Oklahoma Senate passes bill making illegal immigration a state crime

Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat said. "The Oklahoma Legislature is taking the necessary action to protect our citizens. Doing nothing is unconscionable and this legislation is the appropriate measure to keep Oklahomans safe and uphold the rule of law.”

Some questions:

What does Oklahoma do now with undocumented immigrants it finds?
Seeing as how the U.S. Customs Border and Protection "Order of Release on Cognizance" legally releases an immigrant into the U.S. as part of removal proceedings, what more does this Oklahoma law do exactly?

Without the answers to those questions, this seems performative to me, so Republicans in Oklahoma can say, "See! We're doing something!" despite achieving nothing at all.

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Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat said. "The Oklahoma Legislature is taking the necessary action to protect our citizens. Doing nothing is unconscionable and this legislation is the appropriate measure to keep Oklahomans safe and uphold the rule of law.”
Some questions:
What does Oklahoma do now with undocumented immigrants it finds?
Seeing as how the U.S. Customs Border and Protection "Order of Release on Cognizance" legally releases an immigrant into the U.S. as part of removal proceedings, what more does this Oklahoma law do exactly?
Without the answers to those questions, this seems performative to me, so Republicans in Oklahoma can say, "See! We're doing something!" despite achieving nothing at all.
- it sounds like this is just going to shoot themselves in the foot.
  Well, when you follow in the footsteps of Florida man, you get what's coming to you