Dreamers in Rhode Island can apply for driver’s licenses regardless the repealing of DACA protection
At the State House, on Monday June 18, 2018, around five thirty pm, the room was full. Smiling and excited, we were there to witness this historic step toward hope for the Dreamers with DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) status. Governor Gina Raimondo signed into law a bill that guarantees Dreamers the right to apply for drivers licenses in the State of Rhode Island. With this bill (H7982, S2678) sponsored respectively by Representative Shelby Maldonado in the Hous