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California DMV to Share AB-60 Data, Immigrant Groups Protest

4/29/2026

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California DMV will transmit license data, including AB-60 holders, to the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators pending $55 million approval.
Immigrant-rights groups call the plan a betrayal of AB-60 protections and warn the database could flag undocumented drivers by storing the last five Social Security digits or a “99999” placeholder.
State officials say the association blocks bulk searches and excludes Border Patrol, though critics doubt safeguards once data leaves California.

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California DMV will transmit license data, including AB-60 holders, to the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators pending $55 million approval.
Immigrant-rights groups call the plan a betrayal of AB-60 protections and warn the database could flag undocumented drivers by storing the last five Social Security digits or a “99999” placeholder.
State officials say the association blocks bulk searches and excludes Border Patrol, though critics doubt safeguards once data leaves California.