LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A judge has heard arguments in a lawsuit brought by several young immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children because Nebraska refuses to issue them driver's licenses.
The Lincoln Journal Star says an attorney for the immigrants argued Wednesday that the Department of Motor Vehicles has been unlawfully denying licenses to immigrants authorized to live and work in Nebraska under a federal program.
But the Nebraska Attorney General's Office defended the practice, saying that while those young immigrants might have a lawful presence, "they lack lawful status."
Both sides rested Wednesday and agreed to submit closing arguments in writing within two weeks.
Nebraska is the only state in the nation that continues to deny licenses to youths who qualify for the Obama administration's deferred-action policy.
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Information from: Lincoln Journal Star, http://www.journalstar.com
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