Driver's Licenses

<span style="font-weight: 400;">A federal court in Ohio <a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/driverslicense.pdf"><strong>ruled</strong></a> in favor of a class of Sudanese refugees, finding that the state’s policy denying driver’s licenses to individuals who hold a valid refugee admission form that is more than two years old is pre-empted by federal law. The REAL ID Act does not require an I-94 to be issued within the last two years to prove lawful presence in the country. </span>

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A federal court in Ohio ruled in favor of a class of Sudanese refugees, finding that the state’s policy denying driver’s licenses to individuals who hold a valid refugee admission form that is more than two years old is pre-empted by federal law. The REAL ID Act does not require an I-94 to be issued within the last two years to prove lawful presence in the country.

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