.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.On Friday, a federal court blocked the enforcement of HB 4156 until a court could rule whether or not the law was constitutional. The legislation would have allowed local law enforcement to remove illegal immigrants from the state.Now, opponents of the bill want to focus on getting the undocumented documented.“I have to confess I’m not surprised at all,” said state Sen. Michael Brooks-Jimenez.The injunction will block enforcement of HB 4156, which would have made it illegal for undocumented immigrants to be in the state.“If it were a law that was sincerely written that they would have made something was implementable, and unfortunately, the way this one was written, law enforcement has agreed there’s no way that they can see to lawfully implement this,” Jiminez-Brooks said.>> Download the KOCO 5 AppA strong opponent of the law, he said it would lead to racial profiling and cause harm to a group of people who contribute to and support Oklahoma’s economy.He said with the law now on hold, now is the time to allow undocumented immigrants access to legal identification, meaning passing a law that would give them the ability to get a state ID.“To come forth, to be able to confirm their identity with the state of Oklahoma, share an address, submit a fingerprint, then I think universally, people within the state of Oklahoma could agree to that,” Jiminez-Brooks said.Such legislation has had Republican support in the past, but never made it out of the law-making process.No supporters of the law were able to go on camera today, but Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond said he intends to appeal the hold on enforcement, calling HB 4156 one of the most powerful tools the state has to fight criminal activity.“We intend to appeal today’s decision and defend one of the most powerful tools we have to fight the criminal activity largely being fueled by illegal aliens in Oklahoma,” he said.Top HeadlinesOHP: 8-month-old dead, 2-year-old in critical condition in UTV incident outside of NormanLooking at the numerous Oklahoma laws that go into effect on July 1Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before electionUniversity of Oklahoma, Sooner fans celebrate move from Big 12 to SECOHP: 69-year-old Oklahoma woman dead after single-vehicle crash Saturday
OKLAHOMA CITY — A controversial immigration law is tied up in the courts, and opponents want state leaders to shift their focus.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
On Friday, a federal court blocked the enforcement of HB 4156 until a court could rule whether or not the law was constitutional. The legislation would have allowed local law enforcement to remove illegal immigrants from the state.
Now, opponents of the bill want to focus on getting the undocumented documented.
“I have to confess I’m not surprised at all,” said state Sen. Michael Brooks-Jimenez.
The injunction will block enforcement of HB 4156, which would have made it illegal for undocumented immigrants to be in the state.
“If it were a law that was sincerely written that they would have made something was implementable, and unfortunately, the way this one was written, law enforcement has agreed there’s no way that they can see to lawfully implement this,” Jiminez-Brooks said.
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A strong opponent of the law, he said it would lead to racial profiling and cause harm to a group of people who contribute to and support Oklahoma’s economy.
He said with the law now on hold, now is the time to allow undocumented immigrants access to legal identification, meaning passing a law that would give them the ability to get a state ID.
“To come forth, to be able to confirm their identity with the state of Oklahoma, share an address, submit a fingerprint, then I think universally, people within the state of Oklahoma could agree to that,” Jiminez-Brooks said.
Such legislation has had Republican support in the past, but never made it out of the law-making process.
No supporters of the law were able to go on camera today, but Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond said he intends to appeal the hold on enforcement, calling HB 4156 one of the most powerful tools the state has to fight criminal activity.
“We intend to appeal today’s decision and defend one of the most powerful tools we have to fight the criminal activity largely being fueled by illegal aliens in Oklahoma,” he said.
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