In a statement AG Brnovich said, “Our case has always been about more than just driver’s licenses. It’s about the separation of powers and whether the president, any president, can unilaterally act and bypass Congress to create new laws.”
On the other hand, Arizona Dream Act Coalition Executive Director Karina Ruiz commented, “There are no more courts that the Arizona government can ask to overturn this victory…Court after court has found that Arizona’s discriminatory attempt to prevent DACA recipients from obtaining driver’s licenses was unlawful.”
Ruiz also emphasized that the Supreme Court’s decision “ensures that DACA recipients can get driver’s licenses in Arizona.”
Last year, Pres. Trump signed an executive order to rescind DACA. The program should have ended on March 5. However, two district courts issued preliminary injunctions to stop the Trump administration from ending the program. The DOJ appealed the ruling to the Supreme Court, but it refused to hear the case. As a result, the program remains. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to accept renewal applications from DACA recipients.
