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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5240 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Investigations field office in 

Tulsa, Oklahoma. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 6, 2004 

Mr. SULLIVAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 

Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish 

a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office 

of Investigations field office in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

4 The Congress finds the following: 

5 (1) On July 17, 2002, 18 illegal immigrants 

6 were taken into custody by the Tulsa County Sher7 iff’s Department and then later released by the 
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1 former Immigration and Naturalization Service. The 

2 group included 3 minors. 

3 (2) On August 13, 2002, an immigration task 

4 force meeting convened in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with 

5 the goal of bringing together local law enforcement 

6 and the Immigration and Naturalization Service to 

7 open a dialogue to find effective ways to better en8 force Federal immigration laws in the first District 

9 of Oklahoma. 

10 (3) On January 22, 2003, 4 new agents at the 

11 Immigration and Naturalization Service office in 

12 Oklahoma City were hired. 

13 (4) On January 30, 2003, Oklahoma’s Immi14 gration and Naturalization Service office added 6 

15 new special agents to their staff. 

16 (5) On September 22, 2004, U.S. Immigration 

17 and Customs Enforcement authorized the release of 

18 18 possible illegal aliens that were in the custody of 

19 the City of Catoosa, Oklahoma Police Department. 

20 Catoosa Police stopped a truck carrying 18 persons, 

21 including children, in the early morning hours. Only 

22 2 of the detainees produced identification. One adult 

23 was arrested on drug possession charges, while the 

24 remaining individuals were released. 
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1 (6) Oklahoma has 1 U.S. Immigration and Cus2 toms Enforcement office located in Oklahoma City, 

3 Oklahoma. Currently, 12 U.S. Immigration and Cus4 toms Enforcement agents serve 3,500,000 people. 

5 (7) Oklahoma Interstate Highways I–44 and I– 

6 75 are major roads through Tulsa and serve for the 

7 transportation of illegal immigrants to all areas of 

8 the United States. 

9 (8) The establishment of a U.S. Immigration 

10 and Customs Enforcement Office of Investigations 

11 field office in Tulsa, Oklahoma, will help enforce 

12 Federal immigration laws in eastern Oklahoma. 

13 (9) There are 7 Drug Enforcement Administra14 tion agents, and an estimated 22 Federal Bureau of 

15 Investigation agents, headquartered in Tulsa, Okla16 homa, while no U.S. Immigration and Customs En17 forcement agents are located in Tulsa. 

18 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF I.C.E. FIELD OFFICE IN TULSA. 

19 Subject to the availability of appropriated funds, not 

20 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

21 this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall estab22 lish a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office 

23 of Investigations field office in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 

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