Advocates Decry AG Drummond’s Letter Calling for Removal of Afghan Refugees

AG faces criticism for call to remove Afghan refugees from Oklahoma

Attorney General Gentner Drummond, pictured Feb. 28, 2024, on Thursday called for Afghan refugees in Oklahoma to be removed. (Photo by Janelle Stecklein/Oklahoma Voice)OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s attorney general said Thursday he “demands” the removal of Afghan refugees who were resettled in the state in 2021 with Gov. Kevin Stitt’s support.  Gentner Drummond, who is also a Republican candidate for governor, said the thousands of Afghan refugees …

Advocates decry AG Drummond’s letter calling for removal of Afghan refugees

Executive Director of CAIR OK said Drummond is using the Afghan community as “a political pawn” as he campaigns for governor.

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond calls for expulsion of all Afghan refugees

Gentner Drummond, Oklahoma attorney general and candidate for governor, called for every Afghan refugee in Oklahoma to be expelled.

Stitt, city leaders dismayed, disappointed, sad about Drummond's refugee remarks

The Republican attorney general and candidate for governor on Thursday called for the removal of Afghan refugees resettled in the state under a Biden program.

Attorney General Gentner Drummond calls for removal of all Oklahoma Afghan refugees

Drummond Calls for Removal of Afghan Refugees

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is calling for the removal of Afghan refugees from Oklahoma and goes hard at Governor Stitt for approving their settlement here. This push comes after President Donald Trump issued a travel ban on Afghan nationals and others. “At great risk to public safety, Gov. Stitt partnered with the Biden Administration to import thousands of poorly vetted Afghan refugees to our state,” Drummond said. “Adding insult