The official responsible for issuing driver’s licenses in Western New York’s largest county is suing state leaders to halt a new law letting illegal immigrants apply for the documents.
ALBANY, N.Y.—The official responsible for issuing driver’s licenses in Western New York’s largest county is suing state leaders to halt a new law allowing illegal immigrants to apply for the documents.
Erie County Clerk Michael Kearns filed the lawsuit late Monday in federal court in Buffalo, saying the state measure would force him to violate federal law. He and other clerks in upstate New York have been raising concerns about the measure since Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers approved it last month.
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