Wyandotte County to offer local IDs to immigrants, others

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - Wyandotte County will begin offering municipal photo IDs to immigrants and other vulnerable residents after county commissioners approved the move in a split vote.

KCUR reports that the Unified Government of Wyandotte County board voted 6-4 Thursday night to offer the IDs under what was dubbed the ``Safe and Welcoming Wyandotte Act.''

The measure will allow immigrants, the homeless, the elderly and others without ready access to state-issued photo IDs to get a local photo ID.

The move was backed by a coalition of advocacy groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and the Immigrant Justice Advocacy Movement.