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    Federal Court Orders Indiana to Allow Access to Driver’s Licenses for Residents with Humanitarian Protections Regardless of Country of Origin

    Federal Court Orders Indiana to Allow Access to Driver’s Licenses for Residents with Humanitarian Protections Regardless of Country of Origin

    Jan 11, 2024 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — A federal district court in Indiana today entered a preliminary injunction ordering the state to remove restrictions on accessing Indiana driver’s licenses or identification cards for residents who live in the state...

    Lawsuit Claims Indiana Law Discriminates Based on National Origin

    Lawsuit Claims Indiana Law Discriminates Based on National Origin

    Sep 1, 2023 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana and the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of five Haitian immigrants who want to obtain an Indiana driver’s license or identification...

    Migrant Justice Settles Discrimination Lawsuit with Vermont DMV

    Migrant Justice Settles Discrimination Lawsuit with Vermont DMV

    Jan 15, 2020 MONTPELIER, VT — Human rights organization Migrant Justice and the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles have reached a settlement in a federal antidiscrimination lawsuit.

    New Jersey To Join Growing Number of States Extending Access to Driver’s Licenses for All Residents

    New Jersey To Join Growing Number of States Extending Access to Driver’s Licenses for All Residents

    Dec 16, 2019 TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey State Legislature voted today to pass critical legislation that expands access to driver’s licenses to all residents who are otherwise eligible, regardless of immigration...

    Legal Victory in Arizona: State Must Accept Proof of Work Authorization as Sufficient Documentation from Immigrants Seeking Driver’s Licenses

    Legal Victory in Arizona: State Must Accept Proof of Work Authorization as Sufficient Documentation from Immigrants Seeking Driver’s Licenses

    Jun 22, 2018 LOS ANGELES — Arizona must accept proof of work authorization as sufficient documentation from immigrants seeking to obtain driver’s licenses, a federal court ruled this week.

    Immigrant and Civil Rights Groups Seek to Halt Discriminatory Arizona Driver’s License Policy

    Immigrant and Civil Rights Groups Seek to Halt Discriminatory Arizona Driver’s License Policy

    Jan 20, 2017 PHOENIX, Ariz. — Civil and immigrants’ rights attorneys asked a federal court on Friday to temporarily block Arizona from continuing to deny certain lawfully present immigrants, including survivors of domestic violence, access to driver’s...

    Immigrant and Civil Rights Groups Challenge Arizona Policy Denying Driver’s Licenses to Survivors of Domestic Violence and Other Immigrants

    Immigrant and Civil Rights Groups Challenge Arizona Policy Denying Driver’s Licenses to Survivors of Domestic Violence and Other Immigrants

    Sep 13, 2016 PHOENIX — Immigrant and civil rights groups have filed a legal challenge to Arizona’s policy of denying certain lawfully present immigrants access to driver’s licenses.

    9th Circuit Reaffirms That Arizona May Not Deny Driver’s Licenses to DACAmented Youth

    9th Circuit Reaffirms That Arizona May Not Deny Driver’s Licenses to DACAmented Youth

    Apr 6, 2016 PASADENA, CA — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday affirmed a lower court’s ruling that permanently blocks Arizona from denying driver’s licenses to immigrants who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals...

    Immigrant-inclusive Policies Move Ahead

    Immigrant-inclusive Policies Move Ahead

    Dec 22, 2015 WASHINGTON — Civic engagement by immigrants and their allies has been effective in moving inclusive state and local policies and in defeating virtually all of the significant anti-immigrant proposals filed in state legislatures during the...