A bill has been filed to prevent sanctuary cities in Oklahoma.
Senate Bill 1459 would make any city or town that enacts a sanctuary policy ineligible for state funding through agencies or grants.
A sanctuary city has laws that protect undocumented immigrants from deportation or prosecution despite federal immigration law.
According to the Center for Immigration Studies, no city in Oklahoma presently identifies as a sanctuary city.
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