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California is preparing to share with an outside organization detailed information about driver\u2019s license holders, including immigrants who do not have legal authorization to live in the U.S.<\/p>\n

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That breaks a promise the state made a decade ago when it began issuing licenses to unauthorized immigrants, advocates say, and it means more than 1 million people may face higher risk of deportation.<\/p>\n

But if state officials don\u2019t turn over the data, the Department of Homeland Security may refuse to accept California licenses and IDs at airports, the advocates believe, following a briefing with the California Department of Motor Vehicles and the office of Gov. Gavin Newsom earlier this month. State authorities confirmed they plan to share the data to comply with the Real ID Act of 2005, which set requirements for accepting state identification in federal facilities like airports.<\/p>\n

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