The Justice Department has sued Oklahoma over a new immigration law that penalizes migrants without legal documentation with fines and jail time.

Filed in U.S. District Court, the lawsuit argues that the law infringes on the federal government’s constitutional authority over immigration and border control.

Additionally, the law is said to violate a constitutional clause limiting state regulation of international movement.

Set to take effect on July 1, the law represents another attempt by a Republican-led state to manage immigration independently, criticizing the Biden administration’s border policies, NBC News reported.

Similar laws in Texas and Iowa have also been challenged by the Justice Department. Oklahoma’s House Bill 4156 criminalizes unauthorized entry into the state, with penalties including up to a year in jail and a $500 fine for a first offense, and up to two years in jail and a $1,000 fine for a second offense.

Convicted individuals must leave Oklahoma within three days of their release.

Written by B.C. Begley