Legal Insurrection by Mary Chastain May 22, 2024
Oklahoma AG fired back, reminding the DOJ that Biden has spent over three years ignoring the border and federal immigration laws.President Joe Biden’s DOJ threatened Oklahoma over HB 4156, an immigration bill.
The law makes it a state crime to be in Oklahoma illegally, allows state and local law enforcement to arrest illegal aliens, and requires the illegal aliens to leave within 72 hours after conviction or release from custody.
Brian Boynton, principal deputy assistant attorney general, told Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and Attorney General Genter Drummond that the state could not enforce HB 4156 due to federal law, which violates the Constitution, compared to the Texas immigration law.
“The United States intends to file suit to enjoin the enforcement of HB 4156 unless Oklahoma agrees to refrain from enforcing the law,” warned Boynton. “The United States is committed to the processing of noncitizens consistent with the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). HB 4156 is contrary to that goal.”
Boynton told Stitt and Boynton that “Congress has established a comprehensive scheme governing noncitizens’ entry and reentry into the United States, including penalties for unlawful entry and reentry.”
The Oklahoma law intends to “create a separate state immigration scheme” with penalties for violating federal laws.
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https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/05/doj-threatens-oklahoma-with-lawsuit-over-immigration-law/
