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From 2002 to 2019, illegal immigrants were not eligible for driver's licenses in New York. Although there is nothing in New York law that mandates legal status to acquire a standard driver's license, a 2002 executive order issued by then-Governor George Pataki established a regulation that effectively bars illegal immigrants and other ...
Jessica Colotl is an undocumented immigrant to the United States whose 2010 arrest for driving without a license and possible deportation called attention to the issue of illegal immigration. [1] Colotl (born c. 1989) [1] was brought from Mexico by her parents without valid documentation into the US when she was either 10 [2] [3] [4] or 11 ...
Following the State Senate's vote, Spitzer revised his plan again, proposing the issuance of a third type of driver's license. [18] This driver's license would be available only to United States citizens who are New York State residents, and would be valid for crossing the Canada–US border. [18] Spitzer also announced that the expiration ...
The move angered local residents, who say the site is needed to serve undocumented immigrants and others seeking to take advantage of a new state law that allows them to obtain driver's licenses.
A resource fair on Nov. 8 is intended to help refugees and immigrants access transportation. Here's what to know. Refugees, immigrants can get driver's license help at Dearborn resource fair
[14] The International Association of Chiefs of Police and the Major Cities Chiefs Association have both issued statements opposing police participation in immigration enforcement on the grounds that it interferes with the "trust, communication, and cooperation" between police and the immigrant community that are necessary for police to ...
The measure prohibits the issuance of a driver's license to anyone who does not provide proof of lawful presence in the U.S., and specifies how out-of-state driver licenses issued to undocumented ...
Whether or not to issue driver's licenses for illegal immigrants became a high-profile political issue in the 21st century. In April 2010, Arizona passed SB 1070, at the time the broadest and strictest anti-illegal immigration bill in the United States.