Almost 5,000 young immigrants in Iowa allowed to stay and work in the United States under presidential order will be eligible to apply for a state-issued driver’s license after all, the Iowa Department of Transportation announced Wednesday.
The agency had angered immigration activists late last month by determining that state law prohibited it from issuing licenses to persons granted “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival Status” by President Obama’s administration. But DOT Director Paul Trombino said Wednesday that new guidance from federal officials prompted him to reconsider.