Texas sued again over driver’s license policy

Carolyn Hileman - The Voice | January 29, 2009 

AUSTIN — A civil-rights group Wednesday sued the state of Texas over its controversial new policy that denies driver’s licenses to some documented immigrants and issues different-looking licenses to single out noncitizen drivers. “We are confident the courts will step in and put an end to these arbitrary rules,” said Nina Perales, Southwest regional counsel for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. In October, the Texas Department of Public Safety implemented a new rule that denies driver’s licenses and identification cards to people whose legal status in the U.S. expires in fewer than six months. The department also started printing vertically oriented driver’s licenses with the words “TEMPORARY VISITOR” for all noncitizens.


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