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In Illinois, a Temporary Visitors Driver's License program allows undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver's license. Applicants must have an Illinois address, prove 12 months of residency in the state, and have a valid passport or consular card to be eligible.

DMV Employees Have Been Accused of Collaborating With ICE. This Isn’t the First Time.

This week, public records revealed how ICE has scanned facial data from millions of driver's license photos. But the agency's collaboration with state DMVs might go deeper.

Jack Herrera

Social Justice

Oregon Will Make Undocumented People Eligible for Drivers’ Licenses Again

Thirteen other states and Washington, D.C., allow those in the country illegally to get licenses.

Massoud Hayoun

San Francisco City Hall is lit up in rainbow colors following Gay Pride on Sunday, June 26th, 2016.

Social Justice

Will Non-Binary Gender Options on State IDs Reduce Discrimination?

More states are including a gender option that isn't male or female on IDs. Advocates believe the changes might have mixed effects.

Leah Dunlevy

Social Justice

In New York, Undocumented Immigrants Could Become Eligible for Driver’s Licenses Again

Nationally, traffic violations constitute the plurality of charges leading to ICE detention.

Massoud Hayoun

A sample driver's license for limited-term that is currently used by legal immigrants with temporary legal status.

Social Justice

Michigan Immigrant Rights Advocates Score a Major Win in the Drivers’ License Standoff

A bid by Republican legislators to identify residents' immigration status on state-issued identification would have marked them for discriminatory policing, activists say.

Massoud Hayoun

News in Brief

One Big Benefit of Issuing Drivers’ Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants

In January of 2015, a new law went into effect in California allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s…

Tom Jacobs