DOJ Sues Oklahoma for Making Illegal Immigration a State Crime

Oklahoma’s attorney general said his state is merely enforcing federal immigration laws ’more efficiently.’
DOJ Sues Oklahoma for Making Illegal Immigration a State Crime
The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building is seen in Washington, on June 9, 2023. Alex Brandon/The Canadian Press/AP
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the state of Oklahoma over a new law that makes illegal immigration a state crime enforceable by state police.

The law in question was approved by Oklahoma legislators in April and is set to go into effect on July 1. Similar laws have been passed in other Republican-led states, such as Iowa and Texas, and are facing similar challenges from the Justice Department.