A Puerto Rican man sued Georgia for discriminatory driver's license policies. Now the state is making changes

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A series of reforms introduced in Georgia will now allow Puerto Ricans to transfer their driver's licenses without having to take tests or meet requirements other US citizens wouldn't have to meet

A series of reforms introduced in Georgia will now allow Puerto Ricans to transfer their driver's licenses without having to take tests or meet requirements other US citizens wouldn't have to meet, a human and civil rights group says.

"The reforms being enacted will finally afford Puerto Ricans the same privileges as other U.S. Citizens in Georgia: the ability to obtain a driver's license, to drive to work, vote, and carry out countless other necessary tasks, while also ensuring their constitutional rights are no longer being violated," the LatinoJustice Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund said in a news release.

Today, he FINALLY got his Georgia license, and Georgia DDS has agreed to reforms! pic.twitter.com/dcF2EbcMxd — Hannah Riley February 10, 2020 He first applied in 2017, the lawsuit says, after meeting Georgia's 30-day residency requirement. Caban Gonzalez was then subjected to special requirements directed solely toward Puerto Ricans. A state DDS inspector took his documents, quizzed him via an interpreter and then had him arrested for forgery, LatinoJustice attorney Jorge Luis Vasquez Jr. previously told CNN.

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