A protester holds a sign as members of the state Assembly speak in favor of legislation of the Green Light bill granting undocumented immigrants driver’s licenses during a rally at the state Capitol in Albany, New York. Photo: Hans Pennink/AP
Erie County Clerk Michael Kearns argued in the lawsuit that the Green Light Law conflicts with federal immigration law, and therefore would make it a crime for him to approve driver’s licenses for undocumented individuals.
July 09, 2019 at 12:10 PM
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A new law in New York that allows undocumented individuals to obtain driver’s licenses is being challenged in federal court by Erie County Clerk Michael Kearns, who argued in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the statute is both unconstitutional and puts him in an impossible situation.
Kearns claimed in the complaint that the so-called Green Light Law is preempted by federal immigration law and, therefore, unenforceable at the state level.
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