11.29.2012

Huffington Post Popular News: Jan Brewer Sued Over License Policy For Immigrants

By JACQUES BILLEAUD, ASSOCIATED PRESS


PHOENIX -- Immigrant rights advocates filed a lawsuit Thursday that seeks to overturn Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's order denying driver's licenses for young immigrants who have gotten work permits and avoided deportation under a new Obama administration policy.


The lawsuit alleges the state has in effect classified young-adult immigrants as not having permission to be in the country and asks a federal judge to declare Brewer's policy unconstitutional because it's trumped by federal law and denies licenses without valid justification.




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