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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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High Court Rejects Double Jeopardy Claim in Tribal Justice

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Current sentencing restrictions are why we see misdemeanor level sentences for violent crimes, like the 140 day sentence Denezpi was originally handed down for his assault charges. Justices heard arguments in Oklahoma v. In May, Amnesty International called on the U.S.

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New York legislature votes to abolish adultery law from 1907

JURIST

” The law stated that the offense was a Class B misdemeanor punishable by up to three months imprisonment. Under New York criminal trial procedure , defendants charged with a Class B misdemeanor have a right to a jury trial only if they live outside of New York City. Several states have laws criminalizing adultery.

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

JURIST

Forbidden reentry is an “aggravated misdemeanor, punishable by up to two years in state prison.” For example, Oklahoma’s House of Representatives recently passed a law criminalizing both illegal presence in Oklahoma and reentering after deportation. ” The complaint also stresses the law’s impact.

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US House committee to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas over US-Mexico border management

JURIST

The hearing included testimony from the attorney generals of Montana, Oklahoma and Missouri—states led by Republican governors—who said they have dealt with impacts from Mayorkas’s policies, even though none of them neighbor Mexico. Attorney General Montana Austin Knudsen noted there had been a devastating fentanyl crisis in Montana.