Oklahoma governor says he wants to deport undocumented immigrants in state prisons
Kevin Stitt says Oklahoma will have a plan to deport undocumented immigrants in the custody of state prisons as soon as President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Saying he didn't want the state to pay for what he described as the costs of the Biden administration's open border policy,
Gov. Stitt orders plan to deport illegal immigrants in Oklahoma prisons and jails
The governor said it costs the state $35,000 a day to keep the 526 inmates in the Oklahoma prison system. His office hasn't tallied those in jails.
Oklahoma wants to empty prisons of illegal immigrants to help Trump with mass deportations
EXCLUSIVE — Oklahoma is launching a pilot program to turn over illegal immigrants in prison to federal police to jump-start President-elect Donald Trump‘s mass deportation effort. Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-OK) shared with the Washington Examiner on Friday that he had a plan to expeditiously deport more than 500 convicted illegal immigrants in its prisons as soon as
Illegal Immigrant Says He'll Still Support Trump Even If He's Deported
The undocumented immigrant, who has two children who are U.S. citizens, said he would respect the decision if he was deported.
Stitt orders plan to deport incarcerated illegal immigrants
The governor said it costs the state $35,000 a day to keep the 526 inmates in the Oklahoma prison system. His office hasn't tallied those in jails, not expected to be a high number.
Trump to call on Border Patrol for help with deportations, expert says
The idea of mass deportations... people are going to be disappointed (with it). It’s going to be very targeted, very focused. If anyone is expecting buses rolling down Interstate 10, I don’t think that’s gong to be the case.
Trump promised the ‘largest deportation’ in U.S. history. Here’s how he might start
Andrew Selee of the Migration Policy Institute tells NPR that President-elect Donald Trump could begin his focus on newer arrivals and other immigrants on shaky legal grounds.
Trump likely to call on Border Patrol, Marshals Service for help with deportations
Former El Paso and 'Tucson Border Patrol chief Victor Manjarrez talks about what President Trump's mass deportation plan could look like.
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