Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) introduced the Red Light Act, which would withhold federal transportation funding from states that provide driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants. The bill targets states like New York, which implemented the Green Light Law in 2019 allowing anyone over 16 to apply for a license regardless of citizenship status.
Late former President Jimmy Carter makes a final funeral procession from the U.S. Navy Memorial to the Capitol in Washington D.C.Then- New York State Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney, R-New Hartford, speaks during a news conference at the Capitol on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, in Albany, N.Y.
One state with such a law on the books is New York. The Empire State's 2019 Green Light Law allowed anyone over 16 to apply for a license regardless of citizenship status. President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming border czar Tom Homan on Monday suggested vehicles with New York license plates should be blocked from entering the U.S. via the Canadian border unless the Empire State repeals the Green Light law.
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