DOJ sues Oklahoma over law imposing penalties on illegal immigrants

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The Department of Justice announced a lawsuit against Oklahoma over a law that makes it a state crime to reside in Oklahoma while in the country illegally, adding to a cavalcade of DOJ challenges to laws in similar states.

The DOJ has already sued Texas and Iowa over efforts to make it a state crime to be present in a respective state while in the country illegally, with the DOJ arguing that the federal government has sole authority for immigration enforcement rather than states.

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