By Jeremy Duda | Arizona Capitol Times
The Arizona Department of Transportation formally banned driver’s licenses for all illegal immigrants who received deferred action from the federal government, potentially heading off a federal court ruling against a similar policy for children who were brought to the country illegally.
Attorneys for Gov. Jan Brewer and ADOT Director John Halikowski on Tuesday notified U.S. District Court Judge David Campbell that the agency had revised its policies to bar driver’s licenses to all recipients of deferred action, a federal designation that temporarily authorizes people who are in the country illegally to work in the United States legally.
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