"They don’t really realize the ramifications that it causes by doing something like this," she said.
"We should be clear that this law doesn't just protect the data of undocumented immigrants; it protects the data of all New Yorkers who are applying for a standard license," Joshi said Tuesday.
The driver's licenses issued to undocumented immigrants won't comply with federal requirements. The driver's licenses issued to undocumented immigrants won't comply with federal requirements.So, for example, the license could not be to board an airline.The state DMV, according to the law, can stamp "Not for Federal Purposes" on driver's licenses issued to those using foreign documents to prove age and identity.So the law prohibits the state DMV from turning over any information to U.S. immigration officials without a court order, subpoena or judicial warrant.The law requires the state to notify the individual within three days if federal immigration officials obtained a subpoena or warrant for an individual's DMV records.Most DMV offices in New York are run through the county clerk's offices.So the state is providing new "document authentication devices" to county DMV offices to help with the process of providing licenses to undocumented applicants, Koumjian, the DMV spokeswoman, said.DMV started this week with online training sessions with county staff.But county clerks said the outreach is late in the process as they try to sort out how to handle the new law.Chemung County Clerk Catherine Hughes said the state Legislature and Cuomo put the law into place, but left it to local officials to implement it. Andrew Cuomo signed it later in the day, following Assembly passage last week.
Andrew Cuomo talks about his upcoming meeting with President Donald Trump during a news conference in the Red Room at the state Capitol in Albany, N.Y. on Feb. 11, 2019.
All rights reserved. They hadn't gotten them yet. "The information we receive from New York state is vital to our missions, and blocking federal law enforcement officers from accessing it creates a significant threat to both officer and public safety.”The data is "vital to building out these criminal cases, identifying criminal suspects, and enhancing officer safety," according to the Department of Homeland Security.The DMV database allows officers to quickly access information about a vehicle registration holder, including their traffic history. Phil Murphy.how in sane this is,,,,they should never get a license in this country,,,im my opinion they have no rights,,,if they want rights and privledges let them become citizens the right way,,so many have been here so long they could have put their application to become a citizen when they jumped to wall and they would have been liegal citizens by now,,,,please we have spent to much blood making this country to what it is today,,,,,dont spit on the graves of all our fallon heros ,,,,just don’t give our country away ,,,,,,one governor doesn’t have that right,,,,,,put it to a vote,,and see what happens,,,,,,we the citizens pay to much taxes and none of it should go to help anyone that is not a citizen,,,those are my views ,and I bet 90percent of other citizens would not go for thisjNo insurance and the right to vote.Most will try to drive and have no insurance which causes the uninsured motorist part of insurance to skyrocket.By viewing our video content, you are accepting the terms of our
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No negotiations are underway to restore the federal agencies' access to the database, she said. In New Jersey, immigration activists and undocumented immigrants had also been fighting for years for the right to obtain driver’s licenses in a state with a large immigrant … Democrats lead both chambers.Cuomo's support appeared in doubt Monday after he voiced concerns that U.S. immigration officials could use state license information to target immigrants for deportation. For example, they noted they may get documents they are unfamiliar with, such as ones in written in foreign languages.They are also unsure how these new machines they will receive will work. We come like 7:30.
"President Donald Trump's Department of Justice weighed in earlier this month, intervening in Rensselaer County Clerk Frank Merola's lawsuit that sought to block the Green Light Law from taking effect.Trump, a Republican, has made tough immigration policies a central piece of his presidency.The DOJ only weighed in on the data-blocking provision, calling it "legally suspect" and questioning whether it violates federal law. "The DMV is not creating a new license," DMV spokeswoman Lisa Koumjian said. However, traffic lawyer John Mazzella said that’s not stopping them.