The Des Moines Register, 01/23/2013 –
“Almost 5,000 young immigrants in Iowa allowed to stay and work in the United States under presidential order will be eligible to apply for a state-issued driver’s license after all, the Iowa Department of Transportation announced…
“The agency had angered immigration activists late last month by determining that state law prohibited it from issuing licenses to persons granted…[d]eferred [a]ction…But DOT Director Paul Trombino said…new guidance from federal officials prompted him to reconsider.
“Trombino cited a statement issued… by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services saying those granted deferred action status are ‘authorized by the Department of Homeland Security to be present in the United States and considered to be lawfully present during their deferred action’ period.
“…Trombino said his agency’s policy reversal was the result of a decision made in consultation with Gov. Terry Branstad’s office and Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller’s office…[B]ased on the changed guidance from federal officials, the Iowa DOT now has the legal authority under current Iowa law to issue the licenses, [Trombino] said.”
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“Almost 5,000 young immigrants in Iowa allowed to stay and work in the United States under presidential order will be eligible to apply for a state-issued driver’s license after all, the Iowa Department of Transportation announced…
“The agency had angered immigration activists late last month by determining that state law prohibited it from issuing licenses to persons granted…[d]eferred [a]ction…But DOT Director Paul Trombino said…new guidance from federal officials prompted him to reconsider.
“Trombino cited a statement issued… by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services saying those granted deferred action status are ‘authorized by the Department of Homeland Security to be present in the United States and considered to be lawfully present during their deferred action’ period.
“…Trombino said his agency’s policy reversal was the result of a decision made in consultation with Gov. Terry Branstad’s office and Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller’s office…[B]ased on the changed guidance from federal officials, the Iowa DOT now has the legal authority under current Iowa law to issue the licenses, [Trombino] said.”
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