Senator Nathan Dahm has refiled his legislation to ban sanctuary cities in Oklahoma. Senate Bill 572 would restrict any municipality from adopting a sanctuary policy for undocumented immigrants. Dahm’s bill cuts off state funding to a municipality if they do adopt such a policy.
“Just last week, with the stroke of a pen, Joe Biden instructed ICE to release law breaking foreigners throughout the country, so I’ve once again introduced legislation to prohibit any city or county in the state of Oklahoma from becoming a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants,” Dahm said. “My legislation is aimed at stopping sanctuary policies that would provide a haven to these criminals.”
If a city loses state funding due to a sanctuary law, the Oklahoma Attorney General will have to certify the municipality is following the law before it is restored.
Dahm filed a similar bill last year.
“Last session my bill made it part way through the legislature before the pandemic stalled out session,” Dahm said. “Now we can see how it is even more necessary to get this bill passed to ensure the rule of law is followed in our state and protect the citizens of Oklahoma even as Joe Biden seeks to put the interests of law-breaking foreigners over us.”
