Oklahoma, ICE Partner to Arrest 130 Truck Drivers

Oklahoma, ICE partner to arrest 130 truck drivers

As issues regarding the integrity of non-domiciled CDLs have taken center stage nationally, Oklahoma recently partnered with ICE for a three-day enforcement effort. According to a news release from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement recently arrested 130 commercial truck drivers for various violations at the Beckham County Port of Entry. “Oklahomans deserve safe highways,” Corporation Commission Cha…

Oklahoma DPS to continue to immigration enforcement effort focused on truck drivers

Public Safety Commissioner Tim Tipton speaks to reporters Tuesday, Sept. 30, at a press conference in Oklahoma City. (Photo by Barbara Hoberock/Oklahoma Voice)OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma’s Public Safety Commissioner vowed Tuesday to continue the crackdown on commercial truck drivers passing through the state without legal status. “Moving forward, we’ll continue with these types of operations because our desire is to make sure that every Oklahoman i…

ICE removes 130 truckers during enforcement at OK port of entry

The special enforcement focused on CDL drivers and commercial trucks licensed and registered in the state of California.

Oklahoma vows to continue immigration crackdown that took 130 truck drivers off the road last week

Oklahoma officials vowed Tuesday to continue the immigration crackdown that took 130 truck drivers off the road with the help of ICE last week.  Public Safety Commissioner Tim Tipton announced the continuation of the immigration crackdown on Tuesday, September 30th.  The three-day operation that preceded the announcement was conducted at the port of entry along eastbound Interstate 40 in Beckham County, Oklahoma. That enforcement blitz, called O…