DDS is now saying they have stopped issuing drivers licenses to illegal aliens with the category “C-18” on their EAD (work permit).

QUESTION # 1:
Does this mean that all drivers licenses previously issued to this group of illegals have been voided, or that they have only stopped issuing to the C-18 category moving forward? Put another way: Are previously issued drivers licenses to C-18 still valid? If so, when do they expire?

Also, DDS assures us that they are still issuing drivers license to illegal aliens with deferred action on deportation granted by President Obama’s DACA program. In a direct quote on Insider Advantage Georgia from DDS PIO, Susan Sports, tells us that: “DDS has not changed the policy regarding driver’s license and/or identification card issuance to non-citizens. Those non-citizens in Deferred Action Status are eligible for GA licenses and IDs per the Federal Dream Act (assuming that they meet all other GA licensing criteria).

However, there is a separate group of noncitizens that are not eligible for GA license or ID Card issuance. Non-citizen customers with a category C-18 on their Employment Authorization Document (EAD) (which is the category if an individual is under an order of deportation/order of supervision) are not eligible for GA licenses and/or identification card issuance.”

Question # 2 – Is the DDS Commissioner aware that there is no federal DREAM Act? That legislation failed multiple times over the course of more than a decade in congress.

Question #3:
Please tell us what the SAVE response code is for queries made for public benefits/drivers licenses/ID cards for illegal aliens whose EAD (work permit) bear the category “C-18”.

Question # 4 – second request
Please send my office an image of the official Georgia ID issued to deferred action illegal aliens, front and back – and same for U.S. citizens and aliens with legal status if different from former.

Commissioner Rob Mikell

Rob Mikell, a native Georgian, was appointed as Commissioner for the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) by Governor Nathan Deal in October of 2012. Rob previously served as Deputy Commissioner of DDS and as Deputy Director for the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS). Prior to his appointment at GOHS, Rob was a prosecutor in both DeKalb and Rockdale Counties and worked for the law firm of Fain, Major, & Brennan in Atlanta. In February of 2014, Governor Deal appointed Rob also to serve as one of only two agency heads on the State Employee Flexible Benefits Plan Council. He also serves on the Georgia Driver’s Education Commission and the Impaired Driving Task Force.
Rob is a member of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) International Board of Directors, is past president of the AAMVA Region II Board of Directors, and served as Chairman of AAMVA International’s Suspended and Revoked Drivers Working Group.
Rob serves on the National Sheriff’s Association’s Traffic Safety Committee and on the Georgia Piedmont Technical College Law Enforcement Academy’s Advisory Board. He is past president of the Rockdale County Bar Association, and is a member of the Brookwood Elementary School’s School Council. Over the years, Rob has been named to Georgia Trend’s “40 Under 40”, has graduated from Leadership Georgia, and was named Assistant Solicitor-General of the Year.
Rob graduated with honors from The Citadel. He holds a Juris Doctorate from Washington & Lee University School of Law and a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Columbus State University.