Oklahoma troopers inspected 160 commercial vehicles during 12 hour highway operation with ICE

This week, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) partnered with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for a twelve hour special emphasis patrol that involved a large number of commercial vehicle inspections.

The patrol took place on Monday, November 17, 2025, along State Highway 69 in Bryan County, Oklahoma, as part of the larger Operation Guardian effort taking place in the state over the past few months.

The purpose of the OHP and ICE patrol was to “disrupt criminal activity and threats to public safety,” troopers said.

As part of the operation, OHP troopers conducted 160 commercial motor vehicle (CMV) inspections, as well as making “hundreds of passenger vehicle contacts.”

“Of the CMV drivers inspected, seven legal aliens were cited for violation of the national standard for English language proficiency,” OHP said.

Troopers say that 76 illegal aliens were taken into custody for immigration violations as a result of the 12 hour detail.

OHP highlighted several of the notable apprehensions made during the partnered patrol of SH 69:

“During this emphasis, OHP apprehended two individuals just north of the Texas border who were trafficking 160 pounds of marijuana and in possession of a firearm and body armor while committing this felony. Additionally, nine of the illegal aliens apprehended by OHP are expected to be charged with other felony crimes. The illegal aliens apprehended this week have prior criminal histories for drug possession, DUI, hit and run, property theft, soliciting prostitution, disorderly conduct, and illegal entry into the US.“

“Through Governor Kevin Stitt and Department of Public Safety Commissioner Tim Tipton’s leadership, OHP is addressing this threat head-on and has quickly become a national leader in apprehensions of criminal illegal aliens. All OHP Troopers are credentialed by ICE to enforce immigration violations. In the past two months alone, OHP has apprehended approximately 500 criminal illegal aliens, some of which have significant criminal histories including child sexual abuse, vehicular homicide, money laundering, human smuggling, domestic assault and battery, and burglary,” state troopers said.