The U.S. Department of Justice is reconsidering its lawsuit against Oklahoma’s sweeping immigration law, House Bill 4156. State Attorney General Gentner Drumond says he’s hopeful the law will be enforced soon.
A recent communication by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) supports Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s contention that the nation’s border crisis underscores the need for Oklahoma’s tough immigration reform law.
A new letter from the U.S. Department of Justice has officials taking another look at HB 4156, the immigration law that was halted federally.
One of those lawsuits was filed by the Department of Justice under President Joe Biden, which originally argued that the law violates the U.S. Constitution's Supremacy Clause. Now under new management,
The U.S. Department of Justice is looking into what a proclamation from President Donald Trump could mean for an Oklahoma immigration law that was previously blocked by a federal court.
OKLAHOMA CITY (KNWA/KFTA) — An Oklahoma lawmaker has filed a bill that would rename the state’s Department of Corrections. House Bill 1310 was filed on Jan. 15 by Rep. Justin Humphrey (R-Lane) and would rename the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC) to the Oklahoma Department of Corruption.
The Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations are throwing their support behind a federal effort to sanction Northeast Oklahoma prosecutors accused of violating the McGirt v. Oklahoma precedent.
Oklahoma's top prosecutor asked the federal Bureau of Prisons to transfer an inmate to state custody so that he could be executed for his
The Oklahoma State Board of Education voted Tuesday to approve a proposal requiring parents to report their immigration or citizenship status when enrolling their children in school.
The directives to Justice Department employees could face fierce blowback from legal advocacy groups and officials in cities and states led by Democrats.
Tulsa legislators have proposed pausing the death penalty and restricting for-profit tabloids and websites that exclusively post law enforcement-provided mugshots.
Those Native Americans can only be prosecuted by tribal or federal authorities under the Supreme Court case McGirt v. Oklahoma. The lawsuit alleges that district attorney Carol Iski has unlawfully filed at least four criminal cases against tribal citizens.