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Oklahoma House passes controversial immigration bill criminalizing ‘impermissible occupation’

JURIST

The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed House Bill 4156 on Thursday by a vote of 77-20, which proposes the creation of the criminal act of impermissible occupation, targeting individuals who willfully enter and remain in Oklahoma without legal authorization to be in the United States. It’s not solution-focused.

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Oklahoma’s Justice ‘Success Story’

The Crime Report

Since the reforms, “Oklahoma’s criminal justice system has gotten smaller, less expensive, more fair, and more just,” claimed the report by FWD.us, a nonprofit justice think tank. Oklahoma spends more than $552 million on the prison system each year without any real public safety benefits.” ” FWD.us ” FWD.us

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Reviving the ‘Power of a Pardon’

The Crime Report

For example, in 20 states, — including California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Wyoming — a pardon offers the only way to regain firearms rights lost because of a past conviction. Put simply, a pardon is a powerful sign of “official forgiveness,” that can help someone get their life back on track. “But

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Civil rights groups sue Iowa officials to stop immigration law from going into effect

JURIST

Civil rights groups filed a complaint on Thursday against Iowa state officials to stop the state’s recently enacted immigration law from going into effect on July 1. The law makes it a crime for a foreign national to enter Iowa after having been deported from the US in the past, regardless of current immigration status.