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AUSTIN (AP) - A judge has blocked the Texas Department of Public Safety from enforcing rules that prevent some legal immigrants from obtaining driver's licenses and identification cards.
Judge Orlinda L. Naranjo in Austin found Thursday that DPS acted outside its scope of authority when it adopted the new rules. She issued a temporary injunction the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund has sought.
MALDEF sued on behalf of five people who have permission to work in the country and a Lewisville landscaping business that employs seasonal foreign workers through a federal program.
MALDEF said its clients needed to drive as part of their job but couldn't get a license under the new policies because their visas are valid for only 10 months.
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