Poll results:

We received 170 votes on the Friday poll, “Does negative campaigning affect your vote?”

83 said, “Yes. It turns me against the attacker.”
8 said, “Yes. The attacks can be informative.”
41 said, “No. I tune it all out.”
38 said, “It depends on whether the claims are true.”

New poll question at the bottom of today’s newsletter. (You can also suggest a poll question by emailing me at [email protected].)

How Oklahoma law enforcement is driving Trump's deportation push

Oklahoma trooper on side of the road. (Oklahoma Department of Public Safety)

By Lionel Ramos, KOSU
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Oklahoma law enforcement continues to prove its value to the Trump administration's mass deportation agenda. Here is the latest on the growing number of immigration enforcement partnerships between local, state and federal authorities.

From the Oologah and Minco police departments to the Atoka and Major County sheriff's offices, 46 local law enforcement agencies have entered collaborative agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, in 2026.

That brings the total number of municipal, county and state agencies in cahoots with ICE via what are known as 287(g) agreements to 99, according to federal records.

Named for their section in federal statute, the inter-agency contracts deputize local police officers with immigration-enforcement powers, either on patrol and other regular duties or within jails.

And while most municipal and county agencies have only a couple of officers trained and certified, new virtual training provided by ICE has allowed the Oklahoma Highway Patrol to deputize all 704 of its troopers, up and down the chain of command.

And as local police cooperation has continued to rise, so too has the number of immigration arrests.

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Here’s what’s happening in Oklahoma today:

State Farm must hand over documents related to Oklahoma hail damage claims, Comanche County judge rules (News 9)
Oklahoma Attorney General announces new $12 million opioid settlement (OPMX)
Family seeks answers on prison transfer of man convicted in Chickasha killings (Fox 25)
Tulsans have until the end of August to enroll in EMSAcare. Here’s what’s changing. (Tulsa Flyer)
Drought prompts tighter water restrictions across Oklahoma City metro (KGOU)
Large fire near Binger continues into Friday evening (KFOR)
With James Taylor ‘proposing consolidation,’ Robert Franklin pans ‘inappropriate process’ (NonDoc)
More GOP party platforms, including Oklahoma’s, include anti-IVF language. Is surrogacy next? (Oklahoma Voice)
Another new CEO hired to lead Oklahoma regional university system (Oklahoma Voice)
Health and safety issues force relocation of Shawnee child development center (The Oklahoman)*
Oklahoma slashes ‘third meal’ program for students (KTEN)
A year since two sexual assaults at Tulsa parks, still no suspects (KJRH)
Off-duty Duncan police officer arrested after fatal vehicle-pedestrian collision (KXII)
OKC lawyer dies unexpectedly at 62 (KFOR)