DACA

Immigrants Line Up For DACA Licenses

Tasnim Shamma — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:14:04 +0000

Monday was the first day immigrants who were granted deferred action status were eligible to receive their licenses in North Carolina. These are immigrants who were brought to the country as kids by their parents.

The design of the North Carolina driver licenses generated controversy last month when they were first unveiled because of the bold pink color that easily set them apart from other licenses. A new design was announced a few days ago.

We spoke to a few immigrants standing in line today at the DMV office on North Tryon and Harris Boulevard to get their thoughts.

A 'Modern Day Scarlet Letter': Protesting Pink Licenses

Tasnim Shamma — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:18:53 +0000

Dozens of immigrants stood on the corner of Trade and Tryon Street yesterday afternoon in Uptown Charlotte to protest the design of North Carolina's driver's license for young illegal immigrants.

NC Driver's Licenses To Have Different Look For Immigrants On Deferred Status

Tasnim Shamma — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 05:03:38 +0000

The North Carolina Department of Transportation announced last week that it would be issuing driver's licenses and identification cards to young illegal immigrants who are granted deferred action status by the Obama administration. But local immigration activists are not happy with how the licenses look.