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Judge prevents Oklahoma from implementing law that could jail undocumented immigrants

The Oklahoma State Capitol (Credit: AFP)

A federal judge has temporarily halted an Oklahoma law that contemplates prison sentences for those found living in the state without legal immigration status, preventing it from going into effect next Monday.

Concretely, U.S. District Judge Bernard M. Jones issued a preliminary injunction at the request of the Department of Justice. The measure will stay paralyzed while a suit by the DOJ continues before the courts.

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