Texas Civil Rights Projects filed suit against the state\u2019s Department of Public Safety over restrictive requirements to obtain valid driver\u2019s licenses. Among the plaintiffs in the case was Juana Venada, a Mexican national and single mother of three children, who was victimized under punitive Texan rules when she attempted to obtain a driver\u2019s license.<\/p>\n
Juana Venada is a Mexican national residing legally in the United States with her three children, the eldest aged ten. The sole caretaker of her children, she lives in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n
In April and May 2009, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) twice refused Ms. Venada\u2019s application for a driver\u2019s license. DPS first denied her application on the basis that her USCIS Employment Authorization Document and social security number were insufficient to establish her legal presence in the United States, and then denied her on the basis that her documents may have been falsified. Without a valid driver\u2019s (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Texas Civil Rights Projects filed suit against the state\u2019s Department of Public Safety over restrictive requirements to obtain valid driver\u2019s licenses. Among the plaintiffs in the case was Juana Venada, a Mexican national and single mother of three children, who…<\/span><\/p>\n