Lawsuit Filed To Stop Anti-Immigration Bill

POSTED: 5:02 pm CDT October 15, 2007
UPDATED: 5:09 pm CDT October 15, 2007


TULSA, Okla. -- A group opposed to a sweeping new anti-illegal immigration bill announced that it's filing a lawsuit to stop the measure from taking effect Nov. 1.

The Rev. Miguel Rivera announced the lawsuit on Monday. Rivera is the head of the National Coalition of Latino Clergy.

The suit names Gov. Brad Henry and Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson as defendants.


Rivera said an estimated 25,000 people already have left Tulsa County because of fear over the impact of House Bill 1804.

The new law requires law enforcement agencies to check the immigration status of people arrested for felonies. It also makes it a felony to knowingly harbor or transport illegal immigrants.

A local attorney for the coalition, Rohit Sharma, said the group plans to file for an injunction Tuesday, preventing the bill from taking effect.

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