New York Makes It Felony for Law Enforcement to Share Illegal Alien Data With ICE

Fabian Arias, a Lutheran pastor with Saint Peter's Church is reflected as he drives his car in Brooklyn, New York City, on May 22, 2020. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images

A silent change to New York’s controversial “Green Light Law,” formerly known as The Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act, means that law enforcement officials who share illegal immigrants’ driver data with federal immigration enforcement agencies could now face a felony charge.

The Green Light Law went into effect in December 2019 and primarily allowed for illegal individuals to apply for and obtain driver’s licenses from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).