Attorney General Gentner Drummond, along with a coalition of 20 state attorneys general, has sent a joint statement to President-elect Donald Trump. The group urges him to implement his immigration policies to secure the border and halt what they describe as a historic surge in illegal immigration attributed to the Biden Administration's policies.
"I look forward to seeing President Trump restore the rule of law in our country by securing the border and stopping the surge of illegal immigration that has resulted from the disastrous policies of the Biden Administration," Drummond stated. "Returning to President Trump's immigration policies will create a safer Oklahoma and put our country back on track."
Republican attorneys general across various states have challenged several executive orders from the Biden Administration regarding immigration. They have succeeded in nearly all these legal battles. Recently, a coalition of attorneys general secured an injunction from a federal district court preventing the Biden Administration from extending Affordable Care Act benefits to undocumented immigrants.
The letter emphasizes that during Trump's first term, his policies led to record-low levels of illegal immigration. The Republican AG coalition anticipates Trump reinstating measures such as the "Remain in Mexico" policy and curbing abuses related to immigration parole.
"We will work with President Trump to secure the border, end failed Biden Administration immigration policies and effect the largest deportation in U.S. history," Drummond and his colleagues declared in their letter. "We will stand with President Trump as he makes America safe again."
The letter was also signed by attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee and West Virginia.