Hundreds of undocumented Brooklynites
apply for driver’s license under new law
BY KEVIN DUGGAN
Hundreds of Brooklynites
waited in hours-long lines at the
Atlantic Center Department of
Motor Vehicles branch on Monday
after a state law allowing
undocumented immigrants to
apply for driver’s licenses took
effect over the weekend.
“This is a good move and I
thank the high powers, I thank
them very much for what they
are doing for us,” said an undocumented
Brooklynite who only
gave her name as Barb T.
The so-called Green Light
Law allows New Yorkers aged
16 or older to apply for a driver’s
license, regardless of their citizenship
status by not requiring
a Social Security Number.
Under the new standards —
which took effect Saturday after
months of legal challenges,
and which already exists in 12
other states — applicants can
receive a standard, non-federal
license by providing proof of
their identity with non-citizenship
related documents, such as
a foreign passport, foreign driver’s
licenses or the municipal
IDNYC card.
The permit will, however,
be marked with “NOT FOR
FEDERAL PURPOSES,” and
will not allow card holders to
board domestic fl ights or enter
some secure federal buildings
— such as military bases — for
which a so-called “REAL ID” is
necessary.
Lines snaked outside the
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DMV offi ces at the Atlantic
Center Mall’s second fl oor on
Monday as Kings County drivers
to-be gathered to be among
the fi rst undocumented people
to recive their legal driving permit
— with some eager immigrants
lining up before the auto
bureau’s doors opened.
Barb — a Sheepshead Bay
resident who moved to the US
from Jamaica — said she was
delighted to hear the news that
the law would offi cially take effect,
and immediately called
friends of hers who are also
without a legal status.
“Oh man, I screamed last
night and called my friends,’”
she said.
The law had originally
passed in June, but was stalled
by multiple legal challenges
from county clerks upstate,
who claimed it would open up a
loophole for exploitation — until
a federal judge rejected the
most recent lawsuit Friday.
The looser requirements
marks a return to pre-2001
standards, when non-citizens
were permitted driver’s licenses
— until then-Governor
George Pataki issued an executive
order directing the state
to require a Social Security
Number, citing public safety
concerns after the Sept. 11th
terrorist attacks.
A spokeswoman for the Department
said that the agency
added extra staff and resources
to handle the larger caseload,
and several staffers helped applicants
on line by making sure
they had all the necessary documents
on them.
“We are experiencing larger
crowds today – and in preparation,
the NYS DMV has added
resources, like kiosks, to assist
customers in the offi ces whose
transactions can be completed
online, updated our reservation
system, adjusted staffi ng levels,
and encouraged customers to
use our website to prepare for
their visit, which improves the
wait times for everyone in the
offi ce,” said Lisa Koumjian.
The new legislation helps
many non-citizens, like one
Bedford-Stuyvesant resident
who said that he was forced to
quit his delivery job after he lost
his legal status — and therefore
his driver’s license .
“My wife, she drives so she
has a car and it’s as simple as
‘Hey, I’m tired, can you drive,’
when we go on long trips — little
things like that,” said Cesar
Ventura. “So it’s your daily life,
not just your job.”
Hundreds of Brooklynites wait on line at the Department of Motor Vehicles
at Atlantic Center Mall on Dec. 16. Photo by Kevin Duggan
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