Immigrants who live in Georgia and have applied for permanent residence in the U.S. may obtain a state driver’s license under an agreement announced Monday that resolves a federal lawsuit against the state.
The Southern Poverty Law Center sued the state in April on behalf of six immigrants who are legally living and working in the U.S. and whose applications for permanent residency are pending, a process that can take several years. All previously had obtained drivers’ licenses but earlier this year were barred from renewing them, based on a new policy adopted by the state’s Department of Driver Services, according to the suit filed in Atlanta federal court.
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