Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is vowing to continue the fight for Oklahoma’s illegal immigration law. The Legislature passed House Bill 4156 which makes it illegal for a person to be in Oklahoma if they are not in the country legally. A federal judge blocked the enforcement of the law earlier this year.
Drummond has appealed that preliminary junction to the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.
“HB 4156 in no way conflicts with or undermines federal law. Rather, HB 4156 mirrors federal law by design,” states Drummond’s brief. “Without a valid cause of action, the United States relied on speculation about how HB 4156 would be implemented, spurious conclusions about the law’s underpinnings, and fundamental misconceptions about a state’s sovereign rights and duties in a federalist system of government.”
The filing points out that HB 4156 was necessary because of failures by the Biden Administration.
If the Tenth Circuit does not provide Oklahoma with a favorable decision, Drummond plans to take the issue to the U.S. Supreme Court.
“Oklahoma has a constitutional right to protect our citizens,” he said. “I will continue fighting against the open border policies of the Biden-Harris Administration all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court if that’s what it takes to protect my fellow Oklahomans. Nothing is more important than the safety of our families and communities.”
