US judge pauses enforcement of Oklahoma immigration law
Source: Reuters
US judge pauses enforcement of Oklahoma immigration law
Dietrich Knauth
Tue, May 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM EDT 2 min read
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked enforcement of an Oklahoma law that imposes criminal penalties on non-citizens who enter Oklahoma illegally, saying the law likely intrudes on the federal government's authority over immigration.
U.S. District Judge Bernard Jones ruled the law, HB 4156, may not be enforced for at least 14 days while a court challenge proceeds. Jones said he will consider a longer-term injunction of the law after a court hearing in early June.
The American Civil Liberties Union, which represents Oklahoma-based organization Padres Unidos de Tulsa and several individual plaintiffs in the lawsuit, said the ruling was a "victory for Oklahoma’s immigrant community" and a step towards permanently blocking the law.
Oklahoma’s attorney general Gentner Drummond criticized the decision as "outrageous," saying it would imperil Oklahoma’s efforts to stop drug trafficking and other criminal activity in the state.
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