Senator Stec urges Governor Hochul to repeal Green Light Law
2 days ago · The Green Light Law currently prohibits federal, state, and local law enforcement from coordinating efforts to address illegal border crossings.
Trump gives green light to start firing federal workers in DEI roles
2 days ago · An earlier memo from the Office of Personnel Management had asked agency heads to submit written plans by Jan. 31 for dismissing employees.
NY's "Green Light Law" in Trump administration's crosshairs - Spectrum News
Jan 7, 2025 · BUFFALO, N.Y. -- In 2019, New York state lawmakers passed what is known as the Green Light Law, allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses.
DMV defends Green Light Law meant to protect immigrants
Jan 7, 2025 · Since 2019, New York has had a so-called “Green Light” Law that permits undocumented immigrants to get a driver’s license. A key provision of the law, which was crucial to getting it passed at the time, is one that ensures that federal immigration agents don’t have access to that data.
Supreme Court gives green light to law that could ban TikTok - NBC News
Jan 17, 2025 · TikTok mounted a free speech challenge to a bipartisan law that would ban the app on national security grounds if its Chinese owner does not sell it.
What we know about Trump’s mass deportation plans and ICE raids
5 days ago · Here's what we know so far about ICE enforcement operations in the wake of several immigration-related executive orders Trump signed.
Bill would exempt Northern Border from Green Light Law
Sep 24, 2024 · The bill exempts counties that border Canada from New York’s controversial Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act of 2019— S1747B / A3675B, commonly called the Green Light Law.
ICE, NY law enforcement agencies address dangers of New York's Green …
Nov 18, 2024 · WASHINGTON – The acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director and federal, state and local law enforcement officials hosted a news conference today to address how the Green Light Law in the state of New York impacts public safety.
North Country law enforcement officials call for repeal of ... - WCAX
Sep 25, 2024 · After a year of record border apprehensions, local law enforcement in the North Country and some lawmakers want to repeal a law that they say handcuffs them while they are on the job.
Driver Licenses and the Green Light Law - New York DMV
Driver's License Access and Privacy Act, the Green Light Law, allows all New Yorkers 16 and older to apply for a standard, non-commercial driver license or learner permit regardless of their citizenship or lawful status in the U.S.