Minnesota begins process for issuing driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants under new law

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Minnesota begins process for issuing driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants under new law
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Undocumented residents in Minnesota can now initiate the process of obtaining a state driver's license by scheduling their written driver's test. The new law goes into effect Oct. 1.

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They can now make appointments to apply but won’t be able to actually get a license until the law goes into effect Oct. 1. The new law removes the requirements for applicants to show legal presence, said Jody-Kay Peterson, the department's Driver Services Program Director. Minnesota's Democratic Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a news conference at the state Capitol, on Aug. 16, 2023, in St. Paul, Minnesota.signed the measure into law this year. It reverses a 2003 change by then-Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a Republican, barring people without legal status from getting licenses, citing security concerns after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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