Thousands of young adults known as "Dreamers" may be able to get driver's licenses in Arizona after a federal appeals court rejected Monday a request by the state for a new hearing. In doing so, the full 9th Circuit affirmed a July ruling that Arizona illegally denied licenses to those who fall under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Read more» 
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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Arizona cannot deny driver's licenses to those with deferred action immigration status. This is essentially Gov. Jan Brewer's worst nightmare: young, educated Latinos with the same rights and protections under the law as other human beings. Read more»
The 9th Circuit Court on Monday ordered that Arizona provide driver's licenses to recipients of deferred action from deportation — those commonly known as "Dreamers." Saying that the state's policy appears to be motivated by animosity to the young immigrants, the court ordered an injunction blocking Gov. Brewer's 2012 executive order. Read more»
