(KOSU) Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is calling for Afghan refugees to be swiftly expelled from the state.
In 2021, nearly 2,000 Afghan refugees resettled in Oklahoma to flee the Taliban.
The refugees, many of whom worked for American and allied organizations during conflicts there, came to Oklahoma as part of the largest non-combatant evacuation operation in U.S. military history. In collaboration with Catholic Charities, Gov. Kevin Stitt welcomed the group to the state.
But Drummond sent out a press release Thursday saying the refugees pose a safety threat, and wouldn’t be eligible to enter the U.S. today. His comments came one day after President Donald Trump issued a travel ban on 20 countries, including Afghanistan.
