Oklahoma immigration

The Trump Administration is asking states to more closely watch the citizenship status of people receiving benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But some advocates for immigrant families worry the messaging could hurt people who are eligible for the food assistance.

An Oklahoma City federal judge on Tuesday put a two-week hold on the state's enforcement of a law criminalizing immigrants living in Oklahoma without legal residency.

People without legal status are a key part of the dairy industry's workforce. Some producers hope their economic contribution will protect farms from ICE raids and may open the conversation around policy reform.

An amended resolution that passed the Oklahoma Senate on Tuesday would reject a proposal to have public schools collect students' immigration status, but it would require schools to report donations and gifts from non-government sources.

A bipartisan Senate panel on Wednesday voted to toss out two rules backed by State Superintendent Ryan Walters that dealt with monitoring student immigration status and that would require teachers to take the U.S. Naturalization Test.

Hundreds of immigrant Latinos and their supporters rallied in protest of immigration enforcement policies in Oklahoma City on Sunday. But despite the warm sunny day, hundreds more were chilled from making an appearance.

State Superintendent Ryan Walters reissued a request Wednesday to Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond after Drummond refused to issue a formal opinion on a Trump executive order.

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is firing back against State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ request for an opinion on a Trump executive order regarding immigration.

Top-down, all-around federal immigration enforcement at the state level is rolling out across Oklahoma. The state’s top public safety official discussed the details at a Tuesday press conference.

State Superintendent Ryan Walters asked Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond Monday for a formal opinion on an executive order by President Donald Trump prohibiting federal funds and benefits from going to undocumented persons.