Arizona Dream Act Coalition News Conference July 7, 2014
Channel: ACLU of Arizona
Date: 2014-07-07

July 7, 2014 -- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer was wrong to bar some young immigrants from receiving driver's licenses, a panel of federal judges ruled today. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ordered the Arizona Motor Vehicle Division to end its policy of denying licenses to young immigrants who came to the U.S. as children. This group of young people—who have permission from the federal government to live and work in the U.S.—are seriously harmed by their inability to get drivers' licenses, the court said.