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General Category => Immigration/Border => Topic started by: rangerrebew on January 17, 2018, 12:51:55 pm

Title: State will require a court order to release driver’s license info to immigration authorities
Post by: rangerrebew on January 17, 2018, 12:51:55 pm

State will require a court order to release driver’s license info to immigration authorities

By Vianna Davila And Nina Shapiro
 

The Washington State Department of Licensing will no longer release personal information to federal immigration authorities without a court order unless required by law, the agency announced early Monday.

The move is among a series of changes the agency is making in response to outrage over its policy of providing photos and driver’s-license applications to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) – information that can be used to help arrest and deport people.

Read more here: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/state/washington/article194719899.html#storylink=cpy (http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/state/washington/article194719899.html#storylink=cpy)

Title: Re: State will require a court order to release driver’s license info to immigration authorities
Post by: driftdiver on January 17, 2018, 12:53:42 pm

But they'll happily provide information on citizens.