From State Rep. Dan Ugaste:
More Than 155,000 Standard IDs and Driver’s Licenses Issued to Illinois Noncitizens in 5 Months Since Law Went Into Effect.
More than 155,000 standardized IDs and driver’s licenses for non-U.S. citizens have been issued in the five months since an Illinois law went into effect, according to numbers from the Illinois Secretary of State’s office.
Proponents of this law said the aim is to protect noncitizens from discrimination.
The law, which went into effect in July, grants noncitizens regardless of immigration status the ability to obtain a standardized state driver’s license replacing the Temporary Visitor Driver’s License, which displayed a purple banner and the words “Not Valid For Identification.” […]
The four-year driver’s license for noncitizens features a standard red banner and replaces “Not Valid For Identification” with “Federal Limits Apply.” Noncitizens who are unable or choose not to drive also have the option to obtain a standardized ID.
Since the law went into effect, the office has issued 49,852 state IDs and 106,026 driver’s licenses for noncitizens, according to Illinois Secretary of State spokesperson Max Walczyk.
House Bill 3882 was passed into law in 2023, with most House Republicans voting against the legislation to provide standard driver’s licenses to noncitizens. I voted against this bill.
