(The Center Square) – The Nevada chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is suing the state Department of Motor Vehicles over records related to immigration enforcement.

The suit accuses the DMV of repeatedly failing to release public records related to its policies and communication concerning U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Nevada is one of 19 states that issues drivers’ licenses to illegal immigrants.

The lawsuit was filed Friday in the state's First Judicial District Court in Carson City. It follows multiple public records requests over six months from the ACLU of Nevada, according to the nonprofit’s press release .

The DMV released a small set of “incomplete, heavily-redacted records” after a letter was sent through Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford’s of

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