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New Driver’s License Law Hurts Human Trafficking Investigations, Says NY Sheriff

New Driver’s License Law Hurts Human Trafficking Investigations, Says NY Sheriff
ICE agents apprehend individuals with prior criminal convictions ranging from sexual abuse to rape, in Long Island, N.Y., on Nov. 4, 2019. (ICE).
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
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Sheriffs and deputies in New York are having to tiptoe around federal immigration agents, worried they might inadvertently share information that originates from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).

The state’s new “Green Light Law,” which allows illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses, also withholds all DMV data from immigration agencies.

Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
Charlotte Cuthbertson is a senior reporter with The Epoch Times who primarily covers border security and the opioid crisis.
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