Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma state superintendent of public instruction, is standing by President Donald Trump‘s immigration policies at the risk of separating children from their families.
This comes after the Oklahoma Board of Education unanimously approved a measure requiring families to verify their children’s citizenship when enrolling them in school. It was discussed for 20 minutes before its approval.
Walters stood by the measure during an appearance on NewsNation Now. Host Connell McShane asked him if it would lead to fewer immigrant families enrolling their children in school.
“If the president and ICE don’t know where the families are, where the students are, you’re going to have families that are deported without their kids,” Walters said. “This is what the American people have asked for. President Trump is fulfilling a promise.”
Trump signed an executive order earlier this week allowing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to enter schools. Walters also expressed his support for the order.
“We’ve said our schools will not be sanctuary schools in Oklahoma,” Walters said. “We will work with President Trump. … If he needs the information, we’ll get it for him.”
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Walters previously served as the state’s education secretary.
Deportation and repatriation efforts are in full swing across the country. The Air Force posted photos of illegal immigrants boarding its planes and local law enforcement have confirmed arrests. “Border czar” Tom Homan said he expects daily flights to deport some 1.3 million illegal immigrants with outstanding deportation orders.
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