Five Questions Sen. James Lankford Wants Obama to Answer About His Immigration Actions

Sen. James Lankford will send a letter to the White House on Thursday asking the president to clarify his remarks that there will be “consequences” for government officials who do not comply with his executive order on immigration.

This is the second attempt Lankford, R-Okla., has made to have President Barack Obama explain his statement.

During remarks at a town hall at Florida International University in February, the president was asked about his executive order in light of a ruling by a U.S. District Court allowing deportations to continue.

“Look, the bottom line is, is that if somebody is working for ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] and there is a policy and they don’t follow the policy, there are going to be consequences to it,” he said.

Lankford asked the president a series of questions about his remarks in a letter in February. On Aug. 27, Lankford received a reply from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Director, Sarah R. Saldaña.

Lankford decided to send another letter to the president.

In his letter to the president, Lankford wrote:
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