DeSantis Outlaws Out-Of-State Driver’s Licenses Issued To Illegal Immigrants
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Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday that certain driver’s licenses from five states would not be recognized in Florida because they were issued to illegal immigrants. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) published the list Wednesday, which notes that licenses issued to illegal immigrants from Delaware, Connecticut, Vermont, Hawaii and Rhode Island, which are not considered valid for federal identification purposes, are not valid in Florida. DeSantis signed SB 1718, which prohibited the recognition of those licenses, on May 10. (RELATED: CNN Analyst Claims Massive Surge...
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