U.S. District Court Temporarily Blocks Oklahoma's Unconstitutional Immigration Law

[In It to Win It]

OKLAHOMA CITY – This week, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of Oklahoma’s HB 4156.

This law would create a state system to regulate immigration, as well as undermine the exclusively federal system Congress enacted. Under the law, large groups of immigrants would be barred from entering the state – or could be ordered to leave – even if they are legally pursuing asylum or other lawful immigration statuses.

The court’s order this week reaffirms its ruling last year that HB 4156 is likely unconstitutional, and prevents Oklahoma officials from enforcing the law until the resolution of this case. The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Oklahoma, and law firm Rivas & Associates previously filed a lawsuit in May of 2024 on behalf of the Oklahoma-based organization Padres Unidos de Tulsa and several individual plaintiffs who live in the state. With the onset of the Trump administration, the United States government dismissed the challenge last year.

In May, immigrant and civil rights groups – including Padres Unidos de Tulsa and the League of United Latin American Citizens Oklahoma City (“LULAC-OKC”) – filed an amended complaint with additional plaintiffs, seeking to block the law from implementation.

https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/u-s-district-court-temporarily-blocks-oklahomas-unconstitutional-immigration-law

[Attilatheblond]

1. So, Oklahoma's attempt at huge WHITES ONLY signs at their state border is a no-go?

Gee, guess we haven't gone that far backward yet.

[UTUSN]

2. All these Temporaries are giving me whiplash. Am 78, ain't got all day!