Summary
A federal judge ruled against the Trump administration's challenge to New York’s Green Light Law, which allows residents to get driver's licenses regardless of their immigration status. The court decision keeps the law in place after the administration argued it conflicted with federal immigration enforcement.
Key Facts
- A federal judge upheld New York's Green Light Law, allowing driver’s licenses for residents without proving immigration status.
- The Trump administration argued the law interfered with federal immigration enforcement.
- The judge decided there was no violation of the U.S. Constitution's Supremacy Clause.
- The law provides driver’s licenses to New Yorkers aged 16 and up, regardless of citizenship or immigration status.
- It includes privacy measures that limit data sharing with immigration enforcement.
- The law has been in effect since 2019 and does not apply to Non-Driver ID cards or commercial licenses.
- The lawsuit challenged limits on federal authorities' access to driver’s license information.
- New York Attorney General praised the decision, stating the law protects New Yorkers' rights.
