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Newt Gingrich is denouncing a move by the Obama Administration to sue the state of South Carolina in hopes of overturning a controversial immigration law, calling the move "an outrage."

The South Carolina law requires police to call federal immigration authorities following a traffic stop or arrest if an officer suspects a person of being in the country illegal, and mandates that all employers verify the immigration status of new hires through the federal E-Verify system.

But the Justice Department said Monday that South Carolina's laws "are unconstitutional and interfere with the federal government’s authority to set and enforce immigration policy" and "clearly conflicts with the policies and priorities adopted by the federal government" in a press release.

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